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Ten Showcase 99 Second Stories

Noah Dancing

In these ten stories you have a masterclass in the three act structure.

You are taken on ten journeys. Brought into the boxing ring, where you feel the fatigue in your arms as you get pounded again and again in the head. Taken to the kitchen counter where a mother shares a candid conversation with her young son. Later she learns the power of American Fusion Pot Pies! From there, you slink into a classroom full of sweaty children going through the nervous, fart educing, trauma-edy of active shooter drills.

Stories of Covid. Stories of family. Stories of fighting for what’s yours and realizing, “I’m in the boy’s club now.”

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Richard Munchkin’s 99 Second, Covid Hair, Fiasco Story

Richard Munchkin Shares a 99 Second Story

Story Luck is working on a YouTube Class.

We believe you have stories to share. Those stories don’t have to be big. They don’t have to be crafted over years. But we do want you to share them. There are many ways for you to share the stories of your life.

If you don’t take our course, find an open mic. Stories on stage, there’s nothing like it.

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In 99 Seconds Johanne Pelletier Boxing Inspires you to Get in the Ring.

Johanne Pelletier is an amazing lady.  Beginning something so dangerous and physical at the age of 40. Standing for such physical punishment and then going back for more with a smile on her face.  I can’t even imagine the stamina that it takes. In Just 99 Seconds, Johanne tells such a physical story you feel …

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You’re in High School, You’re in Crush. In 99 Seconds Cat Dean Tells You What Not to Do.

Cat Dean

Hearing this story will remind you of every childhood crush you had growing up. The humor mixed with the pathos was particularly touching. Listening to this story, you’ll be reminded of all the times when you had so much to say but just couldn’t get the words out. 

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An Interview as Means of Understanding Technique. Noah Firestone Talks With Storyteller, Dan Boyd.

Noah Dancing

Noah Firestone asks Dan Boyd some deep philosophical questions about portraying different characters while telling personal stories.

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You Think You’re Bad at Storytelling. Let’s Give You Another Way to Look at It.

Mindset Shift

If you think you can’t get better at storytelling, you’re wrong. Let Carol Dweck explain skills with incremental theory.

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Ryan McMullen Feature Monday June 7th

McMullen

Hello! I’m Ryan (or Rye), I’m currently based in Ohio, and I love a good story. I’ve spent most of my adult life bouncing from one end of the earth to the other looking for new and challenging experiences. At various times I’ve been an Arabic translator, a travelling software trainer, an environmental engineer, and …

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TJ Sopoci Feat Monday May 24th @ the Workshop Workshop

TJ Sopoci Featuring come to the show

TJ Sopoci is a data scientist, comedian, podcaster, writer, photographer, musician and content creator. His is truly an inspirational tale of the Irrational Confidence of White Male Mediocrity If you look up the term Multi-Hyphenate, you’re likely to see a picture of TJ. Along with his co-host Gena Grish, TJ helms a top 100 podcast on the Apple Comedy Podcast charts called Menage-A-Pod. This comedy podcast about sex, dating and relationships was born in the aftermath of the two hosts having a chance encounter on a dating app, but has lead to the growth of TJ’s other creative endeavors. In 2020, in spite of the world going through a pandemic, TJ was able to get a successful photography and digital content creation business off the ground, as well as establishing himself as an up and coming talent in the Chicago stand up comedy scene.

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Jay Rohr Features Monday’s Workshop Workshop

Story Luck

J. Rohr is a Chicago native with a taste for history and wandering the city at odd hours. An author of short fiction and poetry, his work has appeared in publications such as Broadswords and Blasters, Hoosier Noir, Dragon Bike: Fantastical Stories of Bicycle Feminism & Dragons, and Pulp Modern.

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Amrita Joins us April 19th 6pm Workshop Workshop Style

Amrita Workshop Storyteller

Amrita Dhaliwal, she/her/hers, is a Jane of all trades and Queen of all of them because she can and she does. Amrita is currently the Managing Director and an instructor for the Idiot Workshop. Most recently Amrita co-authored and curated an essay series for HowlRound about clown and activism with Nathaniel Justiniano of Naked Empire Bouffon Company. She also won Best Comedy at the 2019 Melbourne Fringe Festival for The Living Room, which she had been touring the world with Gemma Soldati.

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