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Lawrence Howard Armchair Adventurer: Shackleton’s Antarctic Nightmare
January 25, 2019 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
$15 – $20Launched in 2008, the Armchair Adventurer Series chronicles true, historical events with the energy and emotion of a personal narrative. From the deadly, frozen landscape of Antarctica to the merciless abyss of the sea, Armchair Adventurer journeys through the most heart-wrenching survival tales of all time. These are epic stories of great adventure, perseverance, and courage, created and told by Lawrence Howard.
NOTE: This show only 15+ ok if accompanied by guardian. Listener Discretion Advised.
The story that launched the Armchair Adventure Series, Shackleton’s Antarctic Nightmare returns! This year, we’re collaborating with Michael Hill of Wetdog Studios to create an immersive visual experience to compliment Lawrence Howard’s epic storytelling. And we’ll have a musical soundscape created on the cello by Laurent Nickel. Jazz during social hour and intermission will be presented by Roger Paulson on piano. The Old Church Concert Hall is the perfect venue for this experience.
Shackleton’s Antarctic Nightmare is the gripping, heart-breaking, true story of British explorer, Ernest Shackleton, and the Trans-Antarctic Expedition of 1914. Shackleton’s dream of being the first to cross the Antarctic continent on foot became a nightmare when his valiant ship, The Endurance, was crushed in the pack-ice of the Weddell Sea. The story of how he and the twenty-seven men of the expedition survived on the ice and eventually came to safety is an epic tale of hardship and suffering, of courage, determination and fortitude.
This show is part of Portland’s City-Wide Fertile Ground Festival. We will honor up to 50 FG passes. If you do buy a Fertile Ground Pass, please designate Portland Story Theater so we can earn some of the proceeds from your purchase. Thank you!
[from the Portland Story Theater website]