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Back Fence PDX: RUSSIAN ROULETTE

Curious Comedy Theater 5225 NE MLK Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

FEATURING: SHANNON BALCOM-GRAVES 4-Time Back Fence PDX: Russian Roulette Winner, Co-Host of Sex, Drugs, & Basketball on X-Ray.fm, CHRIS WILLIAMS Creator of Front Porch Sessions and the Turnout Storytelling Series at The Secret Society, Does a Spot-On Marlon Brando Impression (Heavier Marlon Brando), Has Never Drank Coffee Ever, Not Once, In His Life, KIRSTEN KUPPENBENDER Past Russian Roulette Runner-up, Finalist in Portland’s Funniest Person Competition, Founder of Lez Stand Up, Extreme Jigsaw Puzzler, with first-timers NATHALIE WEINSTEIN Co-Owner PDX Pipeline, Award-Winning Journalist, Professional Cat Lady, Wanna-Be Chopped Champion, Will Watch/Read Anything Horror-related, Hates Oranges, BROOKS Civil Servant, Recovering Journalist, Founding Member of Feminist Comedy Collective That’s What She Said, Community Members Tried to Ban Her Bat Mitzvah Speech, and ALINA ALIYAR Proud Parent, Chocolatier, Executive Producer of 7 Deadly Sins Show, Public Ugly Crier Hosted by…

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$16 – $22

Back Fence PDX: RUSSIAN ROULETTE

Curious Comedy Theater 5225 NE MLK Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

FEATURING: EDEN DAWN Style Editor at Portland Monthly, Stylist, Wardrobe Stylist, Creator of Claws Out Nail Polish, DERRICK BROWN Owner of Write Bloody Publishing, Poet, Novelist, Librettist, Comedian, Worked As A Singing Gondolier, the Winner From Our December Show, and three other fantastic storytellers! Hosted by B. FRAYN MASTERS & MINDY NETTIFEE Music by DJ BOBBY D from XRAY.fm  ——– More about RUSSIAN ROULETTE… How it works: each show begins with a full wheel of juicy story prompts. One of our 6 seasoned storytellers will be randomly drawn. To determine the random prompt for their story, they will spin the giant game show wheel. They can play or pass. If they pass another teller can steal their prompt. Then the risky part… each storyteller has only 5 minutes to…

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Back Fence PDX: Russian Roulette

Curious Comedy Theater 5225 NE MLK Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

FEATURING: KIRSTEN KUPPENBENDER Past Russian Roulette Runner-up, Finalist in Portland’s Funniest Person Competition, Founder of Lez Stand Up, Extreme Jigsaw Puzzler, KATIE NGUYEN Named One of the Portland Mercury’s Geniuses of Comedy, Host of Earthquake Hurricane, Addicted to Using Q-tips in Ears, ELINA LIM Singaporean, Dancer, Rat Mom, Real-Life Anime Character, Creator of Invisible Spectrum Stories, Deceivingly Adorable But Can Fuck You Up, ADAM ARNOLD Past RUSSIAN ROULETTE Winner, Fashion designer, Hikes Every Sunday, Likes Spumoni, Has Watched Every Episode of Deadly Women (At Least Once), Can’t Eat Raw Garlic or Onions, Has a Gold Tooth, BRIAN S. ELLIS Writer, Behavioral Therapist, Has been a Cheese-Monger, Wine-Maker, Knife Salesman, and Soda Jerk, Author of Four Poetry Collections Including Often Go Awry, Once Won Every Episode of…

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$16 – $26

Story Party Portland | True Dating Stories

Curious Comedy Theater 5225 NE MLK Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

At Story Party you will hear true dating stories that will make you feel better because, let’s be honest, it could be worse. Story Party has played to sold out audiences in over 65 countries because the dating struggle is real worldwide! You'll hear stories from our professional storytellers and some brave audience members. We are in town for a short time only so grab your tickets. You’ve had enough coffee dates to master the art of fake laughing now come to our show and laugh for real! — — — Wanna share your story? — — — If you're dying to share your story write it down anonymously on our confession slips on the night and we will read them out loud so you…

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$25

7DS: ROUGH DRAFT

Curious Comedy Theater 5225 NE MLK Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

ROUGH DRAFT takes audiences behind the scenes - and possibly onto the stage - of a live storytelling show. We’ll take volunteers from the audience who have a story they'd like to tell, and together with our audience & panel of celebrity coaches we'll shape that story into a work of art. If you've always wanted to try storytelling, ROUGH DRAFT is the place to find supportive, positive, constructive feedback to give you the confidence to take it to the next level. If you're an old pro, ROUGH DRAFT is the place to hone that story you've been trying to get just right for a bigger stage. Mostly, though, ROUGH DRAFT is a great place to come for an evening of great stories. And because…

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$5

Confessions of a True Crime Addict: James Renner

Curious Comedy Theater 5225 NE MLK Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

James Renner celebrates our obsession with true crime and shares weirdly funny stories about his life hunting serial killers and hosting crime shows. His job often places him in compromising situations - from being scammed into buying crack for his neighbor to accepting rides in cars from strange men at crime scenes. He explores the big questions behind our guilty pleasure, such as why is true crime so popular and whether killers are born bad or made that way. From Serial to Making a Murderer, Renner takes us through the absurd world of popular crime and finds the humor at its heart. James Renner is a journalist from Cleveland, the author of True Crime Addict, and the host of Discover ID's Lake Erie's Coldest Cases.…

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$20

Story Party Portland | True Dating Stories

Curious Comedy Theater 5225 NE MLK Blvd, Portland, OR, United States

At Story Party you will hear true dating stories that will make you feel better because, let’s be honest, it could be worse. Story Party has played to sold out audiences in over 65 countries because the dating struggle is real worldwide! You'll hear stories from our professional storytellers and some brave audience members. We are in town for a short time only so grab your tickets. You’ve had enough coffee dates to master the art of fake laughing now come to our show and laugh for real! — — — Wanna share your story? — — — If you're dying to share your story write it down anonymously on our confession slips on the night and we will read them out loud so you…

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$25

Core Character & Environment Online Class (7 Weeks)

Online N/A, Portland, OR, United States

In this class you will explore the improvisational storytelling principles of Characterization and Environment which include playing with point of view, physicality, how to build the space, finding the game, heightening, status and more. Learn how to make strong choices for yourself and hold on to them while supporting the choices made by your scene partner. COST: Early Bird (until Feb 21) $240.00 Regular Price (after Feb 21) $270 for this 7 week course ATTENTION: THIS CLASS WILL TAKE PLACE ONLINE. You will need a reliable internet connection, a laptop and a generally distraction free location in order to participate. This is an anti-racist, anti-misogynist, anti-abelist, anti-homophobic, anti-transphobic, anti-ageist class that strives to be inclusive of all experiences. We are always learning and aim to…

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$240 – $270
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