The Stanford Storytelling Project

Spring 2009 Show Themes

 

SPRING Shows:

 

April 2    REPEAT

April 9    REPEAT

April 16  REPEAT

      Engineer:

April 16  SOCA Live Performance (Dan Hirsch, Hannah, Killeen) 

       A series of five minute "best of" clips, followed by brief interviews with authors / producers.  Performed live for an audience.         

       Engineer:

April 23: REPEAT

April 30 [212 ]Rites of Passage (Matt Larson, Micah, Will)

       Universally traumatic / meaningful experiences from childhood / adolescence: gym class, senior prom, etc. 

       Engineer: Matt

May 7 [213] The Modern Revisinoary (Clare, Dan Hirsch)

       The importance of personal / family histories, inserting a mythical element into the past. 

       Engineer: Dan 

  

     MaM  May 14 [214] All Play and No Work (Hannah, with help from Dan?)

       Work      Work versus play, nifty versus useful, gadgets, hobbies, etc. 

       Engineer: Micah 

May 21 [215] Superheroes, Superpowers (Dan MacDougall, Lee, Micah)

     Fascination with and experience of fantastic people, characters, powers.

      Engineer: Matt

May 28 REPEAT 

      Engineer: Bonnie 

June 4 [216] Apocalypse (Lee, Bonnie, Liz, Dan, Hannah, Micah)

         Apocalypse as a theme in American pop culture today. Featuring a reading by Lee...  

         Engineer: Hannah 

June 11 [217]... And then I Knew (Leem Killeen, with help from Micah?)

        With          With stories from the Winter Contest

                          Engineer: Bonnie 

WINTER:

Jan 15 REPEAT

Jan 22 REPEAT

Jan 29 [206] Serious Fun (Rachel, Charlie) 

            When people take fun things seriously 

            Engineer: Charlie

Feb 5 [207] Being a Tourist (Dan, Liz) 

            How to travel, why to travel

            Engineer: Dan

Feb 12 [208] Match Making: Valentine's Day (Rachel, Charlie)

            How attraction works (or doesn't work)

            Engineer: Dan, Matt  

Feb 19 REPEAT

            Engineer: Dan Hirsch

Feb 26 [209 ]Prediction (Charlie, Dan McDougall)

            Guessing the future with intuition, models (mathematical, historical), etc.

            Engineer:  NEEDED, Hannah

            Note: Due to sports, we have an extra 1/2 hour this week, if you'd like to make an extra long show. 

Mar 5 [210] Writing on the wall (Dan) 

            Fate of speech in public spaces—soapbox, graffiti, public access media, etc.

            Engineer: Matt, Rachel, Dan McDougall 

Mar 12 LIVE PERFORMANCE- 4 MINUTE READING SERIES

             Engineer: Dan, Charlie

Mar 19 [211] Getting Caught / Narrow Escapes (Lee, Charlie)

           With stories from fall contest...

            Engineer: Dan, Clare Bennett