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TUCSON WEEKLY
5/5/05
Boy, Do They Ever Happen!
Odyssey Story Telling Series It's not fiction. It's not memorized. It's not read from a script. These are personal stories from people's lives. You'll hear from a doctor, a nurse, a grief counselor, a storyteller, a writer and an artist in this week's Odyssey Story Telling Series. "It's an intimate space. There are tables, chairs and couches, so it's kind of like you're sitting in your living room and listening to somebody tell you these stories," says Penelope Starr, the series coordinator. Although the show features a variety of tales, "there's a thread going through them," Starr says. They all follow this month's theme: "mistakes happen." Since the series began more than a year ago, the Wilde Playhouse has seen a wide range of topics from comedy to tragedy. For March's theme, "anniversaries," one man told the story of how he had to trick his wife, who was an extreme workaholic, into celebrating their 20th wedding anniversary. He relayed the anecdote explaining how he had to go behind her back and collaborate with her co-workers to commemorate the day. On a different occasion, a man told how he was attacked outside a gay club just one year prior, and how he was recovering from it. "You can see the difference between the stories with something that's so tragic and poignant and one that's amusing and funny," Starr says. During the intermission, a volunteer from the audience will tell a three-minute story. Starr has had nearly 100 storytellers perform for audiences of all ages since she started. "It's people who have different life experiences. Its fun." Starr recommends getting there early, because typically by the start of the show, it's a packed house. Admission is $7. _______________________________________________________________ ODYSSEY STORYTELLING |