The Narrators

True stories told live at The Narrators, the award-winning storytelling show. Comedians, actors, musicians, writers, and other fascinating folks share first-person narratives from their lives, centered on a monthly theme.

Performing Arts
Society & Culture
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239: Rachel Weeks, "Dalton"
The multitudes of a standup comedian
14 min
27
238: Shelsea Ochoa, "The ABCs of the Last 12 Mo...
An alphabet of tiny moments
12 min
28
237: Gabby Gutierrez-Reed, "There's Blood on th...
The first day of culinary school
10 min
29
236: Amanda Hergott, "Juvenile Record"
Shoplifting as an act of self-discovery
13 min
30
235: Jamie Brickhouse, "Let Me Let You Go"
A young man meets his first boyfriend
13 min
31
234: Andrew Orvedahl, "Loyalty Test"
A suspicious boyfriend conducts a loyalty test
13 min
32
233: Hayden Kristal, "The Folksy Wisdom of Bits...
A comedian gives a voice to her deaf and blind dog
12 min
33
232: Miriam Suzanne, "Born To Choose This Way"
A woman revisits a newspaper article about her adolescence
14 min
34
231: Brice Maiurro, "An Incomplete Family Histo...
A writer pens a story about the intersection of grief and creativity
12 min
35
230: Laura Condi, "Figure It Out By The Time Yo...
A man at an art gallery shares the secret to a successful life
13 min
36
229: Matthew Taylor, "The Gusto Evaporates"
A skinny-dipping meet-cute gone wrong
14 min
37
228: Debbie Scheer, "The Uncomfortable Work"
Debbie shares a true story about her sons
13 min
38
227: Stephen Brackett, "Incredible Opportunitie...
A self-described black nerd shares three true stories about his relationship with sports
16 min
39
226: Adrian Mesa, "Sigue Lo Tuyo"
Adrian tells a true story about his family and their mango tree
16 min
40
225: Bethany Hernandez, "I'm The One With The D...
Three short true stories about saying no
14 min
41
224: Laura Bond, "The Voice Is The Impostor"
A true story about starting a new job in a new town
17 min
42
223: Corey Rhoads, "On Not Belonging"
A true story about a lie we tell ourselves
11 min
43
222: Greg Salvesen, "This Is Not a Library"
Greg decides to spice things up on a boring visit to his grandfather's house
11 min
44
221: Karla Rodriguez, "A Lot of Elbows Involved"
Karla tells a true story about ditching school, handling the pit, and taking a hike to the face
11 min
45
220: Erin Rollman, "Maybe a Ghost Has Gotten In"
Erin Rollman shares a true story about her work at Buntport Theater
15 min
46
219: Remembering Lucy Roucis
A true story from Denver actor and comedian Lucy Roucis
10 min
47
218: Adrian Holguin, "Collecting Trophies"
Adrian threads together data points from 30 years of teaching and improvising
16 min
48
217: Rae Moore, "hard rocky lump/nice cushy soft"
Rae shares a true story about sibling shenanigans
10 min
49
216: Jim Hunt, "The Words of Others"
Jim talks about the great gift and subtle curse of remembering.
12 min
50
215: Shelsea Ochoa, "The Unlikely Good"
Shelsea tells the true story of why she believes in magic.
11 min