Celebrating 15 Years!
Story starts at 8 pm Portland Story Theater is proud to present both Howard’s and McPherson’s shows as part of Portland’s City-Wide Fertile Ground Festival. We will honor up to 50 FG passes for each performance. 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! Rogéri Jazz Duo 
Lawrence Howard
Buy Tickets: January 25 & 26, 2019
Armchair Adventurer
Shackleton’s Antarctic Nightmare
ADV $15 | DOS $20 | Arts for All $5
Jazz piano with Roger Paulson at 7 pm [Doors Open]
Story starts at 8 pm
Warren McPherson’s Solo Show
Buy Tickets: February 2
You Were Supposed To Be
This Great Thing
ADV $15 | DOS $20 | Arts for All $5
Doors open at 7 pm [Social Hour]
Fertile Ground Festival
Buy a Fertile Ground Pass
Valentine’s Show, Kiss & Tell
Buy Tickets: February 9
ADV $15 | DOS $20 | Arts for All $5
Rogéri Jazz Duo when the doors open at 7 pm
Stories start at 8 pm
Photo Booth, Love Note Lottery, Prizes
Laurent Nickel (bass) & Roger Paulson (piano)
Photo by Kelly Nissl
Storytelling Workshops
Crash Course in Storytelling
In just under 3 hours you’ll have a chance to learn how to tell your real, true story.You’ll walk away from this fun, fast-paced session with the bare bones of a story that means something to you.
It all happens at the PDX Story Theater Home Studio on Sunday, March 3, 2019, 10:30 am to 1 pm. Join us!
Storytelling Bootcamp
This one-day intensive gives you an opportunity to learn about our unique approach to storytelling:intentional, heart-felt, transformative.
You’ll discover how to apply the
elements of storytelling to your personal story, reshaping it so you can express yourself in a new, powerful way.
Launch your Autumn with this session on Sunday, February 17, 2019, 10:30 am to 6 pm. Lunch and Snacks included.
Art of Personal Narrative
Make a real investment in yourself and take PDX Story Theater’s renowned storytelling workshop, the Art of Personal Narrative.The series includes 7 sessions over 5+ weeks and culminates in an Urban Tellers® show.
The group is limited to only 6 participants who meet in the evenings 7-10:30 PM.
You must meet the prerequisites.
When you’re ready, please call
503-284-2226 to apply for registration.
Immigrants | Refugees
We are producing another Immigrant | Refugee Edition in the Spring of 2019. Do you or someone you know want to participate? If you are a first generation immigrant and/or refugee living in the Portland metro area who wants to tell your personal story, contact us to begin the application process. All Are Welcome. Details about this program are available in English, Spanish, Arabic, and French. Preethi Srinivas tells her story Portland Story Theater’s Immigrant and Refugee Editions of Urban Tellers® have featured storytellers originally from Palestine, Guatemala, Somalia, China, Denmark, Iran, Iraq, Argentina, Ethiopia, Chili, Indonesia, India, Nigeria, Yemen, Venezuela, and Mexico. We’ve had some press. Please take some time to read these articles about our work: Portland Monthly Oregon Arts Watch PSU Vanguard
Join Us
“Pretty Young Thing”
Photo by Kelly Nissl
Can Live Storytelling
Be an Antidote to Xenophobia?
With an evening of personal tales
from immigrants and refugees,
Portland Story Theater is betting on it.
by Sarah Hutchins
Urban Tellers’ immigrant tales
A new life in words: Portland Story Theater’s immigrant and refugee storytellers weave tales about leaving there and coming here
by Alia Stearns
The Immigrant Story is The American Story
by Marena Riggan