Fugitive Stories returns to The Gallery at Villageworks in West Acton. We bring Moth and Massmouth winners, along with others from the local community, to share their stories

December’s Theme: “Indulgence”

Featured Tellers
Karen Lock Kolp began telling live stories in 2015, when she won the first slam she ever entered. She’s competed in multiple semifinals in Massmouth’s annual “Big Mouth-Off” competition. Karen has told for WGBH’s Stories from the Stage and she’s told many stories as a featured teller here at Fugitive Productions. Karen is also an expert in child development whose podcast, We Turned Out Okay, features lots of stories and updates weekly.

Rachel Gans-Boriskin is a Senior Lecturer in Communications at the Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and Humanities at Simmons University where she teaches storytelling, journalism, health communication, and media studies. A political junkie, she blogs at politicsinpink.com waxing eloquent, and at times angry, about feminism, politics, and popular culture. She lives in central Massachusetts with her husband, two kids, two cats, six chickens, one lizard, and numerous dust bunnies.

Professional storyspinner, published writer, performance instructor, host, and TedX Coach, Brendyn Schneider is a Boston-based storyteller who’s been featured at WGBH Studios, Emerson College, Coolidge Corner Theater, Somerville Theatre, and other action-packed venues across New England. He is a Moth StorySLAM winner, a winner of multiple Massmouth regional and semifinal slams, as well as a three-time finalist for Massmouth’s annual “BigMouthOff” show. He’s also been featured as performer and host at Northeast Storytelling’s annual conference, “Sharing the Fire” and he recently moderated a panel of master storytellers at Juilliard in New York City. A Fugitive Stories veteran, Brendyn takes his audiences on story-trips of wit through the follies of growing up and the everyday slog. For more, please venture to brendynschneider.com.

Tom Ostberg became a part of story telling by listening to his Dad’s fisherman friends, when one story ended, it led to another and another and it just drew him in. And that’s what he still loves most about story telling, it brings us all together and transports us. Tom’s from Lower NH and for years he told tales of his camping adventures to family, but now that his 5 kids are all grown and out of the house the kids have encouraged him to start telling these tales to others, to you. Though they are all true, the kid’s call these Dad stories “Tom TALL Tales” which is his web site name. He’s also a hobby bee keeper, has hiked the Appalachian trail, he canoes, camps, and finally he constantly day dreams about getting lost in the great north canoe trails. Tom’s new occupation is a 35 year sabbatical for studies of life and sharing life’s stories.

$10/online • $12/door
Doors open at 5:30. Storytelling starts at 6pm.
Discounted online tickets available until 3pm on day of show.

Acton Coffeehouse, as you enter the venue, serves beverages and snacks until 6pm. Bring them on up!