First Person Arts

Winner of “Best in Philly,” First Person Arts StorySlams are monthly storytelling competitions held at World Cafe Live and L’Etage in Philadelphia. Watch the winning story from the “Your Mom” StorySlam by Andrew.

Like what you see? Check out more stories on the First Person Arts YouTube channel.

First Person Arts is a Philadelphia
nonprofit organization dedicated to
transforming the drama of real
life into memoir and documentary
art. We believe that everyone has a
story to tell and that storytelling
connects us with each other
and the world.

2012 Summer Session
Classes and Workshops
Now Online!
Harness your skills with FPA
classes and workshops in
performance, poetry, memoir
writing, theater, and storytelling.

FPA Asks "How Much
is a Story Worth?"
Join us for the launch of an original
event where stories go up for sale
at the first ever Story Market.

Stripped Stories Steams
Up Union Transfer
Stripped Stories, the hilarious and
unpredictable sex-themed storytelling
show, returns to Philly for one
night only.

Readings from True North
Date: Thursday, May 17
Time: Happy Hour starts at 6pm,
Show starts at 7pm
Where: American Sardine Bar
1801 Federal Street Philadelphia

Summer Grand Slam
Date: Saturday, May 19
Time: 8:30pm
Where: Annenberg Center for the
Performing Arts
3680 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia, PA
Theme: Burned

First Person Arts Story Market
Date: Friday, June 1
Time: 5pm-8pm
Where: Christ Church
2nd Street above Market Street
Philadelphia, PA
FREE to enter.
Stories priced individually.

First Person Arts StorySlam
Date: Monday, June 11
Time: Doors at 7:30pm
Slam starts at 8:30pm
Where: World Cafe Live
3025 Walnut Street,
Philadelphia, PA
Theme: My Favorite Mistake

Class: Performance Poetry
and Finding Your Personal Truth
Date: Mondays, June 11-July 16
Time: 6:30-8:30pm
Where: First Person Arts Office

Class: Putting Yourself
Out There: Turning
a Story Into a Career
Date: Wednesdays June 13 -
August 1
Time: 6-8pm
Where: First Person Arts Office

Class: Workshop Your
Personal Essays or Memoir
Date: Thursdays June 14 - August 2
Time: 6-8pm
Where: First Person Arts Office

Stripped Stories
Date: Tuesday, June 19
Time: 8pm
Where: Union Transfer
1026 Spring Garden Street
Philadelphia, PA