First Person Arts

In what may have been an unprecedented event, the very first storyteller at last Tuesday’s “On The Road” StorySlam, George Dougherty, brought home the victory! His story was packed with just the right mix of anticipation, climax and transformation, and the crowd loved it. Check it out over at Uwishunu. And mark your calendar for the July 22nd StorySlam: “Caught”

Katonya Mosley will be hosting. Remember her? Of course you do:

Philadelphia’s premier serio-comic improv ensemble will perform at next month’s Salon, where they will create a spontaneous work of documentary theatre!

Tongue & Groove uses a unique first person-inspired format for improvisation: prompted by questions from the company, the audience anonymously writes honest personal information on index cards; these cards are randomly chosen throughout the show to inspire a series of reality-based scenes and monologues that reflect the spirit of the audience.

Tongue & Groove was founded in 2006 with the mission of creating theatre that has the dramatic integrity of well-crafted scene-writing and the playful tension of improv. Headed by artistic director Bobbi Block, (of Philly Fringe-favorite LunchLady Doris, and Barrymore Award-winning improv company ComedySportz) the company of talented actors includes Adam Gertler, finalist on the new season of The Next Food Network Star. Their work explores a wide range of relationships, evoking both humor and pathos as they improvise the human experience. Tongue & Groove performances include romance, comedy, drama…and lots of kissin’ and wrestlin’.

More on Tongue & Groove here.

Mark your calendars for the July 9th Salon at the Gershman Y (7-9pm)
Featuring:

• Documentary improv from Tongue & Groove
• Artist Rachel Fujita and her multimedia work, lovehateNYC
• Philadelphia writer Elisabeth Erickson

Please join us at the Gershman Y- 401 South Broad St. from 7-9pm

$5 minimum admission. All ages welcome!