Listening to stories builds connections between people. It is the antidote to loneliness.

True personal stories bring us into each other's worlds. Through stories, we understand ourselves and each other in new and different ways.

Stories reward us with drama and laughter. Stories can connect with our deepest feelings and know we aren't alone.

Enjoy an evening of true stories told by the people who lived them.

Beer and soda will be available for purchase

PAY WHAT YOU CAN 

All proceeds from this event benefit the Oddfellows Benevolence Fund. 100% will go to people and charities in need.

Everyone has a story to tell. We've all had experiences that scared, delighted and changed us. We've made bad decisions, gotten out of scrapes, and loved so deeply it hurt. Most of us haven't learned how to craft our experience into compelling stories. 

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Over two creative and fun-filled days, award-winning actor, writer and director, and Artistic Producer of The Flame, Deb Williams will teach you the tools to turn your lived experience into an engaging tale—or the genesis of a one-person show. Your life is story-worthy! Come learn how to tell the story only you can tell. 

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Some of the workshop participants will be invited to share their stories at a live storytelling event immediately following the workshop at 7:00 pm on Sunday, April 21. The price of your ticket includes 12 hours of instruction time, fresh, healthy lunches and snacks, tea and coffee, and a complimentary ticket to the live storytelling event following the workshop. 

Your ticket purchase will also help fund scholarships for clients of the Three Links Free Sunday Breakfasts held weekly at the Odd Fellows Hall.

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All funds over and above expenses will be donated to the Vancouver Writers Festival.

Celebrate your voice, and who you are! Learn the tools you need to turn your lived experience into an engaging tale—or the genesis of a one-person show. Deborah Williams—co-founder and Artistic Producer of The Flame leads another friendly and inspiring workshop for experienced and first-time storytellers. An award-winning actor, writer, and director, Deborah is one of the creators of the international phenomenon Mom’s the Word.

 

This is a two-day workshop, and participants must be able to attend both days (Saturday, April 28 and Sunday, April 29). Price for both days is $150. Space is limited.  Contact boxoffice@belfry.bc.ca or 250-385-6815

Monday, April 29 at 7 pm (doors open at 6:30 pm)

Award-winning actor and one of the creators of Mom’s the Word, Deborah Williams, is bringing the hit storytelling event, The Flame, back to the Belfry.

The Flame is a storytelling series that features real people, sharing their personal true stories in front of a live audience. Since its inception in 2009, The Flame has flourished and grown into a wildly popular event that has packed venues in Vancouver and Victoria.

The evening features storytellers Thembelihile Moyo, Nathan Hellner-Mestelman, Jessica Van der Veen and more.

Tickets for this event are PAY WHAT YOU CAN. Online prices are suggestions only. For more pricing options, call the box office (250-385-6815). A $2.00 CIF + GST will be added to the price of each ticket.

We want to thank the Province of BC for a Multi-Culturalism and Anti Racism grant towards the Flame Series this season.

Celebrate your voice, and who you are! Learn the tools you need to turn your lived experience into an engaging tale—or the genesis of a one-person show. Deborah Williams—co-founder and Artistic Producer of The Flame, leads another friendly and inspiring workshop for experienced and first-time storytellers. An award-winning actor, writer, and director, Deborah is one of the creators of the international phenomenon Mom’s the Word.

 

This is a TWO-DAY workshop, (participants must be able to attend both Friday, April 5 and Saturday, April 6).   

$200 for both days  (spaces are limited).