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. 

PLEASE NOTE: Participants are expected to attend both workshop days (February 1, 2025 from 9am-4pm and February 2, 2025 from 9am-3pm).

WAITLIST: If the workshop is full, and you would like to be added to the waitlist, please email cella3brown@gmail.com.

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 Saturday October 5 and Sunday , October 6   
(spaces are limited).

In this two-day workshop you will learn the basics of great storytelling--How to set the scene, when to slow down or pause for effect, how to wrap it up so your audience is satisfied and wants more! You may think you don't have a story to tell, but that isn't the case. We all have stories, it's just a matter of seeing the story within even the quietest of events.

We will craft our stories in small groups with direct feedback from Deb Williams of The Flame storytelling events.

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Coffee, tea, snacks and a full vegetarian lunch will be provided both days.

Come hear personal stories told by the people who lived them. Each story was crafted in a weekend workshop with Vancouver's Deb Williams.  

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Come out of the cold and gather to hear true stories that will entertain, and fascinate you with personal experiences that are funny, scary, heartbreaking, and hopeful. This event is pay-wat-you-can, and all proceeds will be donated to The Vancouver Writer's Festival.

Alcoholic and non-alcoholic drinks will be available for purchase. All money from drinks sales will benefit the Vancouver Odd Fellows Benevolence Fund.

Monday, October 21 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 with packed venues in Vancouver and Victoria.
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.