Conundrum Chronicles
(A StorySlam)
Hosted by Fred Brill
Where Stories are Told * Moral Dilemmas Unfold * Judgements are Bold!
In Person at The Marsh San Francisco Mainstage
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Second Tuesdays at 7:00 pm
Upcoming Performances
February 11
Theme: “Duets”
Jinho (Piper) Ferreira
March 11
Theme: “In Sickness and in Health”
Serena Chang
April 8
Theme: Schooled!”
Jabari Sellars
Ticket Information
Tickets: $10 – $25 General Seating sliding scale | $50 & $100 Reserved Seating
Online ticket sales close 2 hours before each performance,
and additional tickets may be available for purchase at the door.
90 minutes | No Intermission | All Ages
Please do not bring infants to the show
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Theme & Featured Storyteller
Duets: Whether it’s friends, partners in crime, or lovers, we’re eager to hear what happened as a result of your unusual pairing. Feel free to tell your story solo or with your co-conspirator.
Jinho (Piper) Ferreira is a creator, performer, and speaker from Oakland, California. Piper’s accomplishments span from performing on international stages for 100,000 people with his world renown band Flipsyde, to paying his own way through the police academy and giving the commencement speech at the graduation. In response to police killings across the country, one of the victims being his lifelong friend Jihad Akbar, Piper devoted 8 years to affect change from the inside and resigned in 2019. While serving, Piper’s inherent ability to process multiple perspectives led to him creating his debut solo play Cops & Robbers, in which he portrayed 19 characters connected to an officer involved murder. Piper performed the play at universities, jails and theaters, as well as facilitated public safety conferences around the play with various community stakeholders taking part in workshops and discussions. Piper’s follow up to Cops & Robbers is his timely new play Black Men Everywhere!
How it Works
The Conundrum Chronicles uses a StorySlam format that challenges storytellers to share a five-minute story about a moral dilemma they have confronted. (First-time storytellers are especially welcome!) Audience members are then invited to discuss, and score each story based on the elements of the stories, giving meaningful feedback to the storytellers.
Guidelines:
- Seven storytellers are drawn from a hat on the night of the performance. There will also be a featured storyteller
- All stories must be true, about you, and connected to the theme.
- No notes are allowed.
- Stories must be respectful of individuals, avoiding disparagement based on culture, class, race, sex, religion, language, gender identity, sexual preference, age, and ability/disability.
- Stories must be five minutes long (with a one minute grade period).
- After each story is told, audience members will have the opportunity to discuss the qualities of the stories with their friends and elbow partners.
- Audience members will then score storytellers using a Google Survey based on:
- Authenticity
- Entertainment
- Stakes/Tension
- Heart-touching
- Reflection and Resolution
Through this unique scoring system, not only will the winning story be determined, but storytellers will receive real-time feedback on the impact of their narratives. Celebrate the power of storytelling to entertain, inspire reflection, and empathy.
Each year, the winning storyteller from each month will be invited to participate in THE STORYTELLING SUMMIT OF THE CONUNDRUM CHRONICLES!
Storytellers may purchase videos of their performances for $35.00