Moderators
Founding Artistic Director, Portland Story Theater
Lynne Duddy is a creative who uses her energies to make things happen that help people connect in meaningful ways. She produces live storytelling events, helps people discover their own stories, and crafts personal narratives of her own. She co-founded Portland Story Theater in 2004...
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Lawrence Howard is a master at crafting engaging stories that often have listeners on the edge of their seats. Founder of
Portland Story Theater, Lawrence draws from his rich repertoire of adventure, personal, and mythic tales to create narrative programs for people from all walk...
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Participants
Warren McPherson is a storyteller who has worked with Portland Story Theater since 2014 crafting personal stories. He is an audience favorite at their annual Valentine’s show and is a Library Story Slam winner. Warren manages the podcasts for Portland Story Theater both on SoundCloud...
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Beth Rogers is a storyteller who has worked with Portland Story Theater since 2011 crafting personal stories. She is an audience favorite and, in addition to our Urban Tellers® shows, she has also performed at our St. Paddy’s show. Beth conducts workshops in storytelling with Portland...
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Penny Walter is the creator of Penny's Puppet Productions, a one woman enterprise that she launched in 2002. Trained as an educator, Penny completed her Master’s Thesis on “Teaching with Puppets in The Classroom.” In early 2002, she moved out of the classroom and into the performance...
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