Story Story Night
Society & Culture
About
Because everyone has a story. Spontaneous, illuminating, electrifying, inspiring, Story Story Night is a live storytelling phenomenon that provides a forum and a format for Boise and beyond to share real experiences on stage and without notes. The nonprofit program presents a soul-stirring, all-ages flagship season. As well as Story Story Late-Night, the positively shameless, adults-only black sheep arm of the storytelling family. Plus Starry Story Night, a special event highlighting the connections between our individual points of light.
Episodes
- HEART EYES
FACE TO FACE. STORiES THAT HiT YOU RiGHT iN THE FEELS. Hosted by Jodi Eichelberger Music by E.L. Anderson Featuring: Marnae Walker Harry Beaulieu Annie Chamberlain Blank looks? Never here. This flagship season of Story Story Night, we’re g…
- Late Night's: FALLiNG UP
Meet the black sheep in the Story Story Night family. Positively shameless, Story Story Late-Night goes there. With raw and real stories on an unblushing theme. Live on stage. Without notes or inhibitions. Hosted by Beth Norton Music by Je…
- LAUGHiNG TEARS
FACE TO FACE. STORiES THAT HiT YOU RiGHT iN THE FEELS. Hosted by Jodi Eichelberger Music by Matthew Vorhies Featuring: Jodi Peterson-Stigers Greg Sisco Shawn Reilly with special guests: Chris Alvarez Nick Rogers
- FACE SAVORiNG FOOD
FACE TO FACE: TRUE STORiES THAT HiT YOU RiGHT iN THE FEELS. Hosted by Jodi Eichelberger with musical guest The Kalimoxto Cowboys Featuring: Josie Jensen, Peaceful Belly Farm Dan Ansotegui, Ansots Basque Chorizos Tiffany Hitesman, the colla…
- SMILING FACE WITH SUNGLASSES
True stories told live by the people who lived them. Hosted by Jodi Eichelberger "Cool Jazz" with Alex Sjobeck & Ben Britton Featuring these cool humans: Paul Primus Sarah Inama Dakotah Brown Sponsored by Keenly and Boise Group Real Estate
- Slammer of the Year: REAP WHAT YOU SOW
The spontaneous story slammers who drop their name at every show have scattered their seed randomly throughout the season. At SLAMMER OF THE YEAR, standout story picks from our latest flagship and late-night seasons gathered together like…
- Late-Night's LOCKER UP: STORiES OF GETTiNG SCHOOLED
Positively shameless, the adults-only black sheep of our storytelling family with true stories told live. Hosted by Alisha Donahue Musical Guests: The Mall Dark Moths Featuring: Jaymie Hogg Ryan Donahue Arden Vermillion
- Late Night's HOT MESS: STORiES OF GETTiNG SLOPPY
Positively shameless, the adults-only black sheep of the storytelling family recorded live in the Women's Ward at the Old Idaho Penitentiary. Hosted by Alisha Donahue with guest musicians The East Carter Lane Warriors Featuring: Anna Dillo…
- 15th Anniversary Special
As part of our 15th Anniversary season we revisited a previous theme from 2015- MY OWN PRiVATE iDAHO: Stories of Wild States Hosted by our OG Host, Jessica Holmes with DJ Wendy Fox Featuring: Nikson Matthews Lisa Sanchez Christian Winkle
- BiSHOP
FEATURING: Karen Cuellar- following the leader almost proves murderous Steve Bunk- making career moves like a BiSHOP Alice Thompson- a father who is not quite in the BiSHOP's seat and special guest Amelia Berg, the Executive Director of Th…
- KNiGHT
FEATURING: Kris Query- when not to be a KNiGHT in shining armor Andrew Nemr- KNiGHTED by Gregory Hines, but still encounters a dark KNiGHT Michael Zabel- gets into his SUiT of armor Hosted by Jodi Eichelberger Guest Musicians: The Biotzeti…
- PAWN
True stories inspired by the theme "PAWN" told live by the people who lived them. Curated stories intermixed with a community story slam. Featuring Martha Channer and Richard Rachman.
- ROOK
True stories inspired by the theme "ROOK" told live by the people who lived them. Curated stories intermixed with a community story slam. Featuring: Cami Nichols trapped in a tower. Joey Maxey gets rooked. Brig Van Osten strategizes in a r…
- KiNG
True stories inspired by the theme "KiNG" told live by the people who lived them. Curated stories intermixed with a community story slam. with guest host George Prentice and music by the Jewish Elvis, Boise's Neil Diamond (as performed by…
- Late Night's THE END
STORiES ARE STRANGE Late-Night is stranger. Plotlines turn risqué on this microphone. Wording leans wicked when you’re uncensored. Black sheep, it’s your season, come on down. After the end of our OUTDOORS series, the positively shameless…
- QUEEN
Featuring Jahziel Maldonado Sarah Jensen Yvonne McCoy and a special appearance by Coco Freeo CHECK iT, MATE In the game of life, are you playing 4D chess or losing a game of checkers? Checkmate. Stalemate. Blundering your way through? Whet…
- Late Night's LiGHT MY FiRE
LiGHT MY FiRE hosted by Beth Norton with guest musician Cigarette Speedway Featuring: M urphy Woodhouse Anna Demetriades Ian Yearsley Produced by Jodi Eichelberger STORiES ARE STRANGE Late-Night is stranger. Plotlines turn risqué on this m…
- Late Night's OUT THE CLOSET DOOR
Positively shameless, the adults-only black sheep of the storytelling family is back with shows recorded outdoors in a walled garden. ODD ONES, COME ON OUT Some roast marshmallows in the summer. At the adults-only Story Story Late-Night, w…
- Starry Story Night: THE BiG DiPPER
Like its sky-high counterpart, THE BiG DiPPER features seven leading lights spanning the seven regions of our state. Each storyteller takes a brilliant angle on this Idaho life. All told, connect the dots for a glowing overarching impressi…
- Late Night's PEOPLE ARE STRANGE
With featured storytellers intermixed with an uncensored story slam, what happens at Late-Night, stays at Late-Night…until we put it on our podcast. PEOPLE ARE STRANGE Featuring Katie Gaston, Ben Kemper, and Isabelle Shifrin with guest mus…
- Late Night's THE GREAT OUTDOORS
Hosted by Beth Norton Guest Musician & Cowboy Poet Sam Mattise Featuring Alex Abel, Mya Long, and Jay Krajic
- Late Night's OUT THE BACK DOOR
Hosted by Beth Norton Featuring Angela Baylis Moses Mukengezi & Natalia DiGiosia with musical guest E.L. Anderson
- Slammer of the Year: Chutes & Ladders
iT’S STORY GAME TiME The highs and lows of human experience? We’re here for it. So are the spontaneous story slammers who drop their name in the hat at every show. At SLAMMER OF THE YEAR, standout story picks from our latest flagship and l…
- Story Story Porch Night: PURSE! DiSCUSSES
Stories from Boise's Deaf Community. Hosted by Timothy Blonsky, President of Idaho Association of the Deaf. James Castle was born deaf, and, while he attended Idaho’s school for deaf and blind children, he never became proficient in readin…
- EJECT
We conclude our series of stories inspired by the button on an old tape recorder and pop out our tape with stories inspired by the EJECT button. And our 14th Birthday show! Featuring Janet Lo Al Youngwerth Ginger Ragan Hosted by Jodi Eiche…
- STOP
We continue SiDE B of our Flagship Season with stories inspired by the STOP button of the tape deck. FEATURING Ken Bass Maylene Cavazos Laura Munsil hosted by Jodi Eichelberger music by the Boise Phil Brass Quintet
- FRUiTCAKE: Stories of Inedible Gifts
Hosted by Beth Norton with music by Vashti Summervill-Vocals, Mike Rutledge- Bass, & Petra Schwarthoff-Violin
- FAST FORWARD
We begin SiDE B of our 14th season with stories inspired by the FAST FORWARD button of the tape deck. Sponsored by The Shandro Group and Apple Plumbing & Bath! Featuring Allen Powers, Race to Robie Creek then and now Lily Simmonds, a highs…
- PLAY
We continue SiDE A with stories inspired by the PLAY button of the tape deck. SOUND OFF Sponsored by The Shandro Group and Boise Group! Featuring Chelsea Hansen Ky Gathura and Richard Rachman hosted by Jodi Eichelberger Musical Guest E.L.…
- REWiND
We continue SiDE A of our Flagship Season with stories inspired by the REWiND button of the tape deck. Featuring: Maureen Lavelle Aidan Brezonick & Amanda Peacher hosted by Jodi Eichelberger with interpretation for the deaf and hard-of-hea…
- RECORD
Featured Storytellers: Darian Reneé Chris Shanahan David "Record-Breaking" Rush Hosted by Jodi Eichelberger with musical guest Landonious
- HUMBLE PiE: STORiES OF HUMiLiTY (AND PiE)
Featuring: Geoff Rogers Nicole Force and Krystal Moore Host: Beth Norton Music: Mungo WHERE BLACK SHEEP MOUTH OFF FOR THE SEASON Stuff it, Uncle Bob, and your Metaverse talk of a war against Christmas. Gorge yourself on an even more subver…
- Slammer of the Year: PiRATES of the TREASURE VALLEY
Where renegade storytellers take no prisoners. UTTERLY CAPTIVATING. Don your skull t-shirts and smudge on more eyeliner than a Johnny Depp cosplayer. It’s time to walk…arrgghh…talk…the metaphorical plank at SLAMMER OF THE YEAR. Under the b…
- Story Story PORCH NiGHT: THE LOVELY AFRO
Stories of the American Dream, celebrating and elevating the melanated in the Treasure Valley outdoors from the porch of the historic Erma Hayman House. Story Story Night partners with Leta Harris Neustaedter to feature storytellers from h…
- OWNERSHiP: THE AMERiCAN DREAM(s)
Featuring: Hailee Lenhart-Wees, Katie Preston, and Ben McQueen Host: Beth Norton Music: Jean Cardeño Story Late-Night, where we tell positively shameless stories on a Brave New World theme. Told live on stage and without notes. Starring fe…
- iNDEPENDENCE: THE AMERiCAN DREAM(s)
Featuring: Nate Ford & Katie Lotz Host: Beth Norton Story Late-Night, where we tell positively shameless stories on a Brave New World theme. Told live on stage and without notes. Starring featured storytellers intermixed with an impulsive…
- MARRiAGE: THE AMERiCAN DREAM(s)
Featuring: Michael Zabel & Elisabeth Sorenson Musical Guest: The Boise Gay Men's Chorus Host: Beth Norton Story Late-Night, where we tell positively shameless stories on a Brave New World theme. Told live on stage and without notes. Starri…
- THE SiXTH SENSE
Featuring Mike Krause, Brooke Burton, and David Tuttle Hosted by Jodi Eichelberger with guest sound sculpture artist AlejAndro Anastasio It’s time to come to your senses. Literally (but also metaphorically) with true stories on a perceptiv…
- SMELL
Featured Storytellers: Kimberly KinKaid LeeAnn Garton & Bobby Gaytan Hosted by Jodi Eichelberger M usic by The Clover Quartet MAKiNG SENSE OF iT ALL It’s time to come to your senses. Literally (but also metaphorically) with true stories on…
- TOUCH
Hosted by Jodi Eichelberger M usic by Hot Club Les Bois Featuring: Laureen Quick Bonnie Violet Quintana Palina Louangketh MAKiNG SENSE OF iT ALL It’s time to come to your senses. Literally (but also metaphorically) with true stories on a p…
- HEARiNG (Full Show)
F eaturing Tara Adams, Shiva Rajbhandari, and Davina Snow with ASL interpreters LaVona Andrew and Sierra Mciver We are "Making Sense of it All" with true stories recorded live onstage by the people who lived them. Hosted by Jodi Eichelberg…
- SiGHT (Full Show)
MAKiNG SENSE OF iT ALL It’s time to come to your senses. Literally (but also metaphorically) with true stories on a perceptive theme, told live on stage and without notes. Ever wanted something so bad you could taste it?Our flagship season…
- Late Night's "A HOLiDAY NOT TO BE REMEMBERED" (Full Show)
THE HOLiDAYS 2022 SPECiAL LATE-NiGHT EDiTION WHERE BLACK SHEEP GO FOR THE HOLIDAYS with featured storytellers Reese Samuels and Mitch Kuhn musical guests: The premiere of The Grandjeans! Cheers to the odd one out (and the oddball stories)…
- TASTE (Full Show)
MAKiNG SENSE OF iT ALL It’s time to come to your senses. Literally (but also metaphorically) with true stories on a perceptive theme, told live on stage and without notes. Ever wanted something so bad you could taste it?Our flagship season…
- Late Night's "AM i SUPPOSED TO BE GRATEFUL FOR THiS" (Full Show)
WHERE BLACK SHEEP GO FOR THE HOLIDAYS hosted by Beth Norton with musical guest A Grateful Trio Featuring Melanie Fillmore, Sky, and Ben Kemper Cheers to the odd one out (and the oddball stories) at holiday gatherings. You’ll fit right in h…
- Late-Night's "STORiES THAT STiLL HAUNT" (Full Show)
WHERE BLACK SHEEP GO FOR THE HOLIDAYS hosted by Beth Norton with musical guest Kandy Shake Cheers to the odd one out (and the oddball stories) at holiday gatherings. You’ll fit right in here. Positively shameless, Story Story Late-Night is…
- Late-Night's "STORiES THAT STiLL HAUNT"(Slam)
WHERE BLACK SHEEP GO FOR THE HOLIDAYS hosted by Beth Norton with musical guest Kandy Shake Cheers to the odd one out (and the oddball) at holiday gatherings. You’ll fit right in here. Positively shameless, Story Story Late-Night is the bla…
- Late Night's "STORiES THAT STiLL HAUNT" Ben Hess, Mirena Wool, and Alice Nelson
WHERE BLACK SHEEP GO FOR THE HOLIDAYS hosted by Beth Norton with musical guest Kandy Shake Cheers to the odd one out (and the oddball stories) at holiday gatherings. You’ll fit right in here. Positively shameless, Story Story Late-Night is…
- Slammer of the Year: BATTLE OF THE BANDS "Slam Punk 5"
We celebrate the spontaneous story slammers from last season with Part one of our annual story competition Slammer of the Year: Battle of the Bands. We broke our favorite storytellers from the season into two groups and in this episode we…
- Slammer of the Year: BATTLE OF THE BANDS "63"
We celebrate the spontaneous story slammers from last season with Part Two of our annual story competition Slammer of the Year: Battle of the Bands. We broke our favorite storytellers from the season into two groups and in this episode we…