Fringe Festival

“Growing Up Small in a Mid-Sized Town” Christopher Nelson is a small person that grew up in a mid-sized town. Come learn how balled-up socks, radishes and cow eyeballs are […]

“Learning What?” Hank Roubicek is a retired Professor of Communication at the University of Houston Downtown and an expert in storytelling and narrative expression. An award-winning educator, author, host of radio and podcast programs, and a Houston Moth storytelling champion, he brings powerful stories to life with insight, warmth, and authenticity. Hank captivates audiences with […]

“My Dog Died (and all I got was this Lousy Miracle)” Erin Ferdinand is author of “The Ghost Dog Diaries”, a collection of essays and advice about life after death and our life, in general. Originally published as a weekly column based on her experience as a Savannah (GA) psychic medium, these works inspired this […]

“Learning What?” Hank Roubicek is a retired Professor of Communication at the University of Houston Downtown and an expert in storytelling and narrative expression. An award-winning educator, author, host of radio and podcast programs, and a Houston Moth storytelling champion, he brings powerful stories to life with insight, warmth, and authenticity. Hank captivates audiences with […]

“Learning What?” Hank Roubicek is a retired Professor of Communication at the University of Houston Downtown and an expert in storytelling and narrative expression. An award-winning educator, author, host of radio and podcast programs, and a Houston Moth storytelling champion, he brings powerful stories to life with insight, warmth, and authenticity. Hank captivates audiences with […]

“Leaking (The Wolves Are Everywhere)” How do we write an ending to a story that isn’t finished? Vianna Isbister’s show Leaking weaves together fractured fairy tales and crafted personal stories to explore how trauma leaks into our interactions, perceptions, and futures. “As she ran her finger down the gold thread holding together her cloak, Little […]

“Leaking (The Wolves Are Everywhere)” How do we write an ending to a story that isn’t finished? Vianna Isbister’s show Leaking weaves together fractured fairy tales and crafted personal stories to explore how trauma leaks into our interactions, perceptions, and futures. “As she ran her finger down the gold thread holding together her cloak, Little […]

“Oz-America” During the past thirty years, I have lived for three years in Minneapolis’ Phillips neighborhood; twenty in Whittier; seven in Eau Claire, Wisconsin; and, most recently, several months in the Saint Anthony Park neighborhood in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Having been born August 19,1973 in Denver, Colorado, the only official citizenship I have ever held […]

“Oz-America” During the past thirty years, I have lived for three years in Minneapolis’ Phillips neighborhood; twenty in Whittier; seven in Eau Claire, Wisconsin; and, most recently, several months in the Saint Anthony Park neighborhood in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Having been born August 19,1973 in Denver, Colorado, the only official citizenship I have ever held […]

“Tell Me Again” Annie Wiborg is retired after working several decades in the telecommunications industry. She is an empty nester with two grown children and five grandchildren. She loves to get up in the dark, drink coffee, read, journal and meditate while the sky gradually gets lighter. Her days are full of reading, friends, family, […]

“The Exact Moment I Became Someone Else” Kory May tells stories to make sense of the world—and since the world refuses to make sense, he keeps telling them. A Moth Mainstage performer and two-time Moth GrandSlam winner, he’s shared more than 2,700 consecutive nights of Thoughts Too Big for My Head on Facebook Live. Through […]