About This Event
OUTNewburgh-Beacon will present an audience-interactive theatrical event called 'Shared Stories', where a cast of players tell stories around the given prompts or themes, and invite the audience to respond to those themes, offer new themes, or tell their own anecdotes and stories.
Themes may include ones like the following:
- What’s your funniest love story?
- If you could spend the day with your 13-year-old self, what would you say and do?
- The world will come to an end in 6 months. What will you do with the time you have left?
- If you were a superhero, what would your origin story be and what would be your Superpower?
- What would you do if your prized possession was in someone else’s hands? What’s the story behind how it got there?
- Audience suggestions too!
Performance Times:
Note: This performance has two separate locations.
Friday, October 24 at 6 PM - Ritz Theater Stagehouse (104 Ann Street)
Saturday, October 24 at 12 PM - ADS Warehouse (105 Ann Street)
Duration: 1 hour with intermission
Creator: Niki Thompson, Producer
Performers:
Niki Thompson
Fred Brown
Daniel Villegas
Kayne Bland-Clark
Amanda Rue
Bios:
Niki Thompson is the founder of OUTNewburgh-Beacon, an organization bringing the LGBTQ+ community together to share our beauty and create and experience joy, often producing Burlesque events in the Hudson Valley. Niki spent a lot of time in art classes and drama club as a youth and has found great pleasure in storytelling as a path to making connections.
Fred Brown is a NY Emmy nominated content creator committed to social justice and equity. Fred is a passionate storyteller who believes that marginalized voices matter and must be heard. Fred currently works as Supervising Producer at BRIC TV and holds a B.A. degree in Journalism from Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Daniel Villegas is a multi-instrumentalist and Slam poet. Known for his improv and storytelling, Daniel puts everything on stage for his audiences to feel.
Kayne Bland-Clark A trans non-binary creative, fundraiser, and activist, Kayne Bland-Clark is the President and co-founder of Orange County Queer Collective. They believe in the power of personal stories and the magic of artistic expression to bring people together. Kayne lives in Cornwall, NY with their partner, three kids, and cat, and dreams of retiring to an out-and-proud small town somewhere in the Green Mountains of Vermont.
Amanda Rue is an intimacy coordinator, pleasure coach, and BDSM consultant on the Emmy-nominated Hulu/FX series Dying for Sex. She works at the edge of safety and seduction, guiding people back to their bodies, boundaries, and pleasure.
Official site/Socials:
Advisory Warning: Adult-Only Content permitted
About This Event
OUTNewburgh-Beacon will present an audience-interactive theatrical event called 'Shared Stories', where a cast of players tell stories around the given prompts or themes, and invite the audience to respond to those themes, offer new themes, or tell their own anecdotes and stories.
Themes may include ones like the following:
- What’s your funniest love story?
- If you could spend the day with your 13-year-old self, what would you say and do?
- The world will come to an end in 6 months. What will you do with the time you have left?
- If you were a superhero, what would your origin story be and what would be your Superpower?
- What would you do if your prized possession was in someone else’s hands? What’s the story behind how it got there?
- Audience suggestions too!
Performance Times:
Note: This performance has two separate locations.
Friday, October 24 at 6 PM - Ritz Theater Stagehouse (104 Ann Street)
Saturday, October 24 at 12 PM - ADS Warehouse (105 Ann Street)
Duration: 1 hour with intermission
Creator: Niki Thompson, Producer
Performers:
Niki Thompson
Fred Brown
Daniel Villegas
Kayne Bland-Clark
Amanda Rue
Bios:
Niki Thompson is the founder of OUTNewburgh-Beacon, an organization bringing the LGBTQ+ community together to share our beauty and create and experience joy, often producing Burlesque events in the Hudson Valley. Niki spent a lot of time in art classes and drama club as a youth and has found great pleasure in storytelling as a path to making connections.
Fred Brown is a NY Emmy nominated content creator committed to social justice and equity. Fred is a passionate storyteller who believes that marginalized voices matter and must be heard. Fred currently works as Supervising Producer at BRIC TV and holds a B.A. degree in Journalism from Howard University, Washington, D.C.
Daniel Villegas is a multi-instrumentalist and Slam poet. Known for his improv and storytelling, Daniel puts everything on stage for his audiences to feel.
Kayne Bland-Clark A trans non-binary creative, fundraiser, and activist, Kayne Bland-Clark is the President and co-founder of Orange County Queer Collective. They believe in the power of personal stories and the magic of artistic expression to bring people together. Kayne lives in Cornwall, NY with their partner, three kids, and cat, and dreams of retiring to an out-and-proud small town somewhere in the Green Mountains of Vermont.
Amanda Rue is an intimacy coordinator, pleasure coach, and BDSM consultant on the Emmy-nominated Hulu/FX series Dying for Sex. She works at the edge of safety and seduction, guiding people back to their bodies, boundaries, and pleasure.
Official site/Socials:
Advisory Warning: Adult-Only Content permitted