Pros(e) of Pie is the Hudson Valley's longest running and most popular storytelling series bringing you storytellers you've heard on nationally renowned radio, podcasts and live shows, as well as cultivating local voices. On January 25, we return to the inspiring Hudson Valley MOCA for a "TURN AROUND" themed show featuring both returning faves and storytellers making their PoP debuts.
HVMOCA is a gem of a contemporary art museum nestled in the heart of the Hudson Valley. Come early for free admission to discover their world-renowned collection before the show begins. The museum's doors will be open to PoP tickeholders from 6:30 pm!
*No pie bake-off this month.
You can sit back and enjoy the show or join the fun: sign up for a 5-mins open mic slot or submit an anonymous answer to a written prompt. We'll read your words for you. Either way, we’ll all be there to support and share.
Your evening's storytellers:
Edith Gonzalez - The Story Collider, Risk!, Take Two Storytelling
Jamie Brickhouse - 4x Moth StorySlam champ, PBS's Stories from the Stage,
Kambri Crews - NYTimes bestselling memoir, The Moth, Mortified
Lorena Russi - "The Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert" Digital team, professional soccer player
Stacey Curry - Moth GrandSlam winner, PBS's Stories From the Stage
ABOUT THE SHOW: Join us to hear storytellers from around the region tell true personal tales on the monthly theme in a Moth-inspired format. You can sit back and enjoy the show or join the fun: sign up for a 5-mins open mic slot or submit an anonymous answer to a written prompt that we'll read off for you. Either way, we’ll all be there to support and share.
GOT A STORY? Email proseofpie@gmail.com for additional information and to schedule a rehearsal. For tips on preparing your story, check out The Moth's storytelling tips.
We all have a story within us. Come share, listen, and enjoy!
COST:
$20 for General Admission
HOURS:
Doors: 6:30
Show: 8:00 - 10:00
About the Storytellers:
Edith Gonzalez
Dr. Edith Gonzalez is a native Nuyorican with four graduate degrees in various sub-fields of anthropology. She has a "slight" obsession with Lord of the Rings and the dance intersection of late 70's disco and early 80's punk. Her stories were recently featured on the Story Collider and Risk! podcasts. As a two-time Smut Slam champion, she enjoys telling dirty stories to a room full of strangers.
Jamie Brickhouse
Called “a natural raconteur” by the Washington Post, Jamie Brickhouse is the New York Times published author of Dangerous When Wet: A Memoir of Booze, Sex, and My Mother, and he’s appeared on PBS-TV’s Stories from the Stage, The Moth Podcast, Risk! Podcast, Story Collider Podcast, and recorded voice-overs for the legendary cartoon Beavis and Butthead. He is a four-time Moth StorySLAM champion, National Storytelling Network Grand Slam winner, and Literary Death Match champ. Jamie tours two award-winning solo shows, Dangerous When Wet, based on his critically-acclaimed memoir, and I Favor My Daddy, based on his forthcoming memoir. He is a regular on the New York storytelling circuit and is thrilled to return to the Pros(e) of Pie stage. Jamie has been published in the New York Times, International Herald Tribune, Washington Post, Daily Beast, Salon, Out, Huffington Post, and is a guest blogger for POZ. Friend him on Facebook, follow him on Twitter and Instagram @jamiebrickhouse, and visit www.jamiebrickhouse.com.
Kambri Crews
Kambri Crews once lived with her deaf parents in a tin shed in Montgomery, Texas. She now owns and operates the performance venue Q.E.D. in Astoria, Queens. Kambri is the author of the critically acclaimed andNew York Times best selling memoir Burn Down the Ground (Random House). She has performed on The Moth (MainStage & radio), Women of Letters, Risk! and Mortified.
In 2014, Kambri opened QED, a performance venue meets community and learning center. With over 100 events per month ranging from comedy, storytelling and music to classes like embroidery, cartooning and writing, there is something for everyone.
Lorena Russi
Queens native Lorena Russi (AKA "La Rata") is a Queer-Latinx comedian and filmmaker now selling out in Brooklyn. Her 9 year background in comedy, news and education ranges from hosting Chipotle’s Snapchat channel to writing on "The Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert" Digital team to a career as a professional soccer player. You can follow her @colonialmanface.
Stacey Bader Curry
Stacey Bader Curry is a writer, storyteller, mother of four, and real estate broker from NYC. Stacey is a Moth Grand Slam winner and has appeared on PBS's Stories From the Stage. In addition to telling stories at various venues in the tri-state area, Stacey runs a storytelling workshop for seniors at the Lenox Hill Neighborhood House and might just like listening to her seniors more than anything.
