Stories on the Lawn: Independence
Moth-Style Storytelling at the Neill-Cochran House Museum
March 2, 2023 | 7:30PM
Doors at 7:00, Performance at 7:30
Tickets
$15 General Admission
$10 Students
$0 NCHM Members
*Due to inclement weather the performance will take place indoors in the NCHM Gallery. An online option is available for those wanting to attend remotely. Register now to receive a Zoom link.
Join us on the front lawn for a night of Moth-style true personal stories. Local comedians and storytellers tell personal tales beneath the grand columns of the NCHM porch.
March 2nd is Texas Independence Day and the theme of the show is “independence.” Storytellers take us on journeys of empowerment, liberation, and breaking free.
Coming by car? The Neill-Cochran House Museum features free parking behind the museum for attendees.
Cost: $15 for nonmembers, $10 for students and include cocktails! All proceeds support the Neill-Cochran House Museum.
MEET THE STORYTELLERS:
Josh Davis
Josh Davis has been telling stories ever since grown-ups started asking him what he wanted to be when he grew up. He is a dance teacher, musician, and fixture in the local storytelling scene.
Sara Laas
Sara Puig Laas grew up in Laredo, where she could see Mexico from the backyard of her Grandma's riverbank home. The adventures and misadventures available on both sides of the Rio Grande are an endless source of stories — even though people in other parts of the country sometimes find them hard to believe. Sara spent a career in journalism and human resources interviewing more than 1000 people about their stories. Now she shares her own onstage and is working on a book of memoir essays.
abel lomas
Abel Lomas is no stranger to strangers. One of his favorite hobbies is meeting new people. Some would say he's never met a stranger and he's a magnet to some of the most unique people on the planet.
Abel is one of those people that never stops moving. He keeps himself busy as an improv actor with Yes Andersons, cycling, greeting anyone's dog, hiking, being silly, and keeping his bald head smooth. Right now he's super excited about the upcoming release of a new podcast he's co-hosting, called Everyday Idiots.
nettie reynolds
Nettie Reynolds is a playwright, performer and storyteller in Austin, TX. She was a hospice/hospital chaplain for 7 years. Now, she happily teaches third grade.
Wendy Salome
Storytelling is Wendy's fourth midlife crisis hobby. She started with the flying trapeze, moved on to roller derby (she also goes by Obi Mom Kenobi!), then improv comedy. In the "real world", Wendy acts as Chief Operating Officer for The Salomes (aka Finder of Lost Things and Procurer of Groceries).
Susan Mack (Emcee)
A regular on the Austin storytelling performance scene, Susan Mack has more than 20 years experience with corporate and personal storytelling. She's currently pursuing her MFA with Vermont College of Fine Arts.