Jennifer Cumberbatch in front of the Neill-Cochran House during Stories on the Lawn.
Stories on the Lawn: Maps
Moth-Style Storytelling at the Neill-Cochran House
November 11, 2021 | 7:30PM
Doors at 7:00, Performance at 7:30
Tickets
$10 General Admission
$5 Students
$0 NCHM Members/Children Under 12
Join us on the front lawn for a night of Moth-style true personal stories.
In celebration of the maps in our exhibit, Prominent on a Hill: The Unlikely Birth and Growth of Austin, five celebrated storytellers will share short stories showing the unexpected ways maps have affected their lives. Getting lost, finding a path, starting new relationships and more.
Looking for the bar? Our friends from Still Austin Whiskey Co will be on site serving their delicious cocktails. Coming by car? The Neill-Cochran House Museum features free parking behind the museum for attendees.
Cost: $10 for nonmembers, $5 for students. All proceeds support the Neill-Cochran House Museum.
This performance will be held primarily outside on the spacious front lawn with social distancing measures in place. Attendees are welcome to tour the Museum before the performance. For the safety of all guests, performers, and staff, we request that all visitors wear a mask while inside the Museum.
STORYTELLER BIOS
PAUL NORMANDIN
Paul Normandin is an award-winning storyteller and producer of the Austin monthly shows TestifyATX and Drinking with the Saints. Paul started telling stories on stage in 2010, and has won two Moth Story Slams and a Moth GrandSlam, as well as winning the first-ever Texas State Story Slam as part of the annual Tejas Storytelling Association Conference. Paul currently serves as Dean of Classes for Merlin Works Improv.
JON FORTENBURY
Jon Fortenbury is a writer, filmmaker, comedian, and Nutella addict whose writing has been published in The Atlantic, Forbes, USA Today, Playboy, Psychology Today, and other publications no one's ever heard of. His short film, Tattoos, was featured on Funny Or Die and won Best Comedy at Austin Indie Fest. You can find his comic, @justjoncomic on Instagram.
NETTIE REYNOLDS
Nettie Reynolds is an award-winning playwright, storyteller, and marketing writer. After spending seven years working as a hospice chaplain, she recently went back to the corporate writing world full time. She has an upcoming one-woman show debuting in Spring 2022.
JACK DARLING
Jack Darling has performed magic, comedy, storytelling and speeches all over the United States. He has written many sold-out shows, built sets, and often produced something from nothing. Jack shares the story of what he’s learned through the gravel skid of life built on hard knocks and the will to keep getting up and dusting himself off, learning that life is about magic, authenticity, glitter, improvising and connection.
GLORIA RABIL
Gloria Rabil is an experience improv teacher and writer. She is a prolific author who frequently works as an editor and story consultant, helping other authors find the path of their stories.
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.
