February StoryCON: The Journey
Hosted by Shawn Rawls
Saturday, February 22
Safe Harbors Lobby at the Ritz – 107 Broadway, Newburgh
Storyteller Workshop 10 am – 2pm | Performance 7pm
Tickets are $10 online / $15 at the door
Join us for our monthly storytelling series, StoryCON. Taking place on the last Saturday of each month in the Lobby at the Ritz, StoryCON will present a night of storytelling featuring six storytellers from Newburgh and the Hudson Valley.
Each month StoryCON will be facilitated and hosted by a different professional storyteller and organized around a theme—from first loves to worst days ever to stories from urban renewal and Newburgh history. StoryCON events will begin with a daytime workshop led by that month’s host, who will help participants shape and rehearse their stories for performance that night.
The winning storyteller at each event will take home a $100 cash prize, will be featured in the StoryCON All-Stars season finale, and will be invited to join a private workshop with renowned storytelling organization The Moth at Safe Harbors in August.
Have a story to share? Contact Ken Martinez at kmartinez@safe-harbors.org or 845.784.1110 for more information.
Shawn Rawls is a multidisciplinary artist specializing in creating interdisciplinary physical theatre performance experiences centered around themes of Afro-surrealism. He is a videographer, choreographer, playwright, and visual artist. He used these skills to create interactive experiences to spark meaningful and nuanced conversations. As an artist, activist, and community leader, Shawn Rawls has experience creating community events that use the arts as a bridge for reflection, emotional development, and community growth. He collaborated with the Rockland Center of the Art Gallery to create the “Communication through Physical Theater” community program workshop and performance.
In 2013, he started his company, Emotions Physical Theatre, which has produced 6 full evening-length international touring shows, over 30 repertory works, 3 community events, and 5 education programs. He is also a regularly commissioned choreographer.