TELLER GALLERY
Since our debut in January of 2017, First Person Live has given nearly 200 people (including open mic tellers), a chance to tell their stories on stage. Some are regulars at shows around Chicago, including Moth StorySLAMS; others have never been on stage in their lives.
They're engineers and cab drivers, executives and students, dentists and farmers, teachers, mechanics, lawyers, ministers - we even have a congressman (Sean Casten, D-IL)! What they have in common is a story they feel moved to share. We are so grateful to them all.
What story do you feel moved to share? Submit it here! We're always looking for new voices...and
new faces.
Chemical engineer & journalist
Yoga and Qigong teacher
Leatherware designer
Clinical social worker
High school student
Pastor
Commercial & industrial engineer
Attorney
Rheumatologist
Storyteller/producer
Creative director
Youth development professional
Statistician
Legal eagle
Humanitarian worker
Pathologist
High-tech marketer
English teacher
Retired nonprofit fundraiser
Market researcher
Customer service representative
Journalist
Business owner & environmental activist
Improv teacher
"The IT guy"
Entrepreneur, inventor, and investor
Congressman (D-IL) & scientist
College professor
Dog Whisperer
Railroad mechanic
Salesforce trainer
Professional development coach
Freelance writer
Labor union administator
Photographer
Disability advocate
Digital consultant
Trainer and consultant for PlayWorks
Corporate consultant
High school student
Cook County government employee
Nonprofit program manager
College-bound high school grad
Comedian
Organic farmer
Executive Director, Northcenter chamber of commerce
Pastor
Optometrist
Nuclear weapons facility recruiter
Teacher & multilingual wonder (4 languages!)
Stand-up comic
Theatrical producer
Nonprofit office manager
Dentist
High school student
High school student
Marketing project manager
World traveler
Broadcast ad man
Software engineer
Lyft driver & T-shirt designer
College student
Actor, author, & poet
Grad student
Psychotherapist
Podiatrist & counselor
Actor, comedian, & writer
University administrator & chaplain
Retired high school teacher
Radio producer
Actor
Attorney
Production manager, Chicago Children's Theater
Actor & playwright
Real estate broker
Journalist & writer
Attorney
Psychotherapist
Children’s book publisher, copywriter
English tutor
At-home mom
Senior advertising manager
Market strategist
Preschool teacher
Docent, Indo-American Heritage Museum
College student & writer
Life coach
Internal communications, Teach for America
At-home dad
Producer & host, First Person Live
Psychologist
Dog photographer and rescuer
Massage therapist, yoga & meditation instructor
MFA student
Copywriter
Business manager
Professor of social work
Litigator, National Resources Defense Council
Standup comedian
High school English teacher
High school health teacher
Director of Operations, healthcare company
Feldenkrais practitioner
Actor, singer, and producer
High school English & Spanish teacher
Stop-motion animator & filmmaker
Market researcher
Pastor
High school sophomore
Relocation coordinator
Healthcare researcher
College student
Commercial food service equipment sales
Higher education consultant
Storyteller, improvisor, and Assistant Director of Financial Aid
Medical instructor
Podcaster
Nonprofit professional
Executive coach
Organic farmer/chef
Fundraiser & philanthropy consultant
High school math teacher
At-home mom
City planner
Writer and actor
Actor
English teacher and writer
Salesforce consultant
Naval officer & research engineer
Psychologist
Print & design producer
Options trader
Stage actor & director
Creative director
Clinical psychologist
Operations manager
Healthcare project manager
Editor & poet
Writer and creativity coach
Retired professor of psychology at UIC
Musician
Dance teacher and choreographer
Community college administrator
Entrepreneur
Educator & children's book author
Software engineer
Arts educator
Freelance writer
Freelance writer & MFA student
Owner, landscaping business
Actor & voice over talent
At-home dad
CTO & Co-founder of SKUforce
Non-profit chief of staff
Social worker
Grammar school teacher
Software developer
Theatrical director and acting teacher
Professional fundraiser
At-home mom
Actor
College English teacher
Researcher & musician
Criminal defense attorney
Photographer & museum exhibit designer
Municipal communications director
Healthcare executive
Community volunteer
Stand-up comic & documentary filmmaker
Preschool teacher, Chicago Public Schools
Production accountant
Middle school teacher
Server, poet, comic, rapper
Management consultant
Actor, student, & yoga teacher
Actor, director, choreographer, & teacher
Freelance editor and writer
High school chemistry teacher
Property manager
Teacher & coach
Healthcare IT
Attorney & lecturer on poverty law, University of Chicago
Manufacturer's rep & actor
Puppeteer & Artistic Director, Wildclaw Theater