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

Statistician

Legal eagle

Humanitarian worker

Pathologist

High-tech marketer

English teacher

Market researcher

Customer service representative

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

Nuclear weapons facility recruiter

Teacher & multilingual wonder (4 languages!)

Stand-up comic

Theatrical producer

Nonprofit office manager

Dentist

High school student

High school student

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

High school English & Spanish teacher

Stop-motion animator & filmmaker

Market researcher

Pastor

High school sophomore

Relocation coordinator

College student

Commercial food service equipment sales

Higher education consultant

Medical instructor

Podcaster

Nonprofit professional

Executive coach

Organic farmer/chef

Fundraiser & philanthropy consultant

High school math teacher

City planner

Writer and actor

Actor

Salesforce consultant

Naval officer & research engineer

Psychologist

Print & design producer

Options trader

Stage actor & director

Creative director

Clinical psychologist

Playboy sex editor (yes, really!)

College professor

Disability advocate

Data scientist

MBA Student

Operations manager

Healthcare project manager

Editor & poet

Writer and creativity coach

Musician

Community college administrator

Entrepreneur

Educator & children's book author

Arts educator

Social worker

Freelance writer

Freelance writer & MFA student

Owner, landscaping business

At-home dad

Non-profit chief of staff

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

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