TELLER GALLERY
Since our debut in January of 2017, First Person Live has given more than 150 people 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
Leatherware designer
Pastor
Commercial & industrial engineer
Attorney
Rheumatologist
Creative director
Statistician
Legal eagle
Pathologist
High-tech marketer
English teacher
Market researcher
Customer service representative
Improv teacher
Entrepreneur, inventor, and investor
Congressman (D-IL) & scientist
College professor
Dog Whisperer
Railroad mechanic
Salesforce trainer
Freelance writer
Labor union administator
Photographer
Disability advocate
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!)
Theatrical producer
Nonprofit office manager
Dentist
High school student
World traveller
Broadcast ad man
Software engineer
Lyft driver & T-shirt designer
Actor
Litigation paralegal
Divinity student
College administrator & chaplain
High school teacher
Live events producer
Attorney
Production manager, Chicago Children's Theater
Actor & playwright
Journalist & writer
English tutor
At-home mom
Senior advertising manager
Market strategist
Preschool teacher
Life coach
Feldenkrais practitioner
Docent, Indo-American Heritage Museum
College student & writer
Internal communications, Teach for America
At-home dad
Entrepreneur
Child psychologist
Dog photographer and rescuer
Massage therapist, yoga & meditation instructor
Copywriter
Business manager
Professor of social work
High school English teacher
High school health teacher
Director of Operations, healthcare company
High school English & Spanish teacher
Animator
Market researcher
Pastor
Relocation coordinator
Higher education consultant
Mixed media maven
Online education developer
Peace Corps volunteer
High school math teacher
City planner
Writer and actor
Salesforce consultant
Naval officer & research engineer
Psychologist
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
Educator & children's book author
Arts educator
Social worker
Freelance writer
Owner, landscaping business
At-home dad
Grammar school teacher
Software developer
Theatrical director and acting teacher
At-home mom
Actor
College English teacher
Researcher & musician
Criminal defense attorney
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
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