TELLER GALLERY
Since our debut in January of 2017, First Person Live has given some 300 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.
Nurse midwife
Chemical engineer & journalist
Yoga and Qigong teacher
Leatherware designer
Clinical social worker
High school student
Pastor
Disability advocate
Commercial & industrial engineer
Business development professional
Attorney
Journalist
Rheumatologist
Storyteller/producer
Creative director
Restaurateur and wine consultant
Youth development professional
Statistician
Clinical psychologist
Sports broadcaster
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
HR Executive
Salesforce trainer
Professional development coach
Publisher
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
Mortgage manager
Organic farmer
End-of-life doula and educator
Executive Director, Northcenter chamber of commerce
Pastor
Hospice chaplain
Optometrist
Nuclear weapons facility recruiter
Stand-up comic
Teacher & multilingual wonder (4 languages!)
Stand-up comic
Theatrical producer
Nonprofit office manager
Dentist
Junior high teacher
Comedian
High school student
High school student
Marketing project manager
World traveler
Sound engineer and stagehand
Broadcast ad man
Software engineer
Lyft driver & T-shirt designer
College student
Actor, author, & poet
CPA
Grad student
Psychotherapist
Podiatrist & counselor
Actor, comedian, & writer
Leadership coach
Educator
University administrator & chaplain
Retired high school teacher
Radio producer
Actor
Attorney
Production manager, Chicago Children's Theater
Actor & playwright
Real estate broker
College professor
Journalist & writer
Director, Chicago Youth Center
Attorney
Psychotherapist
Children’s book publisher, copywriter
English tutor
At-home mom
Senior advertising manager
Market strategist
High school student
Preschool teacher
Docent, Indo-American Heritage Museum
College student & writer
Life coach
Internal communications, Teach for America
At-home dad
Radiologist
Producer & host, First Person Live
Psychologist
Dog photographer and rescuer
Massage therapist, yoga & meditation instructor
MFA student
Copywriter
Professor of mass communication & journalism department head at Harper College
Business manager
Carpenter & Handywoman
Hospitality worker, healer, & bartender
Professor of social work
Litigator, National Resources Defense Council
Standup comedian
High school English teacher
High school health teacher
Actor, comedian, songwriter, & pianist
Director of Operations, healthcare company
Feldenkrais practitioner
Actor, singer, and producer
Freelance writer
High school English & Spanish teacher
Stop-motion animator & filmmaker
Market researcher
High school sophomore
Relocation coordinator
Healthcare researcher
Pastor
College student
Commercial social media creator
Jail Reentry Coordinator and mental health therapist
Commercial food service equipment sales
Higher education consultant
Storyteller, improvisor, and Assistant Director of Financial Aid
Medical instructor
Podcaster
Nonprofit professional
Executive coach
Health guide & acupuncturist
Organic farmer/chef
Training & development technologist
Fundraiser & philanthropy consultant
Physician & educator
High school math teacher
Writer and actor
At-home mom
City planner
Social worker
Actor
English teacher & writer
Salesforce consultant
Naval officer & research engineer
Psychologist
Public policy & environment writer
Print & design producer
Options trader
Stage actor & director
Creative director
Clinical psychologist
Playboy sex editor (yes, really!)
College professor
Stay-at-home wife
Disability advocate
Data scientist
MBA Student
Operations manager
Healthcare project manager
Editor & poet
Writer and creativity coach
Retired professor of psychology at UIC
Musician
Dance teacher and choreographer
End-of-life doula & educator
Community college administrator