TELLER GALLERY
Since our debut in January of 2017, First Person Live has given more than 80 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 executives and students, cab drivers and software engineers, dentists and farmers, teachers, mechanics, lawyers, puppeteers - we even added a congressman this year (Sean Casten)! What they have in common is a story they feel moved to share. We are so grateful to them all.
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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

Attorney

Creative director

Statistician

Pathologist

High-tech marketer

English teacher

Market researcher

Customer service representative

Congressman (D-IL) & scientist

Journalist & podcaster

College professor

Dog Whisperer

Railroad mechanic

Salesforce trainer

Labor union administator

Disability advocate

Corporate consultant

High school student

Nonprofit program manager

Comedian

Organic farmer

Pastor

Nuclear weapons facility recruiter

Theatrical producer

Nonprofit office manager

Dentist

World traveller

Software engineer

Lyft driver & T-shirt designer

Actor

Divinity student

College administrator & chaplain

High school teacher

Live events producer

Production manager, Chicago Children's Theater

Actor & playwright

Journalist

English tutor

At-home mom

Senior advertising manager

Market strategist

Preschool teacher

College student & writer

At-home dad

Entrepreneur

Professor of social work

Animator

Market researcher

Pastor

Relocation coordinator

Higher education consultant

High school math teacher

Writer & actor

Naval officer & research engineer

Psychologist

Playboy sex editor (yes, really!)

College professor

Operations manager

Healthcare project manager

Editor & poet

Educator & children's book author

Arts educator

Freelance writer

Grammar school teacher

Software developer

At-home mom

College English teacher

Researcher & musician

Municipal communications director

Healthcare executive

Stand-up comic & documentary filmmaker

Management consultant

Property manager

Teacher & coach

Actor

Puppeteer & Artistic Director, Wildclaw Theater