Tag: Spoken Word/Stage

Fri
23
May 23 @ 8:00 pm

Glass Cannon Live!

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

Your favorite nerds are back for another year of Glass Cannon Live! Join Troy, Joe, Skid, Matthew, Sydney and Kate as they bring their unique brand of off-the-wall comedy and epic storytelling to a town near you. Every show is its own unique live gaming session, and you never know what’s going to happen until you see it play out live! Please note, this show is 8+

$42
Tue
1
April 1 @ 8:00 pm

The Moth GrandSLAM

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

The ultimate storytelling competition, The Moth GrandSLAM invites winners from our open-mic StorySLAMs back to the stage for the Ann Arbor storytelling championship.

$40
Sun
23
February 23 @ 1:00 pm

The Ark’s 38th Annual Storytelling Festival – Family Show

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

Combining traditional Japanese theatre, music, origami, magic, and storytelling; Yasu Ishida will guide you to the enchanting land of Japan. Yasu has a Master of Fine Arts degree in Theatre for Young Audiences and has been performing all around the county, including the Disney Summer Stage Kids (NY), the National Cherry Blossom Festival (Washington D.C.), to the Hawaii Music & Book Festival. Elizabeth Ellis grew up in the Appalachian Mountains of Tennessee and Kentucky. The National Storytelling Network has honored her with both the Circle of Excellence and Lifetime Achievement Awards in recognition of her artistry and service.

$15, $10 kids 12 and under
Sat
22
February 22 @ 8:00 pm

The Ark’s 38th Annual Storytelling Festival

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

This annual event brings both locally based and nationally known story tellers to The Ark stage. This year’s story tellers are Elizabeth Ellis, Mary Hamilton, Jane Fink, and Steve Daut.

$30
Fri
21
February 21 @ 8:00 pm

The Ark’s 38th Annual Storytelling Festival – Liars Contest

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

The third annual event!
Liars have been around since the snake first hit it off with Eve. By some accounts, contests celebrating liars have been around since the 15th century, but these accounts may be apocryphal. Today, liars contests are held in countries all around the globe. The Third Annual Liar’s Contest at The Ark includes six first-class liars and three judges. This year’s liars are Jennifer Otto, Rich Swanson, Lou Ann Holman, Darryl Mickins, and Mike Cox. The chaos wrangler and MC will once again be the amazing Amir Baghdadchi.

$20
Fri
10
Sold Out
January 10 @ 8:00 pm

History That Doesn’t Suck

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

Adapted from the top-ranked history podcast, Professor Greg Jackson tells the epic tale of “The Unlikely Union,” weaving defining moments in American history (1754-1865) into a thrilling narrative of the struggle and triumph of a young nation to form, define, and reform itself. Travel back in time through epic storytelling of familiar and unsung real characters from history, and return with real context for today.

$40
Fri
1
November 1, 2024 @ 8:00 pm

Shane Koyczan

With Special Guest: Derrick Brown

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

Internationally recognized author and spoken word artist Shane Koyczan has emerged as a creator of poetry that dares to belong to the people and speak directly to them in their own voice. In 2013, he collaborated with animators to make the anti-bullying viral video “To This Day” which has had over 13 million views, and he performed a customized version “For the Bullied and the Beautiful” to acclaim at the 2013 International TED Conference in Long Beach, California. Shane shapes his words and delivers in multi mediums from authored, video, spoken word, operatic, and musically performed.

$25
Wed
23
October 23, 2024 @ 8:00 pm

Both Sides Now: The Music and Lives of Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

“Two singer-songwriters sit on the edge of a cliff . . .” With these words, we are drawn into the world of Both Sides Now, a theatrical concert that explores the music and lives of long-time friends and one-time lovers, Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen. Created by, and starring Robbie Schaefer and Danielle Wertz, the cabaret-style performance travels decades alongside songs such as A Case of You, Hallelujah, Big Yellow Taxi, Suzanne, and many more.

$25
Wed
24
Sold Out
April 24, 2024 @ 8:00 pm

The Moth GrandSLAM Championship

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

The ultimate storytelling competition, The Moth GrandSLAM invites winners from our open-mic StorySLAMs back to the stage for the Ann Arbor storytelling championship. The theme for the night is… A POINT OF BEAUTY. Five minute stories about the gobsmackingly gorgeous nestled in the mess, the astonishingly attractive, the sensationally stunning. Witnessing an awe-inspiring work of art, or admiring the humble daisy growing through the crack in the sidewalk. Seeing past the sound and the fury to find something unexpectedly exquisite.

$40
Sun
4
February 4, 2024 @ 7:30 pm

Bil Lepp

The Ark 316 S. Main Ann Arbor, MI 48104 United States

Bil Lepp is an award-winning storyteller, author, and recording artist. He’s the host of the History Channel’s Man Vs History series, the occasional host of NPR’s internationally syndicated Mountain Stage, and a contributing columnist to the West Virginia Gazette-Mail. Bil’s humorous, family friendly tall-tales and stories have earned the appreciation of listeners of all ages and from all walks of life.

$25