Past Event Archive
From our beginnings as a small group of seven storytellers to a community of over a hundred members, Ottawa StoryTellers has hosted a rich variety of events that showcase the art of storytelling in all its forms.
This archive offers a look back at past performances, projects, and collaborations - from monthly open stages and community gigs to special productions featuring both professional and non-professional tellers - capturing the stories and moments that have shaped our history.
2025
Sunday, May 22, 2025 Transformations Ottawa – Exploring LGBTQ2S+ Stories Jeffrey Canton.
Sunday, March 9, 2025 | The Music of What Happens: Stories of the Great Irish Hero, Finn Mac Cool
Thursday, October 10, 2024 7:30 pm ET | 9 Lives, 8 Near-Misses : life lessons from near-death events Paul Shanker de Tourreil
Sunday, November 17, 2024 | Memories are Made of This - And, of course, they’re always true Kathie Kompass and Mary Wiggin
Sunday, January 12, 2025 | Bringing Villagers' Voices to Life: Stories from Sierra Leone Nancy Edwards and Dauda Mansaray
Sunday, February 23, 2025 | Whispers from Tradition: Nigeria’s Untold Legends Alaukwu Anozie and Uchechi Ogbonna
2024
Good Grief - The Heart of the Matter with Heather Whaley and Janet LeRoy (January 25)
Of Ice and Fire: Stories from Norse Mythology with Jennifer Cayley, Daniel Kletke, Johanna Kuyvenhoven, Marie Victoria Robertson and Anne Schmitz, and musician Kluane Takhini (February 25)
Put the Dog in the Trunk with Kim Kilpatrick (March 28)
Stories by Golden Age Crime Queen Margery Allingham with Gail Anglin, Alaukwu Anozie and Paul Williamson (April 18)
9 Lives, 8 Near-Misses : life lessons from near-death events Paul Shanker de Tourreil has nine lives but is down to his one after decades of bizarre, often comical misadventures. (Oct 10)
Memories are Made of This - And, of course, they’re always true Kathie Kompass and Mary Wiggin recall how family members came to Canada, found work, celebrated holidays, and coped with life. (Nov 7)
2023
Shape Shifting and Wild Dreaming: The Mabinogion, A Celtic Treasure Trove with Jennifer Cayley, Ellis Lynn Duschenes, Jacques Falquet, Daniel Kletke, and Johanna Kuyvenhoven (March 5)
Tales from Abitibi with Claude Garneau (June 1)
Tales from the Odyssey with Daniel Morden (October 24)
Stories of Samhain: An Irish Storytelling Event with Niamh O’Brien and Erica O’Reilly (November 2)
2022
White Water Rafting Down the River of Indigenous Humour (No Pun Intended) with Drew Hayden Taylor (February 24)
Of Tyrants and Monsters: The Story of Perseus and the Medusa with Stéphanie Bénéteau (March 18)
Dangerous Touch: The Adventures of Being Blind in a Social Distance World with Kim Kilpatrick (June 2)
Rockabilly Heartbreaker with Gail Anglin, Dawn Xavier-Franklin, and The Barrow Gang Buskers (June 30)
Something Wicked This Way Comes: Stories to Chill and Lift the Soul with Vishesh Abeyratne, Mohamad Altesseh, Kate Hunt, and Marie Victoria Robertson (October 20)
Alright: Solving the Problem of Living with Nisha Coleman (November 27)
2021
Apse the Gate with Shawn Anthony (February 25)
Journey: A South African & Anishinabeg Collaboration with Jacqui du Toit and Emily Marie Séguin (May 27)
Me, Vivien Leigh and the Roller Rink with Lucy van Oldenbarneveld (June 3)
Bystanders: An Enviro-Cabaret with Tom Lips (October 28)
Stories Beyond Status: 40 Years of HIV in Canada (November 7)
2020
Being coloured/ful in a black and white world with Jacqui du Toit (March 4)
David Brennan Ghosts You with David Brennan (October 22)
Beowulf in Afghanistan by Laurie Fyffe, featuring Laurie Fyffe and Axandre Lemours (November 19)
2019
Stories of an Immigrant Child with Anna Kerz and musician Susanne Farrow (January 24)
Dracula, A Tale of Blood and Darkness with Dean Verger (February 21)
From the Mountains to the Sea: Family Stories from Palestine Spanning 150 Years with Sarah Abusarar (March 28)
Canterbury Tales’ Lusty, Long-suffering, and Devout Women with Gail Anglin, Daniel Kletke, Phil Nagy, and musician Femke Bergsma (April 25)
One Métis Man's Life Growing Up in Saskatchewan with Bruce Sinclair (October 24)
Blame it on Zeus’ Thunderbolt: The REAL Origin Story of the Trojan War with Jeff Wright (November 21)
2018
Landscapes of Silence with Marta Singh (January 18)
Under the Palm Tree: Sankofa Stories with Kahmaria Pingue and Hamid Ayoub (February 22)
The Norse Gods: Battle, Betrayal and Death with Colette Laplante (March 22)
An Evening with Gcina Mhlophe (March 28)
Tales and Tunes of Malicious Enchantment with Betty Bennett and Angelica Ottewill (April 19)
The Tour: A Trip Through Ireland with Bob Woods, Mary Wiggin, and Niamh O'Brien (May 24)
Celebrate! Life Changing Stories with Alan Shain, Jennifer Cayley, David Brennan, Adrian Harewood, and Pat Moore and Roland Doucet (May 31)
Utsän Män – Old Woman Lake with Louise Profeit-LeBlanc (June 21)
You, Me, and the World Makes 3 with Liz Baron, John Cotrocois, and Francesca Esguerra (September 19)
Curses: Destiny or Delusion? with Colette Laplante and Cecilia Blanchfield (October 18)
Home to Many Voices: Tales from the Maritimes with Rob Cloney (November 15)
Hidden in Plain Sight: Uncovering Queerness in Story with Eden Nameri and Lynn Torrie (December 13)
2017
Monkey Queen, Journey to the East with Diana Tso and Marjolaine Fournier (January 27)
Letters Have Souls: The Tragic Correspondence of Heloise & Abelard with Phil Nagy, Naomi Tessler and Femke Bergsma (February 23)
Voices from the Adoption Files with Lesley Parlane, Sage Cardinal, Steafan Hannigan, Beverley McKiver, Louise Profeit-LeBlanc, Neal Shannacappo, and Olivia Tailfeathers (March 16)
Coalmines, Council Houses & Corsets: The Life & Times of a Scottish Granny with Norma Cameron (April 27)
In the Room by Cellar Door Project, with Megan Carty, Mariah Horner, Nick Leno, and Nicole Titus (May 18)
Laugh! With Leacock with Gail Anglin, Mary Wiggin, and Tom Lips (June 1)
Self-Exile with Nisha Colman (September 28)
The Adventurous: Stories of French Canada with Capitaine Bonnefemme (aka Nicole Fournier) and Janet LeRoy (December 14)
2016
The Wizard & The Dragon with Nicole Lavigne, Marie Bilodeau, and Jason Sonier (January 11)
Living Titanic with Rosalee Peppard (February 11)
The Voice of the Seanchai with Mike Burn (March 17)
How to Make Love in A Canoe 2 with Jeff Wright (April 21)
Turn Your Radio On with Marva K. Blackmore, Brian Lecky, and David R. Miller (May 19)
The Final Hour with Leigh-Anne Kehler (June 16)
The Inventor of All Things with Jem Rolls (May 6)
Boxes Buried Deep with Sage Tyrtle (September 14)
Gilgamesh with Jan Andrews, Tom Lips, and Armin Rahmanian (October 19)
Oat Cakes and Heartaches with Kathie Kompass, Mary Wiggin, and Marta Singh (December 15)
2015
Flying in the Dark with Kim Kilpatrick (January 17)
Beyond the Railroad: Black History in Canada with Ruthanne Edward and Greg Frankson (February 21)
Harpers in the Hall: Irish Myth with Gail Anglin, Daniel Kletke, Nicole Lavigne, and Acacia Lyra (March 21)
Granddaughters Speak with Sherri Yazdani and Marta Singh (April 18)
Walking the Camino with Phil Nagy and Anne Nagy (May 16)
Revolution Begins Within with d'bi young (June 13)
Murder, Mystery and Mayhem with Daneil Kletke, Mary Wiggin, Sherri Yazdani, and Fiona Armstrong (December 12)