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Story Lab


  • Story Parlor 227A Haywood Road Asheville, NC, 28806 United States (map)

Wednesday evenings from 6:30-8:30pm at Story Parlor
April 12, April 19, April 26, May 3, May 10, May 17*
*Final class on May 17 runs from 6:30-9:30pm
Make-up class reserved for May 24.

Early Bird pricing through March 15 ($299)
Regular price effective March 16 ($325)

Space is LIMITED to ensure an intimate experience. These workshops always fill up, so sign up early.

Refund and Covid policies can be found here.

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Story Parlor and Inward & Artward present Story Lab: a six-week exploration of how our personal narrative and lived experiences can inform our creative projects.

The six-week workshop is experiential, hands-on, and tactile. The Lab will investigate the transformative power of storytelling and the intersection of stories with the human experience. Classes will range from learning how to mine for material from your own life, to techniques for story crafting, and finally performance tools. Appropriate for storytellers of all backgrounds and mediums. 

    • A guidebook with supplementary readings, exercises, and activities

    • A custom Story Parlor notebook

    • Anyone looking to kickstart or follow-through with a project rooted in their past experience(s)

    • Anyone wanting to discover more about how their personal narrative impacts their worldview and creativity

    • Anyone hoping to learn more about the process of finding and telling stories

    • Anyone wishing to widen their perspective and find connection through the power of storytelling

    • Anyone looking to explore the intersection of story and the human condition

    • Anyone interested in taking part in a creative community in which to play, explore, and experiment

    • Week 1 | Story Finding: Identifying + Synthesizing Life Stories, Collecting Ideas, Rituals

    • Week 2 | Story Mining: Creating a Life Map, Creative DNA, Exploring Personal Themes

    • Week 3 | Story Culling: Choosing and “Auditioning” Prospective Stories; Fleshing Out Ideas; Personal Mythology

    • Week 4 | Story Delving: Story and the Human Condition, The Pursuit of Meaning, Basic Story Dynamics

    • Week 5 | Story Crafting: The Internal Journey, Story Details and Structure, Workshopping + Finessing

    • Week 6 | Story Telling: True-to-Life Stories in Various Forms

Read past student testimonials here.

More about the facilitator can be read here.

Earlier Event: February 22
Creativity Lab