Replay Storytelling

LXCL:Saturday, April 11th, 2026 | 11am – 2pm

Finding the Heart of Your Story, with Chantal Lim

LXCL:Saturday, April 11th, 2026 | 2pm – 5pm

Arts Intertwined with Storytelling, with Anto Chan

LXCL:Sunday, April 12th, 2026 | 11am – 2pm

Improv in Storytelling, with Paul Hutcheson

LXCL:Sunday, April 12th, 2026 | 2pm – 5pm

Creating Your First Solo Show, with Christel Bartelse

LXCL:Saturday, April 18th, 2026 | 11am – 2pm

Story and Structure, with Paul Aflalo

LXCL:Saturday, April 18th, 2026 | 2pm – 5pm

Queering Your Story: telling 2SLGBTQIA+ stories, with QIYE

LXCL:Sunday, April 19th, 2026 | 11am – 2pm

Producing and Touring Your Solo Storytelling Show

LXCL:Buy all 7 workshops!

7-Workshop Bundle

Replay Story Fest is excited to bring you seven workshops for you to choose from during this year&#39;s festival. Workshops are $60 | Purchase all seven workshops for $360.&nbsp;There are only 12 spots available for each workshop. Saturday, April 11th, 2026 Finding the Heart of Your Story, with Chantal LimSaturday, April 11th, 2026 | 11am - 2pm$60In this workshop, Replay&#39;s Associate Artistic Director Chantal Lim, will help you discover and find the heart of your story, bringing it in focus and guide you to creating a space for you to be vulnerable with your story and performance. Participants should come with a story in mind they want to work on. Ideally, the story should be written out, and no longer than two-pages, double-spaced. Arts Intertwined with Storytelling, with Anto ChanSaturday, April 11th, 2026 | 2pm - 5pm$60In this workshop, InnerGenerational&#39;s Anto Chan, will support you in bringing more of your true self to the stage by weaving together your unique talents with the art of storytelling. Participants will explore how different performance styles such as spoken word, music stand up comedy, movement, or other creative expressions, can intertwine with personal narrative to create compelling and authentic stage pieces. Through thoughtful prompts and caring feedback, Anto will guide you in either integrating storytelling into your existing performance practice, or if you&rsquo;re primarily a storyteller, taking the creative risk of bringing other artistic talents into your set. Sunday, April 12th, 2026 Hutch&#39;s Storytelling: Improv in Storytelling, with Paul HutchesonSunday, April 12th | 11am - 2pm$60In this workshop you&#39;ll explore how improvisation can support the storytelling process, helping you think on your feet, stay present, and respond more intuitively to your audience. You&rsquo;ll learn how to embrace uncertainty, take creative risks, and trust your instincts, all within a supportive and welcoming environment. Whether you&rsquo;re new to storytelling or looking to expand your practice, this workshop will give you practical tools to bring more energy, flexibility, and joy into the way you tell your stories.This workshop will incorporate how improvisation can help the storytelling process. Creating Your First Solo&nbsp;Storytelling Show, with Christel BartelseSunday, April 12th | 2pm - 5pm$60Creating your first storytelling solo show is a big task, and in this workshop you&rsquo;ll gain invaluable insights into how to start shaping your ideas into a compelling solo performance. This workshop offers hands-on guidance and discussion, on the creative process, producing your own work, and preparing it for performance and touring. Take your ideas out of your head and onto the page&mdash;and from the page, you&#39;ll be able to step into the rehearsal room, so you can start building the show only you can create. *Students should come with an Idea of the type of Solo Show they would like to work on. Queering Your Story: telling 2SLGBTQIA+ stories, with Queers in Your EarsSunday, April 12th | 2pm *This workshop will take place at a separate venue!*$60Learning how to craft and shape a story can be a transformative experience. For people who feel marginalized or oppressed, sharing stories is a way to be heard and listened to, feeling valued for who we are or who we have become. Queers in Your Ears knows from our work over almost three decades as storytellers that as members of the LGBTQ2S+ community, we need to find ways to share how we see our lives and place in the world. This workshop will offer participants simple strategies to help build confidence in telling an oral story, and work together to develop a story of their own. We will also give guidance in developing a 2SLGBTQ+ story for 2SLGBTQ+ people and our allies. We&rsquo;ll share some of the tools we use in developing our own stories including photographs and personal memories that will show you how to shape and enhance your story and give it the power it deserves. As well, part of the art of storytelling is not only sharing stories but also listening to other people&#39;s stories. Learning how to be empathetic and respectful in providing feedback and creating a space that feels safe is something that makes us all better storytellers. * Please note this workshop will take place at a separate venue. Saturday, April 18th, 2026 Story and Structure, with Paul AflaloSaturday, April 18th, 2026 | 11am - 2pm$60Where does your start? Where does your story end? How can you play time? In this workshop you will learn how to structure and edit your story and turn it into a vibrant, compelling narrative that keeps your audience on the edge of the seats, needing to know more. Queering Your Story: telling 2SLGBTQIA+ stories, with Queers in Your EarsSaturday, April 18th, 2026 | 2pm - 5pm$60Learning how to craft and shape a story can be a transformative experience. For people who feel marginalized or oppressed, sharing stories is a way to be heard and listened to, feeling valued for who we are or who we have become. Queers in Your Ears knows from our work over almost three decades as storytellers that as members of the LGBTQ2S+ community, we need to find ways to share how we see our lives and place in the world. This workshop will offer participants simple strategies to help build confidence in telling an oral story, and work together to develop a story of their own. We will also give guidance in developing a 2SLGBTQ+ story for 2SLGBTQ+ people and our allies. We&rsquo;ll share some of the tools we use in developing our own stories including photographs and personal memories that will show you how to shape and enhance your story and give it the power it deserves. As well, part of the art of storytelling is not only sharing stories but also listening to other people&#39;s stories. Learning how to be empathetic and respectful in providing feedback and creating a space that feels safe is something that makes us all better storytellers. Sunday, April 19th, 2026 Producing and Touring Your Solo Storytelling Show, with Christel Bartelse and Paul HutchesonSunday, April 19th, 2026 | 11am - 2pm$60Join seasoned solo storytelling show producers, performers and touring artists for workshop on how to take your show on the road. You&#39;ll learn what it takes to produce a successful tour, promote and market your show.

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Replay Story Fest is excited to bring you seven workshops for you to choose from during this year's festival. Workshops are $60 | Purchase all seven workshops for $360. There are only 12 spots available for each workshop. Saturday, April 11th, 2026 Finding the Heart of Your Story, with Chantal LimSaturday, April 11th, 2026 | 11am - 2pm$60In this workshop, Replay's Associate Artistic Director Chantal Lim, will help you discover and find the heart of your story, bringing it in focus and guide you to creating a space for you to be vulnerable with your story and performance. Participants should come with a story in mind they want to work on. Ideally, the story should be written out, and no longer than two-pages, double-spaced. Arts Intertwined with Storytelling, with Anto ChanSaturday, April 11th, 2026 | 2pm - 5pm$60In this workshop, InnerGenerational's Anto Chan, will support you in bringing more of your true self to the stage by weaving together your unique talents with the art of storytelling. Participants will explore how different performance styles such as spoken word, music stand up comedy, movement, or other creative expressions, can intertwine with personal narrative to create compelling and authentic stage pieces. Through thoughtful prompts and caring feedback, Anto will guide you in either integrating storytelling into your existing performance practice, or if you’re primarily a storyteller, taking the creative risk of bringing other artistic talents into your set. Sunday, April 12th, 2026 Hutch's Storytelling: Improv in Storytelling, with Paul HutchesonSunday, April 12th | 11am - 2pm$60In this workshop you'll explore how improvisation can support the storytelling process, helping you think on your feet, stay present, and respond more intuitively to your audience. You’ll learn how to embrace uncertainty, take creative risks, and trust your instincts, all within a supportive and welcoming environment. Whether you’re new to storytelling or looking to expand your practice, this workshop will give you practical tools to bring more energy, flexibility, and joy into the way you tell your stories.This workshop will incorporate how improvisation can help the storytelling process. Creating Your First Solo Storytelling Show, with Christel BartelseSunday, April 12th | 2pm - 5pm$60Creating your first storytelling solo show is a big task, and in this workshop you’ll gain invaluable insights into how to start shaping your ideas into a compelling solo performance. This workshop offers hands-on guidance and discussion, on the creative process, producing your own work, and preparing it for performance and touring. Take your ideas out of your head and onto the page—and from the page, you'll be able to step into the rehearsal room, so you can start building the show only you can create. *Students should come with an Idea of the type of Solo Show they would like to work on. Queering Your Story: telling 2SLGBTQIA+ stories, with Queers in Your EarsSunday, April 12th | 2pm *This workshop will take place at a separate venue!*$60Learning how to craft and shape a story can be a transformative experience. For people who feel marginalized or oppressed, sharing stories is a way to be heard and listened to, feeling valued for who we are or who we have become. Queers in Your Ears knows from our work over almost three decades as storytellers that as members of the LGBTQ2S+ community, we need to find ways to share how we see our lives and place in the world. This workshop will offer participants simple strategies to help build confidence in telling an oral story, and work together to develop a story of their own. We will also give guidance in developing a 2SLGBTQ+ story for 2SLGBTQ+ people and our allies. We’ll share some of the tools we use in developing our own stories including photographs and personal memories that will show you how to shape and enhance your story and give it the power it deserves. As well, part of the art of storytelling is not only sharing stories but also listening to other people's stories. Learning how to be empathetic and respectful in providing feedback and creating a space that feels safe is something that makes us all better storytellers. * Please note this workshop will take place at a separate venue. Saturday, April 18th, 2026 Story and Structure, with Paul AflaloSaturday, April 18th, 2026 | 11am - 2pm$60Where does your start? Where does your story end? How can you play time? In this workshop you will learn how to structure and edit your story and turn it into a vibrant, compelling narrative that keeps your audience on the edge of the seats, needing to know more. Queering Your Story: telling 2SLGBTQIA+ stories, with Queers in Your EarsSaturday, April 18th, 2026 | 2pm - 5pm$60Learning how to craft and shape a story can be a transformative experience. For people who feel marginalized or oppressed, sharing stories is a way to be heard and listened to, feeling valued for who we are or who we have become. Queers in Your Ears knows from our work over almost three decades as storytellers that as members of the LGBTQ2S+ community, we need to find ways to share how we see our lives and place in the world. This workshop will offer participants simple strategies to help build confidence in telling an oral story, and work together to develop a story of their own. We will also give guidance in developing a 2SLGBTQ+ story for 2SLGBTQ+ people and our allies. We’ll share some of the tools we use in developing our own stories including photographs and personal memories that will show you how to shape and enhance your story and give it the power it deserves. As well, part of the art of storytelling is not only sharing stories but also listening to other people's stories. Learning how to be empathetic and respectful in providing feedback and creating a space that feels safe is something that makes us all better storytellers. Sunday, April 19th, 2026 Producing and Touring Your Solo Storytelling Show, with Christel Bartelse and Paul HutchesonSunday, April 19th, 2026 | 11am - 2pm$60Join seasoned solo storytelling show producers, performers and touring artists for workshop on how to take your show on the road. You'll learn what it takes to produce a successful tour, promote and market your show.

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