Backfence Storytelling

Our award-winning BACKFENCE series of storytelling shows has been delighting audiences since 2008. The aughts, you all! Our shows feature local and out of town storytellers telling true personal tales based on a theme. Former storytellers range from a blood-spatter expert, a pet photographer, a park ranger, funeral director, a former Scientologist, to scientists and doctors, to New York Times Best-Selling authors, film actors/writers/directors, and people we’ve met on the street. BACKFENCE is honored to have raised money for, partnered with and/or performed in support of amazing non-profits that serve our community: JOIN, Oregon Tradeswomen, The Dougy Center, Oregon Food Bank, Literary Arts, Schoolhouse Supplies, Notes of Hope, Proud Ground, Black Girls Code, Children’s Book Bank, Rock-n-Roll Camp for Girls, P:EAR, The Big Float, The Independent Publishing Resource Center, Planned Parenthood, Neighborhood House, Jewish Federation of Greater Portland, Creative Mornings, and more.