This fall, we're excited to launch our newest virtual programs offering, a 4-week live storytelling development program that centers, affirms, and celebrates our lived experiences as Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders.

About the program

Drawing upon traditions of family lore or entertaining friends over a shared meal, participants will craft true stories from their lives for performance. Led by instructors Miyo Tubridy and Dani Huang, our program meets weekly online for four weeks starting in late October. Sessions include games, model stories, brainstorming, sharing story drafts and receiving personalized feedback. Learn more about the program here.

‍Program dates:

- Monday Oct 27,  5-8pm PT/7-9pm CT/8-10pm ET
- Monday, Nov 3 5-8pm PT/7-9pm CT/8-10pm ET
- Monday, Nov 10 5-8pm PT/7-9pm CT/8-10pm ET
- Final performance: Monday, Nov 17  5-8pm PT/7-9pm CT/8-10pm ET

Who this program is for: This program is for writers who want to move beyond the page, stage-shy folks who want encouragement to enter the spotlight, or anyone who has the yearning to tell their story out loud in community.

• Each cohort of Beyond the Page has a unique identity focus. This year's program is for AAPIs living in the Midwest, Interior West, Southwest, or South.
• We especially want to invite AAPI writers who identify as disabled, neurodivergent, trans and LGBTQIA+, mixed race, adoptees, South Asian, West Asian, and Pacific Islander.

In the spirit of accessibility, we are providing tickets to Beyond the Page on a sliding scale. Slant'd is a fully volunteer-run organization; ticketed programs and events support Slant’d in building financial sustainability so we can continue the work we do here. Sliding scale breakdown:

• Student - $80 - $20/week - For active full-time students. Slant’d subsidized.
• Level 1 - $120 - $30/week - 60% of true cost. Subsidized by Slant’d & Level 3
• Level 2 - $200 - $50/week - True price of the program. Supports Slant’d programs current offerings and sustainability.
• Level 3 - $240 - $60/week - Abundance! Helps subsidize Level 1 and supports Slant’d’s future offerings.

NOTE: By purchasing a ticket, you are committing to attending four weekly virtual sessions. Please review program schedule.‍

Sold out? Please email programs@slantd.com with the subject line: "Beyond the Page waitlist" to be added to the waitlist.

Team

‍Beyond the Page Program Manager and instructor: Miyo Tubridy
Co-instructor: Dani Huang
Director of Programs: Jenn Lam

This will be Beyond the Page's program pilot — help us shape this program for future virtual storytelling cohorts!