Ellouise Schoettler

Capital Fringe Preview: ‘Ready to Serve’: A Story for the WWI Centennial by Ellouise Schoettler, Storyteller

Ready to Serve is written and performed by Ellouise Schoettler. The Capital Fringe is a great venue for a performer to premiere or to season work. This July marks my eighth consecutive year performing...

Capital Fringe 2014 Preview: ‘The Hello Girls: A Surprising WWI Story’ by Ellouise Schoettler

Last year as the 2013 capital Fringe closed Iwas already beginning to wonder what I would be telling in 2014. My show Arlington National Cemetery: My Forever Home had gone well and I knew I would be...

‘An Actor’s Nightmare’ and ‘Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You’ at Chevy Chase Players

A Double Feature of two plays: An Actor’s Nightmare and Sister Mary Ignatius Explains It All For You by Christopher Durang, the Tony Award-winning playwright (for Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike)...

‘So, You Want to Talk for TED’ – A Personal Report by Ellouise Schoettler

TED and TEDx talks are a kind of popular mini-theater that has a world-wide audience. Although it wasn’t spelled out on my ‘bucket list,” having a chance to tape a TEDx Talk for the internet has been...

‘Cinderella – A Traditional British Panto’ – at The British Players by Ellouise Schoettler

Have a ball! Start the holidays with the laugh-filled family show –The British Players’ Cinderella, written by James Barry and directed with over-flowing humor by Charles Hoag. Cinderella is presented...

‘The Night Watcher’ at The Studio Theatre by Ellouise Schoettler

As a storyteller I strongly urge you to buy tickets to see The Night Watcher at The Studio Theatre, especially if you appreciate good storytelling, a fine actor, and a thought-provoking story. As a...

A Mother and a Son Look at ‘The Velocity of Autumn’ by Ellouise Schoettler

Last week my son and I were part of yet another audience captivated by Estelle Parsons and Stephen Spinella playing mother and son in Eric Coble’s marvelous play The Velocity of Autumn, now playing at...

‘A Storyteller Comes to Silver Spring for a House Concert’ By Ellouise Schoettler

Several years ago when Silver Spring, MD story-lover Laura Hagmann was driving back from the annual October National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, Tennessee, she realized she wanted more...

Two More Saturdays to See Storytellers Anne Thomas and John Donvan by Ellouise Schoettler

SOLO SERIES Double Feature – Two more Saturdays to see this Outstanding Performance by two Fine Storytellers. (For Adults). SpeakeasyDC, the leading storytelling organization in the DC area,...

2013 Capital Fringe Show Preview: ‘Arlington National Cemetery: My Forever Home’ by Ellouise Schoettler

When I was a junior at Central High School in Charlotte NC I was cast as Mrs. Soames, the town busybody, in our school production of Our Town. Thornton Wilder’s play captured my imagination. I...

Andy Offutt Irwin & Cathy Fink in an Evening of Storytelling by Ellouise Schoettler

On April 7th at Dance Exchange, the room was filled Saturday night when Georgia storyteller Andy Offutt Irwin was in Takoma Park for a show sponsored by the Institute of Musical Traditions. Cathy...

Jon Spelman’s ‘Tales of the Tallywhacker: The Prostate Dialogues’ at Creative Alliance by Ellouise Schoettler

Before the launch of Tales of the Tallywhacker: The Prostate Dialogues at Creative Alliance in Baltimore, the Baltimore Sun featured Jon Spelman’s work under this headline: “Monologue combines story...