7DS: Pants On Fire!
Nov
22
8:00 PM20:00

7DS: Pants On Fire!

 Pants On Fire! features some of the Pacific Northwest’s premier storytellers, comedians, artists, writers, celebrities & musicians telling some of the most outrageous, hard-to-believe, 100% true stories you've ever heard. The problem is, one of our storytellers will be lying to your face, telling a complete whopper that never happened.          

Think you can figure out which ones are telling the truth, and which one's pants are on fire? If you can, you might win a bunch of cool stuff, including sponsor swag, concert tickets, and an overnight stay at the Edgefield Winery & Hotel.           

Or perhaps you'll win the coveted Bag O' Fancy Prizes facing off against your fellow audience members in our 2 Truths & A Lie Cage Match

Featuring new (mostly) true stories by actress, writer, and PDX radio icon Daria Eliuk, award-winning creator of J Names Jay Flewelling, distiller and mead maker M. Lee Beegirl, writer, filmmaker and King of the Trailers Travis Ables, comedian and improv phenom SJ Santa Cruz, producer of The Moth Dave Williams,  winner of Best Of RISK!and Moth MainStage Samira Sahebi, couples counselor & POF fan-favorite Jamie Berkowitz, and more! 

And after the Pants On Fire! liar is revealed, we’ll keep the party moving into the evening with the return of Euphoria: A Comedy Show, a parade of the best standup comedians in the Pacific Northwest, hosted by PDX’s own Jeremiah Coughlan

So join us for an evening of good eats & drink, games & prizes, mingling, catching up, great music, and of course fantastic storytelling - most of which will actually be true!

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Pants On Fire: St Patrick's Day Edition!  (w/ after-show party & standup comedy by Euphoria)
Feb
7
1:00 PM13:00

Pants On Fire: St Patrick's Day Edition! (w/ after-show party & standup comedy by Euphoria)

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Join us as we host Portland’ most wildest and interactive entertainment event with Pants On Fire! Party at the historic White Eagle Hotel & Saloon.

Pants On Fire! features some of the Pacific Northwest’s premier storytellers, comedians, artists, writers, celebrities & musicians telling some of the most outrageous, hard-to-believe, 100% true stories you've ever heard. The problem is, one of our storytellers will be lying to your face, telling a complete whopper that never happened.

Think you can figure out which ones are telling the truth, and which one's pants are on fire? If you can, you might win a bunch of cool stuff, including sponsor swag, concert tickets, and an overnight stay at the Edgefield Winery & Hotel.

Featuring (mostly) true tall tales by the star of NBC’s Last Comic Standing and Sugar Plum Gary Emmett Montgomery, Fire In The Meth Lab and Rabbit Night’s Jon Bennett, The Groundhog Day Show’s M. Lee Beegirl, Our Bold Voices and 7DS: MainStage alum Denise Peña, BASH @ Shotgun Players Theater and NPR’s Snap Judgement’s Scott Sanders, The Moth Grandslammer and host of It’s Not Me It’s You Alina Aliyar, and Excelapalooza’s Oz du Soleil.

And after the Pants On Fire! liar is revealed, we’ll keep the party moving into the evening with the return of Euphoria: A Comedy Show, a parade of the best standup comedians in the Pacific Northwest, hosted by PDX’s Jeremiah Coughlan.

So join us for an evening of good eats & drink, games & prizes, mingling, catching up, great music, and of course fantastic storytelling - most of which will actually be true!

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Saturnalia: Pantheon
Dec
22
8:00 PM20:00

Saturnalia: Pantheon

SHOW POSTPONED

NOTE: Due to a surprisingly large number of performers & staff being ill and the forecast of a snow storm the evening of the show, 7 Deadly Sins has decided to postpone our December 22nd Saturnalia: Pantheon show until after the new year. If you had purchased tickets, you should soon be receiving a refund through Cascadia Ticketing.

We were very excited about the artists slated for this year’s Saturnalia show, so in the coming weeks we will be working with McMenamins Mission Theater and all of the artists to find a date that can include the exact same lineup. 

We will make tickets available to everyone who had already purchased tickets one week before we officially announce the new date to the general public to ensure those folks have first shot at VIP and General Admission tickets before they sell out.

We will announce the new date shortly. Until then, we wish you all a delightfully sinful holiday season.

- 7 Deadly Sins

Celebrate the solstice with us this Thursday, December 22nd at the Mission Theater as Portland’s most sinful storytelling series returns with an exploration of history’s most sinful, fickle, and human characters: the Gods.

Saturnalia: Pantheon features eleven of the Pacific Northwest's premier artists, writers, musicians, filmmakers, comedians, poets, performance artists, and storytellers telling true stories in their own medium — each based on one of the Gods and Goddesses of myth and ancient religion. 

A follow up to our critically acclaimed show 7 Deadly Sins: Saturnalia, and Saturnalia II: 10 Commandments, this show promises to be equal parts hilarious, heartbreaking, beautiful, and — ultimately — inspiring.

Featuring performances by The Moth host and performance artist Andrew Dickson, creator and host of The People’s Poets Brianna Grisby, singer, songwriter, and Lenore alum Joy Pearson, improv group and creators of Whatchu Wanna Know Broke Gravy, comedian, filmmaker, and Live Wire alum Jason Rouse, Comedy Sportz champ and director of Every Little Thing Leann Ruth Johnson, Twenty Acres author Sarah Neidhardt,  PDX storyteller extraordinaire Pat McCreery, and more. With original music scored by the award-winning composer and orchestrator for The Dandy Warhols with the Oregon Symphony and Zola Jesus Quintets Louise Woodward.

Tickets for this show will sell out, so get your tickets today.

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7DS: Pants On Fire!
Nov
23
8:00 PM20:00

7DS: Pants On Fire!



Pants On Fire! features some of the Pacific Northwest’s premier storytellers, comedians, artists, writers, radio personalities & musicians telling some of the most outrageous, hard-to-believe, 100% true stories you've ever heard. The problem is, one of our storytellers will be lying to your face, telling a complete whopper that never happened.

Think you can figure out which ones are telling the truth, and which one's pants are on fire? If you can, you might win a bunch of cool stuff, including sponsor swag, concert tickets, and an overnight stay at the Edgefield Winery & Hotel.


Tickets on sale September 13

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7 Deadly Sins: Haunted
Oct
29
7:30 PM19:30

7 Deadly Sins: Haunted

Portland's most sinful storytelling show returns from the dead this October 29th with our own twist on Halloween campfire stories: 7 Deadly Sins: Haunted. 

Join us for a night of tales of the things that go bump in the night, as five renowned storytellers, writers, comics, musicians, and other artists tell true tales of being haunted by the dead — both metaphorically and literally.

Featuring five new 100% true tales that explore how to best deal with an actual haunted house; seances got wild; the evil that is high school; the most terrifying tattoo ever; and the realization that the ghost that's been haunting you is actually you.

With stories by country western raconteur Nikole Potulsky, producer and comic Carlos Kareem Windham, professional witch Jenna Bowers, J Names improv-er Jenn Hunter Tindle, and writer-slash-Slug Queen Constance Van Flandern, and music by Megan Diana and her band. 

Best of all, all proceeds for this show will go to support to help the nonprofit Our School and their mission to provide support and resources to LGBTQ+ kids and their families in those states where LGBTQ+ affirming, anti-racist learning spaces and resources for students, educators, and parents aren't viable.

Plus live music, games, pizza, and enough McMenamins adult beverages to make you go out and make your own haunting story of sin.

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Pants On Fire: Planned Parenthood Fundraiser & Party w/ Megan Diana
May
19
8:00 PM20:00

Pants On Fire: Planned Parenthood Fundraiser & Party w/ Megan Diana

Join us for a wild evening of tall tales, great music, and a shot at an overnight at Edgefield Winery & Hotel as Pants On Fire! returns to the White Eagle Hotel & Saloon with a very special mission: to help raise money for Planned Parenthood Advocated of Oregon.


Pants On Fire! features some of the Pacific Northwest’s premier storytellers, comedians, artists, writers, radio personalities & musicians telling some of the most outrageous, hard-to-believe, 100% true stories you've ever heard. The problem is, one of our storytellers will be lying to your face, telling a complete whopper that never happened.

Think you can figure out which ones are telling the truth, and which one's pants are on fire? If you can, you might win a bunch of cool stuff, including sponsor swag, concert tickets, and an overnight stay at the Edgefield Winery & Hotel.

Featuring (mostly) true tall tales by How We Do Family author & activist Trystan ReeseSlug Queen Constance Van Flandern, comedian and Kuufee & Creme host Creme BruleeRISK!’s Oz du Soleil,  The Moth Mainstage and Snap Judgement's Scott SandersIt’s Not Me It’s You's Alina AliyarPaper Chain Books' Vinnie Kinsella7DS: Fight or Flight’s Terri Knight, writer Allison Gash, and other sinner’s about town.

And after the Pants On Fire! liar is revealed, we’ll keep the party moving into the evening with live music from the amazing Megan Diana.

Most importantly, all proceeds from the evening will go directly to Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon as women’s rights advocates buckle in for what promises to be the most challenging — and important — battle for fundamental reproductive rights in over 50 years.

So join us for an evening of good eats & drink, games & prizes, mingling, catching up, great music, a great cause, and of course fantastic storytelling - most of which will actually be true!

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7 Deadly Sins: Resurrection
Apr
21
7:30 PM19:30

7 Deadly Sins: Resurrection

Portland's most sinful storytelling show returns from the dead this April 21st with our first MainStage show since the pandemic began, 7 Deadly Sins: Resurrection.

Join us for a journey into that resilient mystery that is the human heart, as six renowned storytellers, writers, comics, activists, and other artists tell true tales of coming back from the dead — both metaphorically and literally.

And since we’re doing the resurrection thang for this show, we'll also be featuring new music written and arranged for the show by 7 Deadly Sins original house band, Skamokawa Swamp Opera. We’ll also proudly be resurrecting the historic McMenamin’s Mission Theater as the home for all of our MainStage and Saturnalia shows.

Featuring performances by Weird & Awesome and Sugarplum Gary’s Emmett Montgomery, NW Black Comedy Festival and Deep End Theater’s Leann Ruth, Johnson, Cabin Fever and Live Wire’s Jason Rouse, City Club’s Erin Haley, The Moth’s Dave Williams, and Rough Draft’s Kahlie Towle.

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7DS: Pants On Fire Party
Mar
17
8:00 PM20:00

7DS: Pants On Fire Party

Portland’s Wildest Storytelling Experience Returns!

Join us as we host Portland’ most interactive entertainment event with our first-ever St. Patricks Day Pants On Fire! Party at the historic White Eagle Hotel & Saloon.

Pants On Fire! features some of the Pacific Northwest’s premier storytellers, comedians, artists, writers, celebrities & musicians telling some of the most outrageous, hard-to-believe, 100% true stories you've ever heard. The problem is, one of our storytellers will be lying to your face, telling a complete whopper that never happened.

Think you can figure out which ones are telling the truth, and which one's pants are on fire? If you can, you might win a bunch of cool stuff, including sponsor swag, concert tickets, and an overnight stay at the Edgefield Winery & Hotel.

Featuring (mostly) true tall tales by Portland Radio icon Daria Eliuk, Sexology: The Musical’s Melanie Moselsy, OPB’s Jason Sauls, ROAR’s Erika Worth, NBC’s Last Comic Standing’s Emmett Montgomery, It’s Not Me It’s You's Alina Aliyar, Wieden & Kennedy’s Britton Taylor, and other sinner’s about town.

And after the Pants On Fire! liar is revealed, we’ll keep the party moving into the evening with live music from Renegade Saints alum John Shipe and Mike Walker.

So join us for an evening of good eats & drink, games & prizes, mingling, catching up, great music, and of course fantastic storytelling - most of which will actually be true!

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7DS: Pants On Fire Party
Jan
7
8:00 PM20:00

7DS: Pants On Fire Party

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Help us welcome back live Portland storytelling with our first-ever Pants On Fire Party at the historic White Eagle Hotel & Saloon!

Pants On Fire! features some of the Pacific Northwest’s premier storytellers, comedians, artists, writers & musicians telling some of the most outrageous, hard-to-believe, 100% true stories you've ever heard. The problem is, one of our storytellers will be lying to your face, telling a complete whopper that never happened.

Think you can figure out which ones are telling the truth, and which one's pants are on fire? If you can, you might win a bunch of cool stuff, including sponsor swag, concert tickets, and an overnight stay at the Edgefield Winery & Hotel.

Featuring (mostly) true tall tales by comedian & The Magic Hat creator Emmett Montgomery, Lenore alum Joy Pearson, The Moth’s Andrew Dickson, improv artist and Front Porch Sessions creator Chris Williams, comedian & New Yorker writer Katie Nguyen, comedian & Live Wire alum Jason Rouse, The Best Of RISK! winner Samira Sahebi, and 7DS fan-favorite storyteller Denise Peña.

So join us for an evening of good eats & drink, games & prizes, mingling, catching up, great music, and of course fantastic storytelling - most of which will actually be true!

NOTE: Singer-songwriter John Shipe was originally scheduled to play music after the show. Sadly, this week John tested positive for COVID-19, and will be unable to preform. The good news is John is doing well and feeling fine. He will join us for our next Pants On Fire show on March 17 - our first ever St. Patricks Day show.

Please note: proof of COVID vaccination will be required for entry to this event

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Daria's Confessional Cabaret
Feb
7
8:00 PM20:00

Daria's Confessional Cabaret

7 Deadly Sins welcomes you to the premier of their newest show, Daria’s Confessional Cabaret.

This live confessional gameshow will be hosted by Portland’s own Queen of Darkness and radio icon Daria Eliuk, backed up by her angelic host comedian Christian Burke.

Watch three seasoned raconteurs confess their twisted, depraved, and often hilarious sins. It will be up to you and Daria to decide who will be granted absolution, and who must atone live on stage.

Plus, you'll be able to win valuable prizes competing against your fellow audience members in our new Virtue: Oh So! game.

So get ready, because Judgement Day is coming -- and it will be full of shock, horror, laughs, and prizes.

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7DS: Pants On Fire!
Jan
29
8:00 PM20:00

7DS: Pants On Fire!

Pants On Fire! features seven storytellers telling the most insane, outrageous, hard-to-believe stories from their own lives. The catch? One of those seven will actually be telling a bald-faced lie -- a whopper that never actually happened.

Think you can spot which of our seven storytellers is the liar? If you can, you might win a stay at McMenamin's Edgefield Hotel on us.

Not sure you can which is guess the liar? No worries! There will be other ways to win valuable prizes throughout the evening, including a chance to take on one of your fellow audience members in our Two Truths & A Lie Mano-y-Mano Cage Match.

Even if you don't win, you'll walk away having heard seven of the most wild, outrageous, hard-to-believe stories ever told on a Portland stage -- and six of them will actually be true.

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7 Deadly Sins: The 10 Commandments
Dec
29
7:30 PM19:30

7 Deadly Sins: The 10 Commandments

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Join us Sunday, December 29th as Portland's most sinful storytelling series returns with a unique and twisted look at our society's most longstanding and iconic commandments, the many ways in which we continue to break them, and the reasons why maybe sometimes we should probably break a few of them more often. 

Saturnalia II: 10 Commandments features thirteen of the Northwests premier artists, writers, musicians, filmmakers, poets, and storytellers, all telling a true story in their own medium - each based on one of the 10 Commandments. 

A follow up to last years critically acclaimed 7 Deadly Sins: Saturnalia, this show promises to be equal parts hilarious, heartbreaking, beautiful, and - ultimately - inspiring.

Featuring performances by:

Emmett Montgomery: Host of Seattle's Weird & Awesome Show, creator of Sugar Plum Gary, and star of NBCs Last Comic Standing.

Jason Rouse: Comedian, writer, director, filmmaker, and star of TVs One Bird At A Time.

Brianna Grisby: Award winning host of Slamlandia, creator of The Peoples Poets show.

Christian Burke: Comedian, co-host of My Real Portland.

Stephen Meads: Slam poet champion featured in Drunk In a Midnight Choir, Nailed, and SlamFind

Louise Woodward: Violist, composer, member of Zola Jesus, winner of the Los Angeles Movie Award for best original score. 

Kahlie Towle: Award-winning storyteller, producer, featured on The Moth Main Stage and Best of Kevin Allisons RISK!

Dylan Riek: Cellist, recording artist, and composer for film and television, principle cello for Portland Opera, member of Portland Cello Project, The Crying Shame, and Balmorhea

Oz D du Soleil: Globetrotting storyteller featured in Kevin Allisons RISK! and The Mystery Box Show

Michelle Michelle: Moth Story Slam winner and storytelling coach.

Michael Walker: Keyboardist, member of Mexican Gunfight, Renegade Saints, 9 Days Wonder, and other iconic PNW bands.

R Tod Kelly: Writer, journalist, host of 7 Deadly Sins: MainStage and Pants On Fire!

Alina Aliyar: Chocolatier, producer, host of 7 Deadly Sins: MainStage and Planned Parenthoods It's Not Me, Its You: Stories From the Dark Side of Dating

And of course, a special appearance by the Wondrous Light Bright of Perpetual Hope.

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ROUGH DRAFT
Dec
4
7:30 PM19:30

ROUGH DRAFT

ROUGH DRAFT takes audiences behind the scenes - and possibly onto the stage - of a live storytelling show. We’ll take volunteers from the audience who have a story they'd like to tell, and together with our audience & panel of celebrity coaches we'll shape that story into a work of art.

If you've always wanted to try storytelling, ROUGH DRAFT is the place to find supportive, positive, constructive feedback to give you the confidence to take it to the next level.

If you're an old pro, ROUGH DRAFT is the place to hone that story you've been trying to get just right for a bigger stage.

Mostly, though, ROUGH DRAFT is a great place to come for an evening of great stories.

And because it's a 7 Deadly Sins show, we're also planning on some surprises which should make it a wee bit wild and a whole lot of fun.

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7DS: Pants On Fire!
Nov
27
8:00 PM20:00

7DS: Pants On Fire!

Pants On Fire! features seven storytellers telling the most insane, outrageous, hard-to-believe stories from their own lives. The catch? One of those seven will actually be telling a bald-faced lie -- a whopper that never actually happened. 

Think you can spot which of our seven storytellers is the liar? If you can, you might win a stay at McMenamin's Edgefield Hotel on us.

Not sure you can which is guess the liar? No worries! There will be other ways to win valuable prizes throughout the evening, including a chance to take on one of your fellow audience members in our Two Truths & A Lie Mano-y-Mano Cage Match.

Even if you don't win, you'll walk away having heard seven of the most wild, outrageous, hard-to-believe stories ever told on a Portland stage -- and six of them will actually be true.

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7 Deadly Sins: Fight or Flight!
Oct
27
7:30 PM19:30

7 Deadly Sins: Fight or Flight!

Join us on Sunday, October 27th at Curious Comedy Theater as 7 Deadly Sins proves that truth is scarier than fiction.

Fight or Flight kicks off Halloween week with all-new totally true tales of terror that examine what to do when the Devil finally comes to get you, how to best proceed when you realize your spouse has been replaced by a doppelgänger, the frustration of your biggest fear being something no one else is frightened of, the unexpected anxiety involved in trying to beomce an alpha predator yourself, what exactly it is a murder of crows is murdering, and that moment you realize the most terrifying thing you can imagine is already in your house.

Featuring stories by Trystan Angel Reese, Chris Williams, Terri Knight, Britton Taylor, and Karl Middlebrooks, all told to the witch-folk music of Lenore.

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Daria's Confessional Cabaret
Oct
4
7:30 PM19:30

Daria's Confessional Cabaret

7 Deadly Sins welcomes you to the premier of their newest show, Daria’s Confessional Cabaret

This live confessional gameshow will be hosted by Portland’s own Queen of Darkness and radio icon Daria Eliuk

Watch three seasoned raconteurs confess their twisted, depraved, and often hilarious sins. It will be up to you and Daria to decide who will be granted absolution, and who must atone live on stage. 

Plus, you'll be able to win valuable prizes competing against your fellow audience members in our new Virtue: Oh So! game. 

Daria’s Confessional Cabaret kicks off on Friday, October 4th at McMenamins White Eagle Saloon.

So get ready, because Judgement Day is coming -- and it will be full of shock, horror, laughs, and prizes.

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Pants On Fire!
Sep
25
8:00 PM20:00

Pants On Fire!

Pants On Fire! features seven storytellers telling the most insane, outrageous, hard-to-believe stories from their own lives. The catch? One of those seven will actually be telling a bald-faced lie -- a whopper that never actually happened. 

Think you can spot which of our seven storytellers is the liar? If you can, you might win a stay at McMenamin's Edgefield Hotel on us.

Not sure you can which is guess the liar? No worries! There will be other ways to win valuable prizes throughout the evening, including a chance to take on one of your fellow audience members in our Two Truths & A Lie Mano-y-Mano Cage Match.

Even if you don't win, you'll walk away having heard seven of the most wild, outrageous, hard-to-believe stories ever told on a Portland stage -- and six of them will actually be true.


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ROUGH DRAFT
Sep
18
7:30 PM19:30

ROUGH DRAFT

ROUGH DRAFT takes audiences behind the scenes - and possibly onto the stage - of a live storytelling show. We’ll take volunteers from the audience who have a story they'd like to tell, and together with our audience & panel of celebrity coaches we'll shape that story into a work of art.

If you've always wanted to try storytelling, ROUGH DRAFT is the place to find supportive, positive, constructive feedback to give you the confidence to take it to the next level.

If you're an old pro, ROUGH DRAFT is the place to hone that story you've been trying to get just right for a bigger stage.

Mostly, though, ROUGH DRAFT is a great place to come for an evening of great stories.

And because it's a 7 Deadly Sins show, we're also planning on some surprises which should make it a wee bit wild and a whole lot of fun.

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7DS: Pants On Fire!
Aug
14
4:30 PM16:30

7DS: Pants On Fire!

Pants On Fire! features seven storytellers telling the most insane, outrageous, hard-to-believe stories from their own lives. The catch? One of those seven will actually be telling a bald-faced lie -- a whopper that never actually happened. 

Think you can spot which of our seven storytellers is the liar? If you can, you might win a stay at McMenamin's Edgefield Hotel on us.

Not sure you can which is guess the liar? No worries! There will be other ways to win valuable prizes throughout the evening, including a chance to take on one of your fellow audience members in our Two Truths & A Lie Mano-y-Mano Cage Match.

Even if you don't win, you'll walk away having heard seven of the most wild, outrageous, hard-to-believe stories ever told on a Portland stage -- and six of them will actually be true.

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ROUGH DRAFT
Aug
7
7:00 PM19:00

ROUGH DRAFT

ROUGH DRAFT takes audiences behind the scenes - and possibly onto the stage - of a live storytelling show. We’ll take volunteers from the audience who have a story they'd like to tell, and together with our audience & panel of celebrity coaches we'll shape that story into a work of art.

If you've always wanted to try storytelling, ROUGH DRAFT is the place to find supportive, positive, constructive feedback to give you the confidence to take it to the next level. 

If you're an old pro, ROUGH DRAFT is the place to hone that story you've been trying to get just right for a bigger stage.

Mostly, though, ROUGH DRAFT is a great place to come for an evening of great stories. 

And because it's a 7 Deadly Sins show, we're also planning on some surprises which should make it a wee bit wild and a whole lot of fun.

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7DS: Pants On Fire!
Jul
31
8:00 PM20:00

7DS: Pants On Fire!

Pants On Fire! features seven storytellers telling the most insane, outrageous, hard-to-believe stories from their own lives. The catch? One of those seven will actually be telling a bald-faced lie -- a whopper that never actually happened. 

Think you can spot which of our seven storytellers is the liar? If you can, you might win a stay at McMenamin's Edgefield Hotel on us.

Not sure you can which is guess the liar? No worries! There will be other ways to win valuable prizes throughout the evening, including a chance to take on one of your fellow audience members in our Two Truths & A Lie Mano-y-Mano Cage Match.

Even if you don't win, you'll walk away having heard seven of the most wild, outrageous, hard-to-believe stories ever told on a Portland stage -- and six of them will actually be true.

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7DS: Pants On Fire!
May
29
8:00 PM20:00

7DS: Pants On Fire!

Pants On Fire! features seven storytellers telling the most insane, outrageous, hard-to-believe stories from their own lives. The catch? One of those seven will actually be telling a bald-faced lie -- a whopper that never actually happened. 

Think you can spot which of our seven storytellers is the liar? If you can, you might win a stay at McMenamin's Edgefield Hotel on us.

Not sure you can which is guess the liar? No worries! There will be other ways to win valuable prizes throughout the evening, including a chance to take on one of your fellow audience members in our Two Truths & A Lie Mano-y-Mano Cage Match.

Even if you don't win, you'll walk away having heard seven of the most wild, outrageous, hard-to-believe stories ever told on a Portland stage -- and six of them will actually be true.

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7 Deadly Sins: Stranger In A Strange Land
Apr
16
7:30 PM19:30

7 Deadly Sins: Stranger In A Strange Land

7 Deadly Sins bring you five true tales of ordinary people facing new terrain without a map.

Featuring stories about choosing to be the stranger that battles oppression with love; the best ways to survive Stockholm Syndrome; the risks of being deported from your country of origin; the surprisingly large chasm that separates those who live on land to those who live under water; and and what it means when everything and everyone you’ve ever known becomes foreign to you in the blink of an eye.

Join us on April 16th at the Portland Center Stage Armory as we officially kick off our fourth season with our first MainStage show of 2019, 7 Deadly Sins: Stranger In A Strange Land.

Featuring new stories by Reema Zaman, Samira Sahebi, Robbie Parker, Jeremy Lucas, Brian Ellis, and more. With original music scored for the show, composed and performed by Louise Woodward.

Best of all: proceeds for this show will go to support Kenton Women’s Village, the creative, collaborative project that helps Portland’s most at-risk women by offering a new potential approach for addressing houselessness at a small scale.

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7 Deadly Sins Presents: Andrew Dickson's Kids These Days
Apr
12
7:00 PM19:00

7 Deadly Sins Presents: Andrew Dickson's Kids These Days

7 Deadly Sins is proud to present the launch of its new 7DS: Voicesseries with the world premier of Andrew Dickson's Kids These Days at Portland’s historic Mission Theater.

Kids These Daysis part storytelling, part comedic monologue, and part TED Talk about how much and fast the world has changed, how awful and amazing it is to be a parent, and the generational politics of baby boomers, generation X and Y, millennials, and whatever kids younger who were born a few years ago are going to be called. 

For example, Andrew will perform his ABC book, written for the world kids are going to inherit. ("A is for Apple. They make the bright, colorful devices we pay attention to instead of you.") And he’ll present his list of things he didn’t know about until he was an adult that his kids experienced by the time they were 5 (from pho, dim sum, and sushi, to a black president). 

The show will feel a bit like a full-length comedy stand-up special, weaving together a dozen or so stories, lists, rants, and audience participation that all relate to the above themes of change, technology, kids, parenthood, childhood and adulthood.

Oh, and PowerPoint. There will also be PowerPoint.

We expect this show to sell out before day of event, so get your tickets today.

TICKETS GO ON SALE APRIL 12

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7DS: Pants On Fire!
Mar
24
7:00 PM19:00

7DS: Pants On Fire!

Join 7 Deadly Sins at the White Eagle Saloon for Portland’s most interactive storytelling event: Pants On Fire! Featuring brand new stories by podcaster and PDX radio icon Daria Eckhardt Eliuk, Melanie Moseley (fresh off her tour with Sexology: The Musical!), voice of Oregon Public Broadcasting Jason Sauls, Our Bold Voices host Paul Iarrobino, Oz D du Soleil (fresh off his performance at RISK! @ Revolution Hall), 7DS fan fave Stephanie Lechner, and the storytelling debut of standup comedy's Rebecca Block.

Pants On Fire! features seven storytellers telling the most insane, outrageous, hard-to-believe stories from their own lives. The catch? One of those seven will actually be telling a bald-faced lie -- a whopper that never actually happened. 

Think you can spot which of our seven storytellers is the liar? If you can, you might win a stay at McMenamin's Edgefield Hotel on us.

Not sure you can which is guess the liar? No worries! There will be other ways to win valuable prizes throughout the evening, including a chance to take on one of your fellow audience members in our Two Truths & A Lie Mano-y-Mano Cage Match.

Even if you don't win, you'll walk away having heard seven of the most wild, outrageous, hard-to-believe stories ever told on a Portland stage -- and six of them will actually be true.

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7DS: ROUGH DRAFT
Mar
3
8:00 PM20:00

7DS: ROUGH DRAFT

ROUGH DRAFT takes audiences behind the scenes - and possibly onto the stage - of a live storytelling show. We’ll take volunteers from the audience who have a story they'd like to tell, and together with our audience & panel of celebrity coaches we'll shape that story into a work of art.

If you've always wanted to try storytelling, ROUGH DRAFT is the place to find supportive, positive, constructive feedback to give you the confidence to take it to the next level. 

If you're an old pro, ROUGH DRAFT is the place to hone that story you've been trying to get just right for a bigger stage.

Mostly, though, ROUGH DRAFT is a great place to come for an evening of great stories. 

And because it's a 7 Deadly Sins show, we're also planning on some surprises which should make it a wee bit wild and a whole lot of fun.

This Event Is Free

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7 Deadly Sins: Oz
Feb
23
7:30 PM19:30

7 Deadly Sins: Oz

7 Deadly Sins invites you to a very special evening of storytelling, music, wine, chocolate - and hope.

Join us on February 23rd for 7 Deadly Sins: Oz, as five nationally-renowned storytellers bring you five true tales of home, heart, brain, courage, and what it means to realize you're not in Kansas anymore.

Better still, this show will feature music from both violist Louise Woodward (last seen at 7 Deadly Sins: Saturnalia) and Edna Vazquez, that "creative crisol with a vocal range that allows her to paint seamlessly with her original material, an intersection of folk, rock, pop and R&B," fresh off of her tour with Pink Martini.

Even better than that, the evening will feature tastings and pairings of two of of our most favorite sinful things: chocolate and wine.

But best of all, every single dollar of the proceeds for this show will go to Kenton Women's Village, the creative, collaborative Portland non-profit offering a new approach for addressing houselessness at a one-on-one scale.

And on top of all of that, there will be a few more surprises that we're keeping under our hat till the show. (Because after all, what's more sinful than a fun secret or two?)

Please note that unlike our other MainStage shows, 7DS: Oz will be an exclusive, intimate event, with only three dozen seats available. So don't delay! Get your tickets as soon as they go on sale.


TICKETS AVAILBLE NOW AT TICKET TOMATO

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7DS: Pants On Fire!
Jan
30
8:00 PM20:00

7DS: Pants On Fire!

Join 7 Deadly Sins at the White Eagle Saloon for Portland’s most interactive storytelling event: Pants On Fire!

Featuring seven brand new insane, bizarre, 100% true tales from PDX radio icon Daria Eckhardt Eliuk ROAR Fierce Female Storytelling's Erika Worth, Public Radio’s Michael Boxer, Lenore’s Joy Pearson, raconteur Leslie Zemenek, and 7DS: MainStage alum Jennifer Foreman and Charles Sheffer.

Pants On Fire! features seven storytellers telling the most insane, outrageous, hard-to-believe stories from their own lives. The catch? One of those seven will actually be telling a bald-faced lie -- a whopper that never actually happened. 

Think you can spot which of our seven storytellers is the liar? If you can, you might win a stay at McMenamin's Edgefield Hotel on us.

Not sure you can which is guess the liar? No worries! There will be other ways to win valuable prizes throughout the evening, including a chance to take on one of your fellow audience members in our Two Truths & A Lie Mano-y-Mano Cage Match.

Even if you don't win, you'll walk away having heard seven of the most wild, outrageous, hard-to-believe stories ever told on a Portland stage -- and six of them will actually be true.

Get Tickets Here!

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