Sign up for Frayn’s Fall Next Level classes (Fall #1 is Sold Out & Fall #2 is pending one spot, wait list avail) & scroll down for Ash Allen’s a la carte class on July 28!
BACKFENCE story producers & teachers have been at a for a minute. We are all award winning storytellers who’ve performed in different corners of the country. Combined we’ve coached over 850 stories for stage, screen, conference, and pitches. We continue to refine and grow our own skills.
We’ve also coached stories for numerous fundraisers, special events, one on one, and put on specialty shows like the our sold out co-production at Rev Hall with DIVERSA, SUPER: WOMEN IN TECH.
Email frayn@backfencepdx.com to get notified about classes!!
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I had an event last week and everyone on my team said I had leveled up my stage game- thanks to you, Frayn!
Alisha Sullivan, Executive Director of Portland Winter Light Festival
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The workshop was just so magical. Our group worked SO well together, the stories were so touching and funny - it was intensely special.
Mikey Shethar, Chef
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After the Next Level workshop & showcase, I felt like I was on drugs. For days. It put a bounce back in my step.
Megan Ullman, Set Designer
NEXT LEVEL STORYTELLING: Elevate your storytelling & performance skills
With instructor Frayn Masters — Next workshop will
begin Sept 8th & 2nd Oct 20th. All dates below!
Email frayn@backfencepdx.com to get on the
email list for FALL class announcement!!
The deets FALL #1 (Sold Out)
3 in-person: SEPT 8th, 15th, 22nd 5:45 - 7:45
3 Private 1:1 60 minute sessions (scheduled @
your covenience)
1 Rehearsal: OCT 6 5:45-8:45
A real live Showcase: OCT 9th
5 Students max for maximum attention
A really fun & good time
The deets FALL #2 (Pending Final Spot)
3 in-person: OCT 20th, 27th, NOV 3rd 5:45 - 7:45
3 Private 1:1 60 minute sessions (scheduled @
your covenience)
1 Rehearsal: NOV 17th 5:45-8:45
A real live Showcase: NOV 20th
5 Students max for maximum attention
A really fun & good time
This class is for everyone! Experienced people and people who’ve never even been on stage come together to have one helluva great time.
You’ve got a lot of cool tools living inside you waiting to impact audiences under the lights. Let’s reveal more of what brings your youness to the stage in this super supportive month-long risk-taking adventure.
If you’ve thought you were too quiet or not performative enough, I want to encourage you to take this class. We have a private session before class begins to make the class meet your specific needs and work through your particular brand of nerves and ish.
I work with stories from the more quiet folks to those dazzle like a disco ball. As people we need to hear and tell all kinds of stories, they are all meaningful.
All you need is a playground where taking chances and trying new things gives you breathing space for breakthroughs that make your stories and stage presence to truly sing.
During your private 1:1’s we can truly create so much progress through individualized support based off what aligns with your goals.
I created this smaller class size, plus one-on-one sessions, just for you. We’ll do challenging super fun exercises, you’ll receive direction along work with topnotch classmates to help you define and get where you want to go next.
We’ll get down to it with improv, varied storytelling formats, supportive performance exercises.
We’ll work on the one-mic-standing-still stage experience and explore the multidimensional topography of the stage. You’ll find a home at the mic with renewed physical, vocal, and narrative inspiration skills.
Email Frayn: frayn@backfencepdx.com to ask questions & sign up!
CLASS COST is $797. Get $100 off when you register one month prior to class. Payment plans are available.
Finding Your Footing: Navigating the Story Basics Landscape
With instructor ASH ALLEN
The deets:
Date: Mon, July 28th
Time: 6pm-8pm
Location: TBA
20 Students max
This class is for people who love to express their joy and pain through comedy — most especially on a summer Monday evening. This class is for all levels of experience–new to the stage or storytelling world? This class is for you! Seasoned performer who wants to explore storytelling as a medium? Come on in!
Curious about the world of storytelling? Wondering what it takes to begin the process of preparing a story for performance/pitching/wedding toast?
Portland is brimming with storytelling opportunities, and it can be overwhelming to navigate or know where or how to get started.
Class will be a combination of lecture, writing exercises, and a group workshop. We will discuss story structure, ways to stay grounded when the nerves kick in, and how to generate story ideas.
You will leave the class with the tools to help you begin the process of managing uncomfortability and find more confidence on stage, new story ideas, and a map of resources that will assist you in your storytelling journey.
Join a great group of fellow creatives and creative-curious folks for an evening of discovery, revelation, and connection.
Email Frayn: frayn@backfencepdx.com to ask questions & sign up!
CLASS COST $35. Get $5 off when you register before July 15th! (Just $15 more for 1:1 private virtual only 30-minute consult with Ash — either before or after the workshop!)