Partnerships

The Stagebridge Storytelling program has several additional applied learning / performance opportunities for aspiring tellers. 

Most notably, Stagebridge storytellers are pulled for Stagebridge’s Senior Reaching Out (SRO) program. While organizations and community groups can hire our artists to perform for cultural events and at senior centers, our storytellers are consistently tapped to perform across the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond. Currently, Stagebridge staff members are working with storytellers to establish a BIPOC (Black, Indigineous, and People of Color) cohort. Aligned with the company’s Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion commitment, this arm of SRO is designed to showcase the power of storytelling for underrepresented communities.

Held monthly, the SRO program also partners with Covia, an Active Aging Organization, to enrich the lives of home-bound seniors through the Well-Connected program. Storytellers perform on a phone-based meeting, where individuals can call in and listen to fascinating and engaging narratives. Throughout the pandemic, this partnership has evolved to expand the reach of our Stagebridge artists.

In a yearly partnership with The Marsh in Berkeley to showcase some of our brilliant storytelling, Stagebridge’s Tell it on Tuesday storytelling event is one fantastic opportunity for our PAI-trained storytellers to showcase and to honor a tradition of a local storytelling company.

Additionally, our staff are developing pilot storytelling programs in conjunction with the Asian Art Museum and the City of Oakland.

To learn more about the Stagebridge Storytelling program or how to become a community partnership, contact our team here.