Richmond's Tell Tale Hearts

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Calling All Valentines: Love Stories and Decadent Desserts at Cultural Arts Center in Glen Allen

Richmond’s Storytelling Theater Troupe, Tell Tale Hearts, is gearing up for its annual Valentine’s Day show, Fools for Love and Decadent Desserts, to be held at the Cultural Arts Center at Glen on Saturday, February 12, 2011 at 7:30 p.m. This year’s show, which spotlights stories about fools, love, and the human condition, will feature guest teller Ellouise Schoettler, a Maryland professional storyteller who was reared in North Carolina surrounded by a family that reveled in words and told outrageous stories on each other. Schoettlers original story “Good Will Mourning” celebrates love in a long-marriage, and highlights a few fools who are dealing with the human condition.

Other tellers for the evening include Denise Bennett, Anthony Burcher, Carolyn Gabb, and tandem storytelling team Les Schaffer and Judith Onesty. Bennett will share a story titled Best Friend, about looking for love, only to find it was right under her nose all along. Burcher will tell his original personal story How the Fine Restaurant Bojangles Broke Up a Budding Romance. “Clearly, this is a serious story. Lives will be changed,” Burcher affirms, with tongue planted firmly in cheek.

Gabb will entertain with a humorous story titled Three Weddings and a Funeral. Schaffer and Onesty will be telling Our Love Affair Remembered, from their acclaimed two person show Seasons of Love. Our Love Affair Remembered features an elderly couple reminiscing about how they met and courted.

Also starring in the show will be delectable desserts in all flavors, textures, shapes, and sizes. “It’s all you can eat and a guaranteed five pound weight gain,” chuckles the evening’s emcee, Appalachian storyteller Linda Goodman, adding, “The evening is also a great way to impress your Valentine.”

Because seating is limited and this is one of Tell Tale Hearts’ most popular shows, reservations are recommended. Call 804-261-ARTS (804-261-2787) for tickets, which are $20.00 each and include both the show and the desserts. For additional information, go to www.telltalehearts.org.

The Glen Allen Cultural Arts Center is located at 2880 Mountain Road in Glen Allen, Virginia, just of I-95’s Woodman Road exit.