It's Personal

Meet our cast! This Thursday, September 23rd, join us for our live YouTube show, It's Personal: Growing Up! Here from a few of the cast members about their experience preparing for the show and what to expect at our show. Don't miss out on this amazing night of storytelling! Purchase your tickets now at itspersonalonstage.com Editor: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan

This week we are re-releasing a very special podcast episode because it is the first It's Personal piece we turned into a short film! Take a listen to this baby crazy piece so you are familiar with it once the film debuts, because baby, you do not want to miss this! Interviewer: Chloé Godard Interviewee: Riley Billingsley Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Our co-creative director is on this week's episode to tell you that flying with your dog for the first time in the middle of a pandemic isn't easy (shocking!) Must love dogs in order to listen ;) Interviewer: Sam Ciavarella Interviewee: Riley Billingsley Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

It's that time of year again...we're gearing up for our annual Bitches Get Personal show! We have an all women+ identifying cast talk about all things personal. From the heartfelt to the absurd, you do NOT want to miss this show! Hear from a few of our cast members talk about the storytelling and rehearsal process in today's episode and don't forget to purchase your ticket to our online show at itspersonalonstage.com. It's Personal: Bitches Get Personal is Thursday, July 22nd at 5:30pm PST streamed online at itspersonalonstage.com. Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

What happens when you have medical anxiety and a deadly pandemic rages through the world? Well, you're about to find out! Skyler Thomas talks all about taking control of her mental health at our Bitches Get Personal show in 2020. Interviewer: Riley Billingsley Interviewee: Skyler Thomas Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Liz Kummer, the co founder and artistic director of It's Personal, has told many stories on our stage. And now she has nothing left to say...what happens when you own a storytelling company and you don't feel like you have a story to tell? Take a listen and find out! Interviewer: Sam Ciavarella Interviewee: Liz Kummer Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

If you've listened to our podcast for awhile, you know our storyteller Sam Ciavarella doesn't shy away from talking about uncomfortable topics. For our Bitches Get Personal show she tells us about her journey to getting sober, and we interview her about how she's doing and how her relationship with her mom is today. Interviewer: Riley Billingsley Interviewee: Sam Ciavarella Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Here at It's Personal, we love when our performers express themselves in different artistic ways. Giovana gets poetic in her piece from our Bitches Get Personal show in 2020. Hear her motivations behind her piece in today's episode! Interviewer: Max Kirkham Interviewee: Giovana Frediani Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Here at It's Personal we love hearing "origin stories" of how people came to be. Cheree told our audience at the Bitches Get Personal show what made her love acting as a child and really go for it as an adult! Interviewer: Liz Kummer Interviewee: Cheree Ramon Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

There are fewer more taboo topics than sex...and It's Personal never shies away from a taboo topic. Ariel Putman joined us at Bitches Get Personal to talk about her relationship with sex and body image, shedding much needed light on something no one should be ashamed of discussing. Interviewer: Max Kirkham Interviewee: Ariel Putman Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

This month for our special episode we are introducing you to some of the cast of our May show- It's Personal: Masculinity! Hear from our cast about the show process and what masculinity means to them. And don't forget to buy a ticket to our show that airs live on Youtube this Thursday by going to itspersonalonstage.com/masculinity. We'll "see" you there! Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Listen carefully...because Maren has a lot to say. Maren took us on her journey of self acceptance at our annual Bitches Get Personal show. Interviewer: Max Kirkham Interviewee: Maren English Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

If your life changed during the pandemic (re: everyone) you will find solace in this interview with Julia Stier about her piece from our annual Bitches Get Personal about moving back in with her parents and starting over. Interviewer: Riley Billingsley Interviewee: Julia Stier Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Gage Agnew is stepping out of his comfort zone to tell us what makes his comfortable...and not so comfortable. Listen to Gage's piece and an interview with him about why he likes to stay in his comfort zone. Interviewer: Liz Kummer Interviewee: Gage Agnew Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Every month for our live storytelling show, we pick a theme for our storytellers as a jumping off point. Some performers loosely follow the theme, and some people take it quite literally. Jacob Seidman definitely took the theme "Uncomfortable" literally...and the results are hilarious. Interviewer: Sam Ciavarella Interviewee: Jacob Seidman Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Did you know we have a blog? Well now you do! Every Wednesday, we release a new storytelling piece on our blog. We asked two of our blog contributors to read their pieces today on the podcast to give you a taste of what you will find each week! Listen now to Danny Cox, our blog coordinator, and Janette Danielson, an IP alum, as they get personal. Check out our blog at itspersonalonstage.com/blog Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Know your worth! Fernanda talks about the uncomfortable conversation of asking your boss for a raise at our Uncomfortable show. Stayed tuned for the interview to see if she got the raise! Interviewer: Riley Billingsley Interviewee: Fernanda Giron Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Lupe is SICK of getting asked this question...so she's here to talk about it head on during our It's Personal: Uncomfortable show. Get comfy and listen to this uncomfortable piece and hilarious interview! Interviewer: Sam Ciavarella Interviewee: Lupe Cambiasso Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Buckle up because today we've got a doozy of a story about Sam Ciavarella's origin story and fear of flying. You're in for a treat with this one...but maybe don't listen on a flight! Interviewer: Max Kirkham Interviewee: Sam Ciavarella Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

This week we have a very special episode of It's Personal the Podcast. Get acquainted with the cast of our upcoming show It's Personal: Lucky and hear all about the rehearsal process and what luck means to them. Then snag your ticket for the online show at itspersonalonstage.com! It's Personal: Lucky streams live on Thursday, March 25th at 5:30 pm PST. Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

For our show's theme of Survival, Celestial Zenith talks about the death of her dad. Full of courage and survival, Celestial touches on some very hard and beautiful topics. We are always humbled at It's Personal that storytellers choose to share such vulnerable parts of their lives, and Celestial's piece is no exception! Interviewer: Max Kirkham Interviewee: Celestial Zenith Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Sometimes you just have to get away...and Sarah Murphree does just that on a farm in the middle of nowhere. She ends up finding more than she bargained for, and learning about herself in the process. Interviewer: Liz Kummer Interviewee: Sarah Murphree Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

When the pandemic started some people decided to be productive and positive...Andy did not. Andy speaks candidly about what the shutdown meant for him during our first online show...and how he made it out alive. Interviewer: Sam Ciavarella Interviewee: Andy Quintana Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Y'all ready for this? Our new show, It's Personal: First Reads, debuts this week with the theme 'Beginnings'. Listen to Liz and Riley interview Ryan Stutz aka our First Reads host, Tiffany Heather Samantha about all things First Reads, beginnings, and midwest culture. Then tune in to our free live show this Thursday at 5:30 pm PST to see what Tiffany wears! visit itspersonalonstage.com for info on how to watch. Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Being a survivor means different things to different people. For Ariel, being a survivor is quite literal. Like, literally, the TV show Survivor. Interviewer: Max Kirkham Interviewee: Ariel Putman Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Survival is sometimes needed in the places you would least expect. In the place that was like your second home, with the people who were like your family. Listen to Josh Gibert's survival story with some unexpected turns. Interviewer: Liz Kummer Interviewee: Josh Gibert Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

What does survival mean to you? Max Kirkham, It's Personal's Executive Producer, tells us what it means to him in our first virtual show in May 2020. Hear about his survival and what he would tell his younger self. Interviewer: Sam Ciavarella Interviewee: Max Kirkham Editor: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

In this week's special episode of It's Personal the Podcast we are bringing you a sneak peak of our Resolution show happening this Thursday at 5:30 pm PST on itspersonalonstage.com. Hear from some of our cast about what Resolution means to them, then head over to our website to snag your ticket before Thursday! Featured Performers: Ryan Wayne Josh Nadler Sara Banerjee Karah Britton Barb Turino Deming Magner Carli Wright Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

2020 left us all feeling...a little funky. Georgina Captan tells us how she 'de-funkifies' herself. Maybe it'll help you too! Interviewer: Riley Billingsley Interviewee: Georgina Captan Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Your life can change in an instant...Chloé Godard knows all about that as she told us on stage last February at our Crush show about a time she was quite literally crushed. Almost a year later, we get into all the details of what went down. Interviewer: Max Kirkham Interviewee: Chloé Godard Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

It's 2021 and we're back! Live theater shows seem like a lifetime ago. Take a glimpse back in time with Andy Quintana's piece from our February 2020 show, 'Crush'. Andy is sending a resignation letter...but to whom? Take a listen to find out! Interviewer: Riley Billingsley Interviewee: Andy Quintana Producer: Max Kirkham Music: Joshua Hendricks Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Find out more about our company and live shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

It's the last episode of It's Personal the Podcast's 2020 season! And we're going to end the season with a bang...by talking about death. Riley Billingsley sees dead people, or at least she knows them, and she has a lot to say about them. Interviewer: Max Kirkham Interviewee: Riley Billingsley Producer: Max Kirkham Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Music: Josh Hendricks Learn more about our upcoming classes and shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

As you get older, you discover more things about yourself, and sometimes those realizations can be difficult. Chelsea gets real about her dynamics with friends and family at our Horrifying show in 2019. Interviewer: Riley Billingsley Interviewee: Chelsea Collins Producer: Max Kirkham Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Music: Josh Hendricks Learn more about our upcoming classes and shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

The things people say about us when we're young can stick with us...and sometimes the negative things we hear can actually help us into adulthood. Bob Guck talks all about this crushing feeling at our Crush show in February 2020. Interviewer: Riley Billingsley Interviewee: Bob Guck Producer: Max Kirkham Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Music: Josh Hendricks Learn more about our upcoming classes and shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Sometimes words just aren't enough...even for a storytelling show. Julia Stier had to sing her feelings at our Crush show in February 2020. Take a listen and sing along! Interviewer: Liz Kummer Interviewee: Julia Stier Producer: Max Kirkham Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Music: Josh Hendricks Learn more about our upcoming classes and shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

What's worse than experiencing your first earthquake? Well according to Sam during our Crush show in February 2020...it can be a LOT worse. I don't think we can even type it here so...you're going to have to listen. Interviewer: Liz Kummer Interviewee: Sam Ciavarella Producer: Max Kirkham Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Music: Josh Hendricks Learn more about our upcoming classes and shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

A crush is exciting and intoxicating, it's full of wonder and worry; but Emily Bice's crush is not what it seems. Hear all about her crush from our 2019 Crush show and get a deep dive into the It's Personal process in an interview with her! Interviewer: Max Kirkham Interviewee: Emily Bice Producer: Max Kirkham Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Music: Josh Hendricks Learn more about our upcoming classes and shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Kate Orlando is cursed. Or at least PART of her is cursed...you're going to have to listen to find out which part. We'll just say the least crazy part of her piece from our Horrifying show in October 2019 is that she's wearing an old wedding dress on stage. Interviewer: Riley Billingsley Interviewee: Kate Orlando Producer: Max Kirkham Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Music: Josh Hendricks Learn more about our upcoming shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

What's your BIGGEST fear? What if your biggest fear was actually really tiny? Chloé Godard talks about her harrowing encounter with a small scurrying creature at our Horrifying show. You don't want to miss it...but you may want to sleep with the lights on! Interviewer: Interviewee: Producer: Max Kirkham Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Music: Josh Hendricks Learn more about our upcoming classes and shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

What's the most horrifyingly embarrassing thing that's ever happened to you? Would you go on stage and tell that story to an audience? Ariel Putman tells her horrifying tale on stage...then lives to talk about it on our podcast. You don't want to miss this interview, but you might not want to listen to it while drinking your morning coffee! Interviewer: Liz Kummer Interviewee: Ariel Putman Producer: Max Kirkham Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Music: Josh Hendricks Learn more about our upcoming classes and shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

At our live storytelling shows our performers oftentimes share stories that have been buried deep for years. Sam Ciavarella's piece about a basement is a beautifully written piece about a horrifying tale. Interviewer: Riley Billingsley Interviewee: Sam Ciavarella Producer: Max Kirkham Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Music: Josh Hendricks Learn more about our upcoming classes and shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

What's more horrifying than finding out you're moving to another country and leaving everyone you love behind without any choice in the matter? Probably finding out once you're already at the airport. Monnie Aleahmad tells us all about this story from our Horrifying show. Interviewer: Bob Guck Interviewee: Monnie Aleahmad Producer: Max Kirkham Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Music: Josh Hendricks Learn more about our upcoming classes and shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Fears look a lot different when you're a kid than when you're an adult. Bob Guck takes on these fears head on in his piece from our Horrifying show in October 2019. Little did we know just how scary 2020 would be... Interviewer: Max Kirkham Interviewee: Bob Guck Producer: Max Kirkham Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Music: Josh Hendricks Learn more about our upcoming classes and shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Don't procrastinate on listening to this episode where Danny Cox gets personal about his piece from our Horrifying show in October 2019! Interviewer: Chloé Godard Interviewee: Danny Cox Producer: Max Kirkham Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Music: Josh Hendricks Learn more about our upcoming classes and shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Sometimes words aren't enough...even at our live storytelling show. At our 3rd annual Bitches Get Personal show in August and September 2019, Liz Kummer sings about not feeling like she's enough. But...she's only human. Interviewer: Kelsey Leign Interviewee: Liz Kummer Producer: Max Kirkham Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Music: Josh Hendricks Learn more about our upcoming classes and shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

What's it like to be your own hype man? Chloé Godard shows us how all while jumping rope at our Bitches Get Personal show in August and September 2019. Take a listen (and a sip of water!) and learn how to hype yourself up! Interviewer: Riley Billingsley Interviewee: Chloé Godard Producer: Max Kirkham Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Music: Josh Hendricks Learn more about our upcoming virtual Bitches Get Personal show at itspersonalonstage.com!

Sara Fisher loves to sleep...and she loves to dream. But...she doesn't always follow through with her dreams as she tells us in the Bitches Get Personal show August and September 2019. Listen to our interview with her to see if she's still a big dreamer! Interviewer: Liz Kummer Interviewee: Sara Fisher Producer: Max Kirkham Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Music: Josh Hendricks Learn more about our upcoming virtual Bitches Get Personal show at itspersonalonstage.com!

It's hard not to compare yourself to a Disney princess when your name is Ariel...but it's not all glass slippers and fairy dust. Listen to Ariel Putnam's piece at our annual Bitches Get Personal show in 2019 and check out the interview for a look at the woman behind the crown. Interviewer: Riley Billingsley Interviewee: Ariel Putnam Producer: Max Kirkham Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Music: Josh Hendricks Learn more about our upcoming virtual Bitches Get Personal shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Allison Powell performed onstage with us for the first time at our Bitches Get Personal show in August and September 2019. She tells the audience how she gained a love of running...which turned into a love for taking care of herself. Come along for the journey and listen along! Interviewer: Max Kirkham Interviewee: Allison Powell Producer: Max Kirkham Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Music: Josh Hendricks Learn more about our upcoming 4th annual Bitches Get Personal show at itspersonalonstage.com!

If you're a woman, hearing "you should smile more!" is like nails on a chalkboard. Alycia Conrad gets personal about all the things people have said to her or about her at our Bitches Get Personal show in August and September of 2019. Interviewer: Liz Kummer Interviewee: Alycia Conrad Producer: Max Kirkham Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Music: Josh Hendricks Learn more about our upcoming classes and shows at itspersonalonstage.com!

Riley wants a baby. She really wants to be a mom. But...not right now. It's complicated. Hear all about her journey to not motherhood on this week's episode! Interviewer: Chloé Godard Interviewee: Riley Billingsley Producer: Max Kirkham Artwork: Lauren Cierzan Music: Josh Hendricks Check out our live online show this week! itspersonalonstage.com