THE FLAME: STORYTELLING SHOWCASE

Sunday, April 12, 2026 at 7pm
A Gateway Theatre Presentation
Gateway Theatre Second Floor Lobby
Run time: 2 hours plus 20 minute intermission
Free to Attend with Registration

Hosted by Deborah Williams
Recommended for Ages 16+

Join us at Gateway Theatre for a special performance of Vancouver’s wildly popular storytelling series, The Flame, where we will be featuring the fresh work of 7-8 storytellers who have just participated in a storytelling workshop the same weekend! Come see the incredible work they will have put together, thanks to the leadership of The Flame host Deborah Williams, the award-winning actor and one of the creators of Mom’s the Word. Come to Gateway and watch these talented local storytellers create an event full of “true stories told by the people who lived them”.

Stories have meaning. Stories inspire us. Most importantly, stories bring us together.


REGISTRATION for STORYTELLING SHOWCASE

We request your registration ahead of time for this event so we can accommodate the number of people attending. Limited spots are available so register early!


Interested in the participating in the workshop? Learn more and sign up to attend here.

History

The Flame began in Deb Williams and Bruce Kennedys’ eastside Vancouver living room in 2009. Together with co-creator Joel Wirkkunen, they invited 20 people to each share a personal true story. In return, the tellers were offered wine, cheese, and a warm place to gather. The storytellers, mostly professional performers, arrived self-conscious with acute stage fright. They told their stories, heard others, and left exhilarated; filled, and wanting more.

The Flame caught fire.


Read the rest of The Flame History

Meet the Host

DEBORAH WILLIAMS

Host

Bio

DEBORAH WILLIAMS

Host

Deb Williams is a multi-talented artist with over 35 years of experience in acting, playwriting, and producing. She co-created and starred in the Mom’s The Word plays. Deb is also the co-founder and Artistic Producer of The Flame, Vancouver’s top storytelling event. She has written several plays, including Broccoli and Butterflies and Drift Wood, and has been an Associate Artist at the Belfry Theatre for ten years. Deb is also an experienced personal storytelling teacher, coach, facilitator, and consultant, having taught nearly 1000 tellers of all ages, genders, sexual orientations, cultural identities, and mental and physical abilities.

 

Website – www.theflame.live/about-deb-1