The Broadcast, Siren Nation's storytelling event, features women from all walks of life telling true stories live in front of an audience. Theme: Get Over It!

Emcee: Bri Pruett!
Storytellers:
Dana Thompson
Alicia Rose
Dylan Meconis
Decoteau Wilkerson

Arrive early to sign up to tell your own story! We will choose two storytellers from the audience!


Bri Pruett is a stand-up comic and improviser from Portland. In addition to regular appearances at Helium Comedy Club and other venues, Bri is the co-host, writer, and co-creator of the live talk/variety show Late Night Action with Alex Falcone; is a frequent contributor to the Portland Mercury; and performs new material monthly with the New Shit Show at the Clinton St. Theater. www.bripruett.com

Dana Thompson is an actress (best known as Lt. Uhura in Atomic Arts’s Drammy award-winning production of Trek in the Park), a model (commercial and print ads), and a singer in local punk rock band Dartgun & The Vignettes. www.facebook.com/DartgunandtheVignettes

Alicia Rose is a filmmaker and an award-winning still photographer who has created music videos for national artists like Cake and Bob Mould, as well as playing a key role in branding NW bands like The Decemberists and Menomena. In 2015 she created/directed/co-wrote the web series “The Benefits of Gusbandry,” which has received widespread critical acclaim.www.aliciajrosephotography.com 

Dylan Meconis is a cartoonist/writer/illustrator whose career as a professional comics artist began with Bite Me!, a vampire farce. In 2012 her short story Outfoxed was nominated for an Eisner Award in the category of Best Digital Comic. She is currently several years into Family Man, a long-form comic updating at lutherlevy.com. www.dylanmeconis.com 

Decoteau Wilkerson is co-founder and host of A People’s Choir, a communal-style sing-along that has brought people together at Last Thursdays, TEDx, and Crush Bar in Portland; through Art In Odd Places in NYC; and more! Decoteau also leads a double life as Dee Dee Pepper, a burlesque performer who co-founded and co-hosts “Pepper + Bones Presents: Anything Goes Burlesque.” apeopleschoir.weebly.com anddeedeepepper.com