Inspired by Pablo Neruda’s Odes to Common Things, Amphibian Stage has commissioned Texas artists of all disciplines to create performance works that celebrate simple, human-made objects. We might take these things for granted in our day-to-day lives, but upon closer examination they can inspire joy, gratitude, and perhaps even awe. Join us for an evening of music, movement, animation, and more as we rediscover the beauty of not-so-ordinary trinkets, baubles, and tools.

“When have you been silenced?”

We asked this question of Black men living and working in Fort Worth and received deeply personal responses. This is my Story presents three stories from an educator, an event planner and a Veteran Peer Service Coordinator, each of whom has learned to be silent as a means of self-preservation—but at what cost? This is My Story, a video project conceived by Dev’n Goodman, challenges us to look deeper, shed assumptions and envision what is possible when we approach one another with understanding and compassion.