Errol McLendon
Storyteller, Word Weaver
All journeys lead to inner state stories.
Inner State Stories
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Inner State Stories is a memory piece that recalls the road trips and roadside attractions Errol shared with his mother as a child. When his mother’s Alzheimer’s takes away her short-term memory, Errol relies on the details of these journeys to provide his mother with comforting familiar territory during the last years of her life. Inner State Stories has been performed at Lifeline Theatre and Jekot Theatre in Chicago and was part of the 2024 Atlanta Fringe Festival, Indy Fringe Festival, and Orlando Fringe Festival.
Backed up by a slide show of roadside attractions Errol visited on a month-long, 7000-mile memorial road trip to his mother, Errol recalls his past through the many road trips his life has offered him. From childhood trips with his mother to leaving home to monthly trips home to care for his mother and her advancing Alzheimer’s, each mile traveled offers humorous and poignant realizations. As the show ends, the audience is invited to share their memories of the places they’ve driven.
Unrested Spirits
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Do you believe in ghosts? At an early age, Errol encountered unexplained phenomena that made him a believer. From ghost panthers at Scout camp to the spirit of unrequited love in New Orleans, Errol seemed constantly peering through the veil. Learn the basics of ghost hunting with Errol as his experiences lead him into four years of paranormal investigation. Meet the unrested spirits that he attempted to help to move on and the one that fought back. Fun, poignant and sometimes very scary - and all true. And in the end, what do we know? Accompanied by a slide show (projector and screen provided by Errol) there is photographic proof of some of the encounters.
Dad? Daddy? Poppa?
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