Close Calls | Preview
Preview: Season 8 Episode 9 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Some moments bring us to the very edge, changing everything.
Some moments bring us to the edge, changing everything. Marylee’s kindness comes with a lesson in empathy, leaving her with regret; Alexander’s quick thinking, and a box of candy, turn a dangerous encounter into an escape; and Kat holds onto a family story she’s always believed...until the truth reshapes her world. Three storytellers, three interpretations of CLOSE CALLS, hosted by Theresa Okokon.
Stories from the Stage is a collaboration of WORLD and GBH.
Close Calls | Preview
Preview: Season 8 Episode 9 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Some moments bring us to the edge, changing everything. Marylee’s kindness comes with a lesson in empathy, leaving her with regret; Alexander’s quick thinking, and a box of candy, turn a dangerous encounter into an escape; and Kat holds onto a family story she’s always believed...until the truth reshapes her world. Three storytellers, three interpretations of CLOSE CALLS, hosted by Theresa Okokon.
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MARYLEE FAIRBANKS: She threw her arms around me, and she whispered in my ear, "Thank you."
And I panicked.
What if all those kids saw her hugging me?
KAT KOPPETT: Again, I feel the earth shift beneath my feet.
My mother isn't a murderer after all!
(laughter) ALEXANDER SCOTT: Surely, these fine young gentlemen, they don't mean to mug me, do they?
I don't have a wallet.
I don't have a phone.
I don't have any money.
I've already been mugged by life.
Stories from the Stage is a collaboration of WORLD and GBH.