How to Poop in an Outhouse at -72°F

“How to Poop in an Outhouse at -72°F” is the true story of how 19-year-old Kona met a Native Alaskan man while traveling through Colorado and decided to drive him home—to northern Alaska. She lived there for 5 years, surviving grizzly bears and subzero weather north of the Arctic Circle, while learning invaluable lessons of humility and humanity from the indigenous tribe of the region, the Gwich'in. From wolves to whirlpools, this is an astonishing and hilarious adventure tale of how Kona transformed from a wild teenager to a young mother of a member of the tribe. And yes, you will receive all the tips needed for how to use an outhouse at -72°F!
Kona Morris, Writer and Performer
Kona Morris is a storyteller, writer, and educator. She has won The Moth StorySLAM in New York City, Los Angeles, and Boston, and she came in first place for the Ojai Storytelling Festival Story Slam, which was judged by Featured Tellers from the National Storytelling Festival. She has been featured on international television shows and podcasts, such as Stories From The Stage (PBS and the WORLD Channel) and the RISK! Podcast. Her episode on Stories From The Stage, entitled, “Getting Away With It,” won a 2025 SIGNAL AWARD. Kona was a finalist for the prestigious J.J. Reneaux Emerging Artist Award, and she was selected to be one of the 2025 Stone Soup Storytelling Festival New Voices. She starred in Denver’s Live Drunk History Comedy Troupe, where she was Editor-in-Chief of Fast Forward Press, helped to run the F-Bomb Flash Fiction Reading Series, and spent 14 years teaching literature, mythology, and creative writing courses to college students. Kona's stories, articles, and prose poems have appeared in a variety of publications, and she has been featured at literary readings, writing conferences, storytelling events, and comedy shows around the world. Kona teaches storytelling craft workshops to inspire others to tell their stories.

KonaMorris.com
Padraic Lillis, Artistic Director
For the past twenty years Padraic has been dedicated to the development of new plays, artists, and companies. A few of the plays that he has worked on from inspiration to production are Lindsay Joy’s RISE AND FALL OF A TEENAGE CYBERQUEEN (Awarded NY IT Award for Outstanding Director and Outstanding Production), Lee Kaplan’s award winning solo show BULLY (awarded NY International Fringe Festival's Overall Excellence Award for Directing), Scott Hudson’s play SWEET STORM, and Adina Taubman’s award winning solo show A LINE IN THE SAND (a docudrama based on the school shootings at Columbine). As a playwright he has been produced nationally. His play TWO THIRDS HOME is published by Dramatists Play Services, and his award winning solo show Hope You Get to Eleven, or What are we going to do about Sally? has toured nationally. He has taught his play development workshop since 2009, and is an adjunct professor with NYU’s Department of Dramatic Writing. He helped design and oversaw the education program for Labyrinth Theater Company. Padraic was awarded the Humana Visiting Scholar and Artist in Residence at Centre College and was awarded the Dayton Hudson Distinguished Artist Fellowship to be in residence at Carlton College. He is a graduate of SUNY New Paltz and a lifelong Yankee fan.

padraiclillis.com/directing.html

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