{"id":921584,"date":"2026-07-08T20:08:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:08:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/921584\/"},"modified":"2026-07-08T20:08:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T20:08:15","slug":"septa-stories-take-center-stage-at-doors-are-opening-performance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/921584\/","title":{"rendered":"SEPTA stories take center stage at \u2018Doors Are Opening\u2019 performance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Riders are going to share their SEPTA stories during a performance Sunday night in West Philadelphia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cDoors Are Opening: A Healing Happening about SEPTA\u201d will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. at Studio 34 (named for the trolley route now known as the T2), located at 4522 Baltimore Ave. Tickets remain available and are being offered<\/a> on a \u201csliding scale\u201d or pay-what-you-can model.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’ve collected storytellers, musicians, poets,\u201d organizer and emcee Michal Pearl Waldfogel told Metro. \u201cWe have an improv comedy troupe as well, and we’re going to be bringing together these stories, this artwork, in addition to facilitating audience conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n

Nico Meyering, of Transit Forward Philadelphia<\/a>, which is supporting the event, said the show is \u201creally a conglomeration of many different artistic visions.\u201d He is finalizing a script for his segment.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Storytellers and performers submitted stories ahead of the event, and attendees will be invited to participate, explained Waldfogel, a musician and naturopathic medicine practitioner.<\/p>\n

Waldfogel said the idea to meld transit and art has been brewing since she released a song about SEPTA nearly 15 years ago called \u201cWe\u2019re Getting There,\u201d<\/a> a reference to the authority\u2019s former slogan.<\/p>\n

\u201cI became a bit of an unofficial SEPTA therapist, where people told me about their SEPTA stories, which is fun,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Meyering and Waldfogel said they hope the performance can bring a bit of joy to the transit experience, which can be frustrating when buses or trains are delayed or canceled. On a larger scale, Transit Forward Philadelphia has also been on the frontlines of the ongoing fight to secure more funding for public transportation agencies in Pennsylvania.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe’re every day interacting with people who are living \u2013 other Philadelphians \u2013 but living very different lives than us, and I think art is a way to process those experiences,\u201d Waldfogel said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen we take transit, we form a small community, even if temporarily, and we all make an implicit agreement with each other that we will exist in this shared space,\u201d Meyering added. \u201cWhat a beautiful example of democracy. What a beautiful example of community in a town that is not overtly known for its friendliness.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meyering, inspired by a now defunct transit theater initiative in Chicago, said the hope is to do a series of storytelling and arts programs involving SEPTA experiences.<\/p>\n

While it\u2019s too late to sign up for a time slot at Sunday\u2019s performance, interested parties can fill out a Google form<\/a> for the next event, dubbed \u201cMaking All Stops,\u201d which is scheduled for Oct. 17 at the Rotunda in University City. The show will include visual art, music and storytelling, according to Transit Forward Philadelphia<\/a>.<\/p>\n

MORE: Shakespeare in Clark Park celebrates 21st season with fresh take on ‘Hamlet’<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

\n\t\tKeywords<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\tSEPTA,\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t SEPTA stories,\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t Doors Are Opening,\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t Studio 34,\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t West Philadelphia,\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t Transit Forward Philadelphia,\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t Michal Pearl Waldfogel,\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t Nico Meyering,\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t storytelling,\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t live performance,\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t public transit,\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n

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