comedy – Story Telling On Purpose

A pretty cool thing happened in 1928. A guy named Harry Reese, while working work the Hersey chocolate company, decided to see what would happen if he put peanut butter into cholate cups. (See more here) Chocolate and peanut butter already existed. Reese just found an interesting way to put them together. I wonder if … Continue reading Is comedic storytelling a new genre of oral storytelling?

Monthly Reoccurring Shows

Better Said Than Done

Last Saturday of the Month

The Auld Shebeen

**DOWNSTAIRS**

3971 Chain Bridge Rd.

Fairfax, VA 22030

Third Thursday of the Month

DC Drafthouse

1100 13th St NW, Washington, DC 20005

**Entrance is on L Street Between 13th and 14th Street**

6:00PM Doors Open

7:00PM Show

http://www.bettersaidthandone.com/storytelling-shows/

The Moth

First Thursday of the Month

The Miracle Theatre

535 8th St SE, Washington, DC 20003

6:30 pm Doors Open

7:30 pm Stories Start

Third Monday of the Month

City Winery DC

1350 Okie St NE, Washington, DC 20002

6:30 pm Doors Open

7:30 pm Stories Start

https://themoth.org/events/results?eventLocations=6486&typesOfEvents=&eventDate=

Perfect Liars Club

First Wednesday of the Month

The Bier Baron

1523 22nd Street, NW

Washington, DC

5:30 pm Doors open

7:30 pm Show starts

https://www.perfectliarsclub.com/washington-dc-shows.html

Story District

Second Tuesday of the Month

Normally at:

2009 8th St, NW

Washington, DC 20009

6:30 pm Doors open

8:00 pm Show starts

Other show are available

on varying dates and locations

http://storydistrict.org/shows

Mistakes Were Made

Third Wednesday of the Month

The Bier Baron

1523 22nd Street, NW

Washington, DC

5:30 pm Doors open

7:30 pm Show starts

https://mistakes.live/new-events

The Story Collider

Every other month

Second Wednesday of the Month

The Bier Baron

1523 22nd Street, NW

Washington, DC

5:30 pm Doors open

7:30 pm Show starts

https://www.storycollider.org/upcoming-shows

The Grapevine Storytelling Series

Second Wednesday of the Month

14TH & V

2021 14th St, NW

Washington, D.C. 20009

7:30 pm Show Starts

Tell Me More…

Third Sunday of the month

Push Comedy Theater

763 Granby Street

Norfolk, VA 23510

7:00 pm Show Starts

https://www.tellmemorelive.org/themes/

Rappahannock Rap

Second Friday of the month

LibertyTown Arts Workshop

916 Liberty St

Fredericksburg, VA 22401

8:00 pm Show Starts

https://www.facebook.com/groups/408259483325069/

This Is My Brave

Shows are available at varying dates and locations throughout the year. Shows are also available in other states.

https://thisismybrave.org/events/

The Stoop Storytelling Series

Varying days (normally Tues, Wed, or Thurs), normally once or twice a month

Baltimore, MD (varying locations)

https://www.stoopstorytelling.com/shows/

Secretly Y’all

Varying days (normally Sun, Mon, or Tues), normally once a month

Richmond, VA (varying locations)

https://www.secretlyall.org/

Hoot and Holler

Varying days, normally once a month

Roanoke, VA

https://www.facebook.com/hootandhollerstories/

Toastmasters

Clubs are available in varying dates, times and locations throughout the DC, MD, VA area. Some clubs that specialize in storytelling are:

Maryland

https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-club?q=Maryland%2C+United+States&radius=50&n=&advanced=0&latitude=38.94279&longitude=-76.73002&autocomplete=true

Virginia

https://www.toastmasters.org/find-a-club?q=Virginia%2C+United+States&radius=100&n=&advanced=0&latitude=37.303937&longitude=-78.412571&autocomplete=true

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