True Stories Told Live Toronto

Next show of ours is Tues Sept 20th – with details coming soon!

(and by “soon”, I most likely mean end of August)

In the meantime, enjoy this article about the origins of the Toronto Storytelling scene, with thanks to the ever-wonderful Dan Yashinsky of the Toronto Storytelling Festival

From Toronto Star 4 Mar 1979:

It’s beautiful outside – come and beautify your insides with some amazing stories. Five full storytellers (one who’s a musician) – plus, some three-minute stories from the storytelling stars of the Toronto Fringe, so you have a great taster!

Guarantee entry (and save $) buy getting your advance ticket HERE:https://ti.to/true-stories-told-live/june16

Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1624093474572981https://www.facebook.com/events/1624093474572981
Please join our Facebook Group: http://facebook.com/groups/truestoriestoronto

Tues June 28th @ The Garrison, Dundas St West @ Ossington Ave.

Doors open 6.45pm, stories start 7.30pm sharp.
(latecomers admitted very quietly)
We’ll finish around 10pm

Buy tickets HERE: https://ti.to/true-stories-told-live/june16

Storytellers for this month:
Tawn Haas
Lex Lamey
Alex Rukashevsky
Anto Chan
Helder Brum

PLUS Fringe-Teaser Stories from storytelling stars of the Toronto Fringe: Graham Isador, Arianne Shaffer,Rhiannon Archer and Christel Bartelse

Hosted by Marsha from YesYesMarsha.com
To join our very infrequent mailing list, go to: http://yym.ca/tstlto1

It’s a really lovely night, friendly and warm. There is a 20 minute interval, but quite a few people come on their own with a book or something, so if you fancy doing that, you won’t be the only one.

If you want to come early and grab some food, The Lakeview diner (est 1932) is a few steps away, with the best shakes (I love banana-vanilla) and sweet potato fries in Toronto. Also, The Garrison has tacos. TACOS.

Guarantee a ticket – buy in advance here:
https://ti.to/true-stories-told-live/june16

See you there!

Marsha

Next show – the last for the Summer – will be Tuesday, June 28th.
Want advance tickets now? Here you go!

https://ti.to/true-stories-told-live/june16

More details as they are confirmed!

xMarsha

Next show is in one week! I’ve finished sitting down with the storytellers and the stories this month are AMAZING. I’m super-excited.

The show is Tuesday May 31st at The Garrison – tickets are $8.50 advance from THIS LINK HERE! Full details below.

First: we were in the bloody newspaper! It was very exciting. Journalist Zoe McKnight has (or maybe now had?) a crippling fear of public speaking, so she came and told a story, and then wrote about it. She said that the experience was “like a hit of dopamine” and that she “felt like [she] had won the lottery”, which is nice.

You can read the whole article, here:

https://www.thestar.com/life/2016/04/05/conquering-a-fear-of-public-speaking.html

and you can watch her story, here:

Below are full details for the show. See you on Tuesday!

Marsha

PS if you’d like help crafting your own story – or get some free tips for how to be better at telling stories in general – this is what I do. I’ve just finished a 5-part blog series on how to tell better stories, over at yesyesmarsha.com

TRUE STORIES TOLD LIVE MAY

Tues May 31st @ The Garrison, Dundas St West @ Ossington Ave.

Doors open 6.45pm, stories start 7.30pm sharp.
(latecomers admitted very quietly)
We’ll finish around 10pm

$8.50 advance. Buy tickets HERE.
If we don’t sell out, they’ll be $10 on the door.

Storytellers for this month:
Faisal Butt
Rico Rodriguez
Chris Gostling
Marilla Wex
Kevin Venus

Hosted by Marsha from YesYesMarsha.com

Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1327362943944154

To join our very infrequent mailing list, go to: http://yym.ca/tstlto1

If you’re interested in telling a story, look at truestoriestoronto.com/tell

Want to hear about the shows before they happen?
Join the TSTL Family! Sign up to our 2-ish per month (often less) updates by clicking here!

Tickets: https://ti.to/true-stories-told-live/true-stories-told-live-may-show

It’s summer! Or it will be by the time this show arrives.

Come and celebrate with some wonderful stories

Please join our Facebook Group:http://facebook.com/groups/truestoriestoronto

Find the Facebook event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1327362943944154

TRUE STORIES TOLD LIVE MAY

Tues May 31st @ The Garrison, Dundas St West @ Ossington Ave.

Doors open 6.45pm, stories start 7.30pm sharp.
(latecomers admitted very quietly)
We’ll finish around 10pm

$8.50 advance. Buy tickets HERE.
If we don’t sell out, they’ll be $10 on the door.

Storytellers for this month:
Faisal Butt
Rico Rodriguez
Chris Gostling
Marilla Wex
Kevin Venus

Hosted by Marsha from YesYesMarsha.com

To join our very infrequent mailing list, go to: http://yym.ca/tstlto1

If you’re interested in telling a story, look at truestoriestoronto.com/tell

Next show is Tuesday, May 31st at The Garrison! To get a reminder of the show two weeks (and then, two days) before the show, please join our infrequent mailing list, here: yym.ca/tstlto1

True Stories Told Live line-up, Tues March 29th, 2016. L-R: Rick Fishell, Zoe McKnight, Sage Tyrtle, Paul Hutcheson, Adil Dhala and Marsha Shandur.

THANK YOU to everyone who came along to the show this month! Today, I’m a warm, happy blob of emotion, feeling so much love for humans and their stories and human stories.

Here are the links for the storytellers:

Zoe McKnight (who should NOT have been watching that movie on the plane):
is on Twitter, here: @zoemck

Rick Fishell (not burying a gun) doesn’t have a blog or a twitter account, but I’m really hoping he writes a book, so when he does, I’ll post it here!

Adil Dhala (love; community):
http://socialinnovation.ca – CSI is the (AMAZING) organisation he works for and talked about, aka the Centre for Social Innovation (of which I am a community member and you can be too!).

http://www.storiesofours.org – is the storytelling show that featured in his story – one of the best in our city! They also have a Facebook group, here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/900721139994418/

And if you live in Regent Park – or know someone who does – here are the details for the Community Potluck: http://socialinnovation.ca/potluck

Sage Tyrtle (who made you cry/ wee out of your eyes):
http://www.tyrtle.com is her website. If you’re seeing this before Sat 2nd April, come (with me!) to see her incredible solo show this weekend, by getting tickets at www.tyrtle.com/boxes

Paul Hutcheson (who made you laugh until you wee):
has a monthly show at Glad Day called Hutch and Friends, and the next one is next Friday April 8th! Here’s the Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/1587777364847689

And you can find out more about me, Marsha, and read blogs and watch videos on powerful storytelling (and networking that’s actually FUN) at
YesYesMarsha.com

If YOU would like some help telling your story (on stage or online), have a look at how I can help you do that, here: yesyesmarsha.com/storycoaching
Thanks again for coming! See you on May 31st – more info for that show as it comes.

xxMarsh
PS lots more stories over at yesyesmarsha.com/blog

It’s spring! Well, almost. Come and warm your insides with some wonderful stories

Please join our Facebook Group: http://facebook.com/groups/truestoriestoronto

Tues Mar 29th @ The Garrison, Dundas St West @ Ossington Ave.

Doors open 6.45pm, stories start 7.30pm sharp.
(latecomers admitted very quietly)
We’ll finish around 10pm

FREE ENTRY (no tickets required)

Storytellers for this month:
Adil Dhala
Zoe McKnight
Chivon John
Rick Fishell and
Josh Teneycke

Hosted by Marsha from YesYesMarsha.com

Free entry. You’ll need to get there early to get a good seat (latecomers have to stand at the back).

To join our very infrequent mailing list, go to: http://yym.ca/tstlto1

I sit down with every storyteller in advance and I am PARTICULARLY excited about the line up for this month. Some real smashers in there.