We’re bringing back some of our favourite storytellers from the last two years for a special show that’s part of the Toronto Storytelling Festival (more on them, here: torontostorytellingfestival.ca)
FACEBOOK EVENT PAGE (so you can RSVP and share with your chums): https://www.facebook.com/events/437526306397758
Doors open 6.45pm, stories start 7.30pm. (latecomers admitted very quietly)
We’ll finish around 10pm
Tues March 24th @ The Garrison, Dundas St West @ Ossington Ave.
FREE ENTRY (no tickets required)
Turns for this month:
Djordje Krstich
Erin Rodgers
Lisa Bozikovic
Irma Gagnon
Paul Hutcheson
Hosted by me, Marsha from Yes Yes Marsha.
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.
Free entry.
You’ll need to get there early to get a good seat (latecomers have to stand at the back)
See you there!
Marsha
TRUE STORIES TOLD LIVE – TUES FEB 24th. Second Birthday!
Doors open 6.45pm, stories start 7.30pm sharp.
(latecomers admitted very quietly)
We’ll finish around 10pm
FREE ENTRY
Tues January 24th @ The Garrison, Dundas St West @ Ossington Ave.
FREE ENTRY (no tickets required)
Turns for this month:
Connie Tsang
Chris Ryan Graham
Kevin Breathnac
Wayne Hendry
Rick Jones
Hosted by me, Marsha from Yes Yes Marsha.
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.
Free entry. You’ll need to get there early to get a good seat (latecomers have to stand at the back)
See you there!
Marsha
Thanks SO much to everyone who came along last night, what a wonderful (and busy!) show.
Show round-ups and links coming soon. In the meantime, the next True Stories Told Live – our TWO YEAR Show-iversay! – is Tues Feb 24th @ The Garrison.
If you’d like a reminder a couple of weeks before and then again the day before, you can sign up to our very infrequent mailing list here: yym.ca/tstlto1.
Soon!
xMarsha
More details coming soon. But if you’d like a reminder directly into your inbox, sign up for the (very infrequent) mailing list, here:
It’ll be Tuesday Jan 27th, @ The Garrison, doors 6.45pm, show starts 7.30pm SHARP (Latecomers admitted very quietly)
Thanks!
xMarsha
Write ups of the last couple of shows going up soon, but just a note to let you know that our final show of the year is
Tuesday November 25th @ The Garrison.
Same deal as usual: doors 7.15pm, show starts at 8, free entry.
More as it comes!
Just a date for your diary:
On Tues Oct 28th, we are doing GHOST Stories Told Live. Some are true. Some are just super-spooky.
I just heard the first one (from Laura DiGirolamo) and it’s SO SCARY!! And hers is TRUE!!
More news about this show as it comes – or if you want notification in your inbox, click on this sentence to join the very infrequent mailing list.
Fingers crossed for a balmy September – let’s usher (“nyoo relAYshunshp”) in Autumn with a warm evening of listening to some True Stories.
TRUE STORIES TOLD LIVE
Mon Sept 29th @ The Garrison, Dundas St West @ Ossington Ave.
Doors open 7.15pm, stories start 8pm sharp.
(latecomers admitted very quietly)
We’ll finish around 10pm
FREE ENTRY (no tickets required)
Turns for this month:
Laila Gomes
Heather Farrell
Olivia Rafferty
Annie Sass
Zabrina Chevannes
Hosted by me, Marsha Shandur from YesYesMarsha.com
It’s a really lovely night. The stories can have a sweet effect and often stay with you for days afterwards. It’s the kind of night where you can come on your own with a book – people always do. Also, please consider taking part in the…
STORY DISCUSSION GROUP (Optional, in one corner)
Runs 7.20 – 7.50pm, then again during the intermission. A place to discuss storytelling in general, storytellers you know and hear or read.
If you want to come early and grab some food, The Lakeview diner (est 1932) is a few steps away, with the best shakes and sweet potato fries in Toronto. Also, The Garrison has TACOS.
Free entry. You’ll need to get there early to get a good seat (latecomers had to stand at the back)
See you there!
Marsha
PS there’s a Facebook event here, if you’d like to join or share it:
https://www.facebook.com/events/742142975845756/759898954070158
Ever wondered what it’s like to tell a story at True Stories Told Live?
Deborah-Ann Armstrong, who opened the last show, has written a lovely, short piece about it, here:
When I agreed to tell my story at True Stories Told Live, I didn’t anticipate just what this would mean.
The process of telling a story amongst a hundred other storytellers becomes more than the simple unfolding I expected. As you unravel the details of your story, everyone else becomes deeply woven in. As I spoke, I could feel the intensity of a hundred other people weaving that story with me. Together, we twist the threads of meaning and experience; me thinking of you, thinking of me, thinking of you, thinking…together we are creators of all that we know.
This is a process that is both exhilarating and comforting. Through storytelling, we make ourselves vulnerable. And, when we are vulnerable, others come to lie down with us. In our revealing, others lay themselves bare. We are all just animals with our bellies exposed. This is a truth so simple and yet so profound.
I left TSTL nourished and changed. The drinks are good, the jokes are good, and the existential awakening just can’t get any better.
– Deborah-Ann Armstrong
PS next show Monday 29th Sept at The Garrison!
Marsha Shandur onstage at True Stories Told Live, by Connie Tsang
True Stories Told Live Toronto 