True Stories Told Live Toronto

To celebrate the show The Sunshine Eaters, come and hear a specially curated line-up of storytellers speak about nature and escaping the ills of the world, at this off-site show at OCAD’s Onsite Gallery (199 Richmond St West)

FB event here: https://www.facebook.com/events/1728802213808549

Weds April 11th @ 7 p.m.
True Stories Toronto
@ Onsite Gallery,  199 Richmond St. W.

Free event
Cash bar available

Inspired by themes in The Sunshine Eaters, storytellers share true, personal stories of their experiences with comfort through nature. Part of the True Stories (Told Live) Toronto event series. Organized and hosted by Storytelling Coach Marsha (of Yes Yes Marsha –
YesYesMarsha.com).

Storytellers are: Sage Tyrtle, Hisham Kelati, Keira Loukes and David Keystone.

The Sunshine Eaters is an original multi-sensory exhibition that highlights how artists and designers look to the land and its plants, flowers and trees as a means to imagine and conjure hope in the face of local and global crises.

Featuring work by: Shary Boyle, Nick Cave, Robert Holmes, Jim Holyoak, Brian Jungen, Jessica Karuhanga, Alexandra Kehayoglou, Nina Leo and Moez Surani, Tony Matelli, Alanis Obomsawin, Ebony G. Patterson and Winnie Truong. Curated by Lisa Deanne Smith.

Exhibition runs January 10 to April 15, 2018.

About True Stories Toronto – https://truestoriestoronto.com/
True Stories Toronto is the city’s biggest free storytelling show. For five years, hundreds of Torontonians have enjoyed the format of four storytellers and one storytelling musician, making intimacy in a big room in West Toronto.

“Toronto’s best storytelling show. Still haven’t been to True Stories Toronto? DO IT”
– She Does The City

About Marsha Shandur – YesYesMarsha.com
Marsha Shandur is the producer and host of True Stories Toronto, and a Storytelling Coach. As the founder of YesYesMarsha.com, she shows professionals and entrepreneurs how to make an INSTANT emotional connection with their dream clients, through storytelling on stage and screen. She has been featured on Forbes, the BBC, Mashable

About Onsite Gallery – www.ocadu.ca/onsite
Onsite Gallery is the flagship professional gallery of OCAD U and an experimental curatorial platform for art, design and new media. Visit our website for upcoming public events.

Thanks to everyone who came along to our 5th bday party – and thanks to the Storytellers!

L-R that’s Kevin Breathnac, Diwali Luharia, Graham Isador, Marilla Wex, Zebulon Pike, Erin Rodgers and Me, Marsha. Not pictured but also on the bill were Sage Tyrtle, Paul Hutcheson and Rhiannon Archer.

Our next show is part of the Toronto Storytelling Festival, and is on March 20th @ The Garrison. It’ll be FREE ENTRY and we’ll have more details soon, or just turn up on the night!

More as it comes,

xxyyMarsha

PS want to know more about how to tell powerful stories yourself? Tons of info on my website (that’s what I teach for my job!) at YesYesMarsha.com

It’s our 5th birthday!! So we’re bringing back some of our favourite stories – and storytellers – from the last 5 years!

Tues Feb 27th @ The Garrison, Dundas @ Ossington.

$10 advance

Tickets here:

https://ti.to/true-stories-told-live/5thbday

Featuring stories from TST favourites Paul Hutcheson, Sage Tyrtle, Graham Isador, Rhiannon Archer, Zebulon Pike, Erin Rodgers, Kevin Breathnac, Marilla Wex and more! Plus SURPRISES!!!!!

See you on the 27th. Want to guarantee entry? Buy a ticket here:

https://ti.to/true-stories-told-live/5thbday

Next show is Tues Jan 23rd – save the date and, if you’d like a reminder email, sign up to our (very infrequent) mailing list here: http://yym.ca/tstlto1

In the meantime – would you like a different (true) story in your inbox, every day in December?

Over on the website of my (teaching storytelling) day job, YesYesMarsha.com, I’m running my annual – free – Advent(ish) Calendar of Stories.

A different, true story in your email inbox, every day. Most by me, some by others.

Want to get that – for free? Sign up here:

yesyesmarsha.com/advent

See you in your inbox – or at the next live show, Tues Jan 23rd, 2018!

xxyyMarsha

Our final show of the year is almost upon us!

FB Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/events/125876574749786/

Tues Nov 21st @ 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

Featuring:
Jo-Ann Blondin
Jeremy Bondy
Kari Reynolds
Making a VERY rare musical appearance, Graham Isador
And, all the way from Sydney Australia, Samantha Sutherland!

DEAR ONES!

Thank you so much for coming out last night – what a lovely time!

Here are links as promised:

Sage Tyrtle​’s show tomorrow (Thurs) night – where I will be telling the story of my solo (!) marathon – is FREE and it’s at CSI 192 Spadina, 7:30 – 10pm:
https://www.facebook.com/events/508768939461411/

Also, our next show is Oct 24th – details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/171239023453993/

Now to last night:

Grace Smith​ (teenage dreams are hard to beat)’s improv troupe can be found on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/jambabies

Kate Hodgson​ (campus literally modelled on a prison) works for a wonderful charity called One Laptop Per Child, who rovide Educational Technology and Workshops to Indigenous students. Find them (and donate!) here:
http://www.olpccanada.com

Anto​ Chan (buttoning) hosts weddings and other events -find his website here: http://www.antochan.com and he’s at http://www.instagram.com/antopunfu

Erin Rodgers​ (emo market research) runs an amazing show called Storystar​. Find interviews with storytellers here: http://storystarshow.com

Sage Tyrtle, as well as hosting THIS show tomorrow (Thurs) : https://www.facebook.com/events/508768939461411/
is running her WONDERFUL storytelling 7 week workshop, which I have done and i INSIST you do. Get $50 off with the code Storytelling. Here:
http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/2993821

Seriously. Do it.

And if you want some stories and storytelling tips from me – or to hire me to help you work on your stories, write your sales page, or to come and run a workshop at your business (or speak at your conference), then I’d love to!

Yes Yes Marsha

Next show is Oct 24th! Details here: https://www.facebook.com/events/171239023453993/

See you then!

xxyyM

Our yearly fundraiser full of (mostly) true stories about ghosts, halloween, and other spooky things.

Includes the ever-popular Singalonga-Ghostbusters Theme Tune!

Tickets are $10 advance, from here:

https://ti.to/true-stories-told-live/ghost2017

Seeeeeee yoooooooou theeeeeere!

Next show Tues Sept 19th – details coming soon!

THANK YOU to everyone who came along for the June show. What a WONDERFUL time we had!!

Here are links as promised:

Evan Carter​ (supporting Dionne Warwick) can be found on his website http://evancarter.com and on twitter https://twitter.com/EvanCarterCmedy

Norman Perrin​ (fish mine)’s show is during the Fringe – details here: https://fringetoronto.com/festivals/fringe/event/lantern-tales-ottawa-valley

Erin Rodgers​ is on twitter https://twitter.com/mediumknight. Her (our!) show “Tough” is on at the Winnipeg Fringe here: http://www.winnipegfringe.com/performer-detail.aspx?kw=Erin+Rodgers+ and we’ll be showing it in Toronto in October.
She’s also worth a follow on Facebook, as she is hilarious

Finally, Hisham Kelati​ (badass mom) is on Twitter http://www.twitter.com/hishamkelati and Instagram http://www.instagram.com/hishamkelati
AND he has a Friday night show at the Underground Comedy Club “New Material Comedy Show” at 11PM

Follow him now so you can show off to your friends in years to come that you knew him way back when.

Finally, our Artist In Residence, Natalie Czerwinski​ can be found for House Portrait commissions and prints on her website http://www.natalieczer.com and instagram and Instagram http://www.instagram.com/natalieczer

We’ll have more posters at the next show – or if you’re desperate for one and can come to one of the coffee shops of West Toronto, message me and I’ll get one to you!

I, as always, can be found at Yes Yes Marsha​ on my site http://www.yesyesmarsha.com, on instagram http://www.instagram.com/yesyesmarsha, or you can follow me on Facebook – pretty much everything I post is public.

Thank you SO MUCH! Next show is TUES SEPT 19th!
If you want a heads-up, join the infrequent mailing list at http://yym.ca/tstlto

SEE YOU THEN!

xxxxyyM