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Upcoming Events
Stories of Worry & Wonder: What Does Our Future Hold?
Saturday December 2, 7pm
At the Arlington Center for the Arts
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Online experiments in greater audience participation
Sunday December 10, 3pm
On Zoom
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Take a Class with us
On Zoom video
Wednesdays 6 pm ET and Thursdays 11 am ET
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A “virtual” show of your choice –
Date: Your choice
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Past Events
Online FUNDRAISER & PERFORMANCE
“Stories of grieving & celebration”
Sunday November 5, 3-5pm
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SADOD: Support After a Death by OverDose
Annual Conference: Finding Connections in Grief
At the Framingham Sheraton Hotel
Saturday October 21, 6-7:30pm
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From Fear to Freedom:
Breaking the Silence and Speaking Our Truth
Saturday September 24, 3-4:30 pm ET
Common Street Spiritual Center
13 Common Street, Natick MA
Stories of people with invisible disabilities
or neurodivergence
Thurs. 5/25/23, 7-8:30pm
At the Arlington Community Center
27 Maple Street, go up to “first floor”
Reaching across political differences
on Zoom
Sat. 4/22/23, 6-7:30pm
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Stories of disability rights activism
Arlington Robbins Library READS TOGETHER
Wed. 3/15/23, 7-8:30pm
Visions of community
Sunday Jan. 29, 11:30am-1pm ET
@Calvary Church, 300 Mass. Ave., Arlington, MA
Upstairs in Fellowship Hall, admission free
Active Bystander Skills
Free Public Workshop on Zoom
Sunday, January 15, 3:30 – 5:30 pm ET
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About True Story Theater
True Story Theater performs and teaches a style of improvisation theater called Playback Theatre in which audience or group members tell stories from their lives and watch them enacted on the spot.
By inviting people to share their stories and transforming them spontaneously into theater, True Story Theater‘s mission promotes social healing.
Our events create a respectful atmosphere where every voice can be heard and any story told — however ordinary or extraordinary, difficult or joyful.
True Story Theater offers audiences fresh perspectives, deeper connections, and a renewed appreciation for our common humanity.
What people say about us
Your performance was an incredible experience for me. I was particularly impressed with the instant community created in the theatre space. I’ve never felt so comfortable to talk to those around me. I’m not quite sure how you created such an atmosphere, but I cherish having been a part of it.
I can’t think of a single thing that would make an event more memorable than to have True Story Theater come in and bring people’s stories to life.
True Story was most powerful in our conference on extreme poverty. The troupe demonstrated an extraordinary ability to listen deeply to the testimonies of the presenters, and then they courageously and skillfully brought life to their experiences.
The troupe’s experience really showed. The whole effect was to create a sense of trust: that honesty was welcomed and carefully honored, and that each of us in the room would be well held in your competent hands.
