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POSTPONED – True Story Theater Public Performance
LexPride: Our Heroes and Impacts
TBD, 7:00-8:30 pm ET
Thursday, July 14, 6pm – 7:30pm ET
Stories of Invisible Disabilities
Arlington Community Center
Free in-person event. RSVP
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Mondays and Thursdays @ 11 am ET
Wednesdays @ 6 pm ET
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Past Events
True Story Theater Public Performance
in collaboration with That Uppity Theatre Company,
Playback Now! St. Louis and the Missouri Arts Council
Stories of Re-Entry, Is There a New Normal?
Saturday, June 12, 4:00-5:30 pm ET / 3:00-4:40 pm CT
True Story Theater Public Performance
with The Arlington Disability Commission
Stories of Youth with Disabilities
Saturday, May 14, 7:00-8:30 pm ET
True Story Theater Performance
Reaching Across Ideological Differences: Why Try and What You Might Gain
America Talks and the National Week of Conversation
Saturday, April 30, 5:00-6:30 pm ET
True Story Theater Workshop
Public Active Bystander Training with Arlington Disability Commission
Wednesday, May 18, 4:30-6:30 pm ET
Workshop with Christopher Ellinger, Executive Director, True Story, Inc.
Constructive Conversations Across Political Differences
America Talks and the National Week of Conversation
Thursday, April 28, 7-9 pm EDT
True Story Theater Workshop
Active Bystander Training for LGBTQ+ Seniors and Allies
Tuesday, March 15, 2:00-4:00 pm EST
True Story Theater Public Performance
Saturday, February 12, 7:00-8:30 pm EST
True Story Theater Public Performance
LexPride: Supporting and Affirming LGBTQIA+ Family Across Generations
Saturday, January 29, 4:00-5:30 pm EST
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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.
