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Support True Story Theater's 23rd season! Please buy an event ticket on Eventbrite If you can't come to the event, please make a donation to support our work. Or please come to our Zoom fundraiser & performance. Location: The event will be in the backyard at the wonderful home of Gene Diaz in Arlington. (You'll […]
Support True Story Theater's 23rd season! Please buy an event ticket. The event will be on Zoom (you'll get the link when you get your ticket). If you can't come to the event, please make a donation to support our work. Schedule for the event: 3pm - Arrive and introductions 3:20pm - Mini-workshops (e.g., singing […]
You are warmly invited to an experimental improv theatre series. In each of the seasonal programs you can join us in a different exploration. We will explore: Audience creative engagement (winter 2023) artistic experiments with acting and music (spring 2024) For this program our exploration will be: invitations for audience members to more actively participate--with […]
What happens in a True Story Theater performance? Our events bring together the delight of improvisation with the courageous vulnerability of people sharing their personal truth.
The show’s emcee (called “the conductor”) facilitates brief, spontaneous conversations with volunteers from the audience who share their own feelings and experiences related to the show’s theme. After each conversation, the actors and musician immediately embody the key feelings and actions they heard, using movement, music, dialogue, and superb listening. All of it is improvised on the spot. During the course of a 75 minute show, True Story enacts about 6-8 stories.
From this simple interaction, audience members feel validated, laugh, cry, get insights about their lives, and feel an expanded sense of community. You can share a moment from your life and see it performed, or just come to watch.
What are True Story Theater’s classes like? We will teach you the basics of Playback Theatre, which can hone your listening skills for everyday life. All are welcome. Classes are supportive, informal, intimate, and fun, an enriching experience for both newcomers and experienced actors.