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SpeakeasyDC, Washington's premier storytelling organization, promotes the art of autobiographical oral narrative through events, classes, consulting, and recordings. Events include a monthly open mic series, ensemble performances, story socials, and special events. Stories recorded live at our events can be heard on our CD and podcast, and seen on LocalPointTV.com.
SpeakeasyDC's mission is to entertain, create meaning, and build community through the creation and performance of original stories drawn from real-life experience. The sharing of personal stories enriches our lives, expands our minds, and opens our hearts. SpeakeasyDC and its parent organization—Washington Storytellers Theatre—have provided a space for the performance and learning of storytelling to be practiced as an art since 1990.
What is live storytelling? The telling and sharing of original, first-person stories drawn from real-life experience. "Live" refers to the oral and extemporaneous nature of what we do (as differentiated from visual forms of storytelling like film and literature).
About the open mic:
Is it like a poetry reading or stand-up comedy? Not exactly. Though the stories are often funny and occasionally poetic, we don't do poems and we don't do jokes. We do stories. And it's not a reading. No notes. It's all about the oral tradition.(Poets and comedians are welcome, but whatever you do must have a story-quality)
Who can get on the open mic? Anyone with a good story, related to the theme of the night. Be sure that you are telling a story. Not a lecture or a rant or a musing about life, or a dumping of your raw emotional pain or a retelling of the night you got wasted in high school, but an honest-to-goodness "what-happens-next" story.
How can I get on the open mic? Sign up for the theme that suits your story. We welcome newbies and provide coaching for all open-mic performers. We also have classes.
Why storytelling?
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