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2nd Tuesday of Every Month Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro 3905 N Lincoln, Chicago 7:30 PM FREE (Doors open at 6:00) |
This Much Is True is the longest running monthly storytelling show in Chicago, IL. (Since 2008). Every month, we come together in the cozy upstairs lounge of one of the city's finest pubs for an evening of true personal stories from some of Chicago's most fascinating people. An all new cast takes the stage each month to let you in on the heartbreaking, the hilarious, and everything in between.
TMIT is intimate. You'll feel like you have joined friends to share life experiences over a few pints.
Past guests have included writers, actors, chefs, theologians, SNL alums, musicians, bloggers, activists, professional storytellers, comedians, and more from our city and around the world.
We hope that you can join us.
TMIT is intimate. You'll feel like you have joined friends to share life experiences over a few pints.
Past guests have included writers, actors, chefs, theologians, SNL alums, musicians, bloggers, activists, professional storytellers, comedians, and more from our city and around the world.
We hope that you can join us.
TMIT returns in 2021!
TUESDAY, JANUARY 12TH @ 7:00 PM CENTRAL
Our performance will take place on Zoom, and is free to attend, simply visit the link and fill out the simple form to receive log in information and further details. CLICK HERE TO RESERVE YOUR "SEAT!"
January Cast
Nick Baskerville
Nick tells stories in the DC, MD, and VA area. As a storyteller, he tells stories for shows such as The Moth, The Story Collider, Better Said Than Done, Mistakes Were Made, and Perfect Liar’s Club. In addition to telling stories, he has hosted storytelling shows for Better Said Than Done and the Armed Service Art Partnership (ASAP) both online and in-person. Nick is currently a part of the stand-up comedy show Clean AF Comedy Show every Friday night (https://www.facebook.com/cleanafcomedy ) You can also check out his blog Story Telling On Purpose at www.stop365.blog
Reba Meshulam
Reba is a Chicago native who walks 10,000 steps a day, is passionate about yoga and is the self proclaimed best latke maker in the western half of her zip code. As a video producer, director and editor she has been telling the thrilling stories of corporate America for her whole career. She has interviewed business leaders, sports greats and political giants and hundreds of cool regular folks with interesting things to say. After 30 years of telling other people’s stories, she figured it was time to share hers. She’s a story slam winner at the Moth and a (semi?) regular at This Much is True.
Valentina Ortiz
Valentina Ortiz is a storyteller, musician and a writer. Four books and four records show her intense work registering personal and community stories. She has toured Mexico and other countries with her storytelling and music concerts. She was recipient of the Mexico´s Ministry of Culture grant in 2014 for her personal story show called Canción para Omecihuatl, also she was honored with the Golden Cenzontle award for her social involvement through stories, with her nonprofit association Zazanilli Cuentos A.C. She has worked stories and music in different community healing projects for the last 10 years with very good results. As a musician she specializes in Latin percussion and Mexican prehispanic drums, she has played with Salsa orchestras and Big Bands for the past 25 years. Her last recording was the record 100% Xochiquetzal, Rumba y Sabor, with her Salsa music compositions.
Connie Shirakawa
Connie Shirakawa is a Chicago native who writes, acts, and tells stories about growing up in her parents' rooming house on the westside. She has appeared in many Fillet of Solo Festivals with the Goodman Theatre's GeNarrations program, with Do Not Submit, the film SCUTLY with Women of the Now, Free Street Theatre's production of "Los Milagros" and is a frequent 2ND STORY teller.
Scott Whitehair
Host/producer of This Much Is True
Scott Whitehair is a storyteller, teacher, and producer living in Chicago, IL. He is the producer of This Much Is True, creator of Story Lab Chicago, which has put 700+ new storytellers on stage since 2011, and director of Do Not Submit, a grassroots network of open mics across the city bringing people together to connect with each other. Scott tells anywhere someone will listen, including The National Storytelling Festival Exchange Place, Steppenwolf Theater, the historic Green Mill, and on NPR, the Risk podcast, and Siruis XM. He is a frequent guest instructor at the city's top universities, and his personal narrative class has been selling out every month since 2012. Scott is in demand as a coach and trainer, spending his days helping individuals, companies, and non-profits develop their voices as storytellers. In 2014, he was the featured instructor at Hong Kong Story Worthy Week, headlined by David Sedaris, and in 2015 taught an intensive at All Hallows College in Dublin.
Scott Whitehair is a storyteller, teacher, and producer living in Chicago, IL. He is the producer of This Much Is True, creator of Story Lab Chicago, which has put 700+ new storytellers on stage since 2011, and director of Do Not Submit, a grassroots network of open mics across the city bringing people together to connect with each other. Scott tells anywhere someone will listen, including The National Storytelling Festival Exchange Place, Steppenwolf Theater, the historic Green Mill, and on NPR, the Risk podcast, and Siruis XM. He is a frequent guest instructor at the city's top universities, and his personal narrative class has been selling out every month since 2012. Scott is in demand as a coach and trainer, spending his days helping individuals, companies, and non-profits develop their voices as storytellers. In 2014, he was the featured instructor at Hong Kong Story Worthy Week, headlined by David Sedaris, and in 2015 taught an intensive at All Hallows College in Dublin.