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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 6:45) |
This Much Is True is one of the longest running storytelling shows in Chicago, IL. 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.
Our Next Show Is On Tuesday, September 13th,
Featuring Special Guests:
Sarah Bunger
Sarah Bunger grew up in one of the smallest towns imaginable outside of Dayton, Ohio (think: flashing caution light, a gas station/Subway sandwich shop, and lots and lots of cows). Since moving to the big city seven years ago, she is adjusting to the long winters and nearly complete lack of cows. She teaches English to sophomores and seniors, relishing every minute she gets to re-experience Holden Caulfield, Blanche Dubois, and Nick Carraway. (But not those boys from Lord of the Flies. Because, gross). She has told stories at Solo Theatre, Story Lab, and This Much Is True. Sarah is also producer of the Truth or Lie reading series and a two-time Moth Grand Slam Story Champion. She hopes to tell more stories in 2016 and beyond.
Eileen Dougharty
When Eileen Dougharty isn’t handing out drinks, snacks, and snark to the flying public, she’s trolling Chicago in search of adventure. Eileen has performed with Story Sessions, You're Being Ridiculous, and 2nd Story and she has contributed her writing to Reader’s Digest, WBEZ's "Pleasuretown" podcast, and Consequence of Sound. She was also part of a recent TEDx talk about the power of storytelling and she’s thrilled to be part of This Much Is True.
Eth-Noh-Tec (Nancy Wang and Robert Kikuchi-Yngojo)
Kinetic storytelling alchemists that blend theater with music, movement with words, and weave the traditional myths of Pan-Asian cultures and stirs them into magical myths with modern messages. Eth-Noh-Tec blends performance sensibilities East and West, with physical gestures, lyrical language, and storytelling that is unfound in either the Asian or American world, and yet implies a new style that is truly Asian American storytelling. In the treasure trove of Eth-Noh-Tec’s repertoire are many gems: a tale of Tibet heroine’s journey of compassion, a Hmong cautionary tale implicating Global Climate change, a Korean folk tale with a warning of racism and bigotry. Eth-Noh-Tec also adds the modern tales of their artist’s family biographies: the Chinese immigration to Monterey Californnia, a newly arrived Filipino girl finds refuge from taunting and bullying by consulting mythic Star Maidens. Storytelling is NOT a dying art- but indeed vital and relevant to all those who hunger for modern meaning that is both poignant and mirthful. This is the storytelling of Eth-Noh-Tec!
Michael McCarty
Michael is a multicultural storyteller of African, African-American and International Folk tales, Historical tales, Stories of Science, Spiritual stories as well as stories of the brilliant and absolutely stupid things he has done in his life. His stories inform, educate, inspire and amuse. His storytelling style is energetic and enthusiastic. Michael has traveled to many countries including; South Africa, Zimbabwe, India, China, Jamaica, Russia, Egypt, Indonesia, England, Malaysia, Korea, and more. His travels have reaped a harvest of tales that testify to the unity within the diversity of the human spirit..... He LOVES his job!
Kevin D'Ambrosio
Kevin D'Ambrosio is a motivational speaker, storyteller, and actor. On September 24th you can catch him rapping in the Lyric Opera's, Chicago Voices Project at the Harris Theater. As a storyteller Kevin has performed on stages all across Chicagoland including Tellin' Tales Theatre, This Much is True, The Stoop, and at The Ragdale Foundation. He is also a former co-producer of Second City Training Center'sSunday Morning Stories and one of The Moth StorySLAM winners. Find out more info about his speaking pursuits at www.kevindambrosio.com or give him a shout over social media at @kdaspeaker.
Fred Rubin
Fred Rubin, graduated from the University of Illinois in 1972 with a BFA in directing and playwriting. He spent the next three years in Chicago working full time as a social worker and part time as a columnist, stand-up comedian, and jingle writer. He moved to Los Angeles in 1976 and began working full-time in network television. Since 1977 he has served as a writer on fifteen network series and has been producer of such shows as, “Different Strokes”, “Archie Bunker’s Place”, “Mama’s Family”, “Webster”, “Night Court”, “Family Matters”, “Step by Step”, and “Two of A Kind”. His career has included writing sixty episodes of prime time television, ten pilots, and two made-for-television movies. He recently consulted for the Viacom/ Nickelodeon internet content team. He has guest lectured throughout the United States and internationally has taught courses at The American University of Rome and the Danskafilmskole in Copenhagen. In June 2015 he retired from fifteen years as a teacher/lecturer in television writing and screen writing for the UCLA Department of Film, Television and Theatre. Fred was also an instructor for twelve years for the ABC/Disney Writer’s Fellowship and he presently is an ongoing instructor for the Warner Brothers Writer’s Workshop, and the main instructor for the Nickelodeon Writer’s Fellowship. Mr. Rubin lives in California with his wife Marley Sims, a writer and award-winning producer of “Home Improvement”, and “Sabrina Teen-age Witch.” He has a daughter, Naomi, who is an artist, web site designer and coder, Anime book designer and a fixer and translator for film and television companies shooting projects in Tokyo.
