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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.
Our next show will take place on
Tuesday, February 11th
Featuring:
Tuesday, February 11th
Featuring:
Patrick Curtin
Patrick Curtin is a Chicago native that incorporates storytelling as a celebrant for weddings, memorials and other moments in life that should be celebrated. Patrick has shared stories at the Irish American Heritage Center, Steppenwolf, Second City and the Goodman Theater.
Randy Kim
Randy Kim is a queer 2nd generation Viet-Khmer American from the
Chicagoland area. Randy currently serves as a board member with the National
Cambodian Heritage Museum (www.cambodianmuseum.org). He is the co-
producer with founder Ada Cheng for TALK Stories: An Asian American / Asian
Diaspora Storytelling Show in Chicago. He is the producer and host of “The Banh
Mi Chronicles” podcast which can be on Spotify, iTunes / Apple Podcast, Google
Podcast, iHeartRadio.
Chicagoland area. Randy currently serves as a board member with the National
Cambodian Heritage Museum (www.cambodianmuseum.org). He is the co-
producer with founder Ada Cheng for TALK Stories: An Asian American / Asian
Diaspora Storytelling Show in Chicago. He is the producer and host of “The Banh
Mi Chronicles” podcast which can be on Spotify, iTunes / Apple Podcast, Google
Podcast, iHeartRadio.
Megan Lavery
Megan lives in Grayslake with her partner, daughter, and menagerie of rescue animals. However, home will always be Danville, IL, where she was born and raised. Megan is a Health teacher and coach on the North Shore whose passion is helping kids become good humans. Teaching important topics like mental health, consent, and addiction are her jam. She told her first story at the Wild Goose Festival in Hot Springs, NC in 2016. Meg is an introvert who has lived many lives in her 42 years, which begets her family motto: “We don’t have good luck, but at least we have great stories!”
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 zipcode. 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.
Karen O'Donnell
Dr. Karen has delivered comprehensive restorative dentistry for more than 33 years. Her office is downtown Homewood. She's studied improvisational theatre at Comedy Sportz in Chicago, has served as mentor trainer and facilitator with Jim Rohn, Tony Robbins, Bob Proctor and other leaders in the personal development field. Dr. Karen regularly performs as a story teller on many stages in Chicago, and as a Certified Coach, Trainer, Speaker and natural teacher, Dr. Karen also teaches storytelling to individuals and groups for business, leadership and personal development. Assisting many to find their voice and speak from their unique heart. Powerful! Dr. Karen believes you learn 7 times faster when you are having fun! Passionate about storytelling, she is the Creator/Founder of the hottest new storytelling show in Chicagoland - HOMEWOOD STORIES, in Chicagoland - where Dr. Karen produces, hosts and tells stories at rave-reviewed monthly show, now in its fifth year. She also founded Do Not Submit/Homewood open mic storytelling.Dr. Karen is doing something much more than storytelling - she is bringing people together to share gifts, which is the heart of the human spirit, and which meets an essential need in community and humanity.
Willa Taylor
Willa J. Taylor has been the Director of Education and Community Engagement at Goodman Theatre for the past seven seasons, and has held similar positions at Lincoln Center Theatre in New York and Arena Stage in Washington, DC. In her dreams, however, she is the space cowboy—poet-chef aboard the Firefly-class spaceship, Serenity.
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 600+ 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 600+ 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.