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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 dedicated to bringing the members of our community together in a welcoming environment where we can share with each other, listen to each other, and learn from each other. Once a month, we gather to celebrate the uniqueness of the individual while simultaneously tapping into the universality of the human experience.
Our core group of storytellers is joined each month by special guests from every corner of Chicago's creative community. The stories are often hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, but always true.
Please join us for an evening of memorable tales and delicious craft beer in the intimate upstairs lounge of one of Chicago's finest Irish taverns. We look forward to meeting you or seeing you once again.
Our core group of storytellers is joined each month by special guests from every corner of Chicago's creative community. The stories are often hilarious, sometimes heartbreaking, but always true.
Please join us for an evening of memorable tales and delicious craft beer in the intimate upstairs lounge of one of Chicago's finest Irish taverns. We look forward to meeting you or seeing you once again.
Our Next Show is on Tuesday, May 14th, and Features These Special Guests:
Mary Pat Bohan
MP was born
and raised on the South Side of Chicago. She wrestles her painful experiences
of childhood, life, and love into comical stories. She has been
performing stand-up and storytelling for a coupe of years. MP loves talking to
people about overcoming life’s obstacles and you can check out her podcast interviews
at JumpingTheFence.com. Her writing group, The Writer Girls, will be performing at morseL on June 12th to raise money for the Alzheimer's Association.
Jim May
Jim May is
an Emmy Award-winning storyteller and writer. His collection of stories, from
his growing up in Illinois, THE FARM ON NIPPERSINK CREEK, won a “Best Book”
award from the Public Librarian Association. He is co-founder of the
Illinois Storytelling Festival and for 20 years it's artistic director. He was
inducted into the National Storytelling "Circle of Excellence" (Hall
Of Fame) in the year 2000. He has toured the U.S. and Europe telling his stories at storytelling and folk
festivals, as an artist/author-in-residence at schools and universities, and in
nonprofit and corporate venues. His workshops and seminars emphasize the role
of myth, story, and culture in the personal, family and community context. Recent publications include an article in LITERACY AND THE STORYTELLING
CLASSROOM, Sherry Norfolk, Jane Stenson, and Diane Williams, Editors (Libraries
Unlimited,2009), and most recently, in 2010, his story “Christmas Eve In
The Barn” appears in CHRISTMAS IN ILLINOIS, a University of Illinois Press
publication that also includes stories by Carl Sandburg, Gwendolyn Brooks, and
Mike Royko.
Deborah Pratt
Deborah M.
Pratt is a significant force in Hollywood. She’s an American Director, Writer,
television Executive Producer and actress. She was Executive Producer of The
Net for USA network, co-Executive producer and head writer on iconic NBC
series Quantum Leap, and Tequila and Bonette for CBS. She wrote for multiple
television series including Quantum Leap, Magnum, P.I., The Pretender and
Airwolf. She made her directorial debut with Cora Unashamed for the BBC, PBS
and Masterpiece Theatre's The American
Collection. Ms. Pratt is a five-time Emmy nominee, a Golden Globe nominee, and recipient of
The Lillian Gish Award from Women in Film, The Angel Award, The Golden Block
Award, and Six B.E.N. Her latest
book, AGE OF EVE: Sins of the Nephilim, is now available on Amazon and at Barnes &
Noble.
Dave Stinton
Dave has been writing and performing in Chicago for fifteen years, with plays produced at WNEP Theater, the Bailiwick, EP Theater, and the New York International Fringe Festival. He’s a past winner of Write Club and WNEP’s SKALD storytelling competition. As a standup comedian, he's performed at Just For Laughs Chicago and opened for Dan Telfer, Kelsie Huff, Adam Burke, and Amanda Rountree.
