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2nd Thursday of Every Month Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro 3905 N Lincoln Ave., Chicago 7:30 PM (Doors at 7:00) FREE |
This Much Is True is the longest running monthly storytelling show in Chicago, IL. (Since 2008). Every month, we come together 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.
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.
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.
**SPECIAL EVENT IN APRIL**
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The Get-Together, our radically inclusive and ridiculously affordable hybrid of retreat, conference, and house party returns for its fourth year on April 17-19th. A full weekend of connection and community right here in Chicago featuring professional presentations, endless opportunities to share and listen on stage and off, fun activities, a spacious lounge for writing, daydreaming, & socializing, communal meals, and so much more. All-inclusive with all meals covered for one low fee. No upsells. Click Here For Full Details and Registration. |
April 9th Cast
Adam Bottner
Adam Bottner is a former litigator and for the past 15 years has been Director of Business Development for a legal technology company. Born in New York, lived in Pittsburgh, and raised in unincorporated Des Plaines (“the Third City”), he is a frequent Moth story teller, 3-time StorySLAM winner and has been featured on the Moth Story Hour radio show and podcast. He is a graduate of the Second City Training center and has written multiple screenplays, including his most recent, "Searching for Frenchy Fuqua". Adam is the father of two amazing sons and lives in Buffalo Grove.
Nancy Brown
Nancy Brown loves stories and hosts family storytelling parties often. She is a social worker who advocates for people with disabilities and other social justice issues. She is an inclusion consultant and runs a free camp for children who would never be able to afford a summer camp. Nancy loves adventures, camping, biking and experiencing awe and wonder! She is the mom of 3 adult children and 5 grandchildren who are the love of her life!
Ayana Clark
Ayana is a lifelong lover of stories. From an early age, she found refuge in books, using them as portals beyond her own reality. At seven, she discovered theater and quickly became immersed in inhabiting the lives of her characters, sheltering within their narratives as a way to avoid her own. It was not until college, after sharing her personal journey with a professor, that she was challenged to turn inward and transform her trauma into storytelling. Through that invitation, Ayana learned to weave humor, emotion, and precise language into vivid verbal portraits of her lived experiences. Her work explores the intersections of social justice, identity, and motherhood, drawing deeply from her life as a mother raising her two sons, Ja’Mal (10) and Ja’Dyn (7).
Juan Pablo Herrera
Juan Pablo Herrera is a second-generation immigrant who was born and raised in Chicago. He has been a life-long community organizer around education, gentrification, and immigration in the Logan Square and Humboldt Park neighborhoods. Most weekends you can catch country dancing at Charlies as part of Second City Country Dance Association; a queer group of folks that perform all over the city. He is the pastor at Urban Village Church in Wicker Park; a LGBTQ affirming congregation. Juan Pablo spends most of his free time working on his garden and spending time with his kids Gabriella and Nathan.
Pete McNamara
Pete McNamara was born in Iowa, raised in Michigan, and after stints on the East Coast and West Coast, he has made the Third Coast his home for the past 20 years. Pete lives in Evanston with his wife, two kids, and two cats. When he is not busy chauffeuring his daughter to activities, he likes to spend his time cooking, running, and watching old movies.
TBA
Coming Soon!
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 950+ 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. He is a 2024 Meier Achievement Award winner.
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 950+ 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. He is a 2024 Meier Achievement Award winner.