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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.
November 13th Cast
Vijay Bhargava
Resident of the Southside of Chicago, VIJAY BHARGAVA is a self-employed management consultant focusing on strategic healthcare issues. He’s also a certified master gardener, actor, singer, ensemble improviser, photographer, and standardized patient at two medical schools. One who flaunts his own foibles, Vijay is on a lifelong quest to find and express himself.
London Chambers
London Chambers is a small but mighty force. She is a 5th grade student with strong interest in creative writing and math. She is a purple belt in karate, a few years into her improv career and taking a crack at acting (a triple threat of singing, dancing and drama). Her future goal includes becoming a pediatric surgeon. She’s brave and strong and her stories will leave you laughing and maybe even crying.
Karen Genelly
I have always loved to tell stories. I am a native Chicagoan who grew up on the north side of the city and even though I have traveled a lot I always return home to Chicago. I have spent my professional life as a teacher and a counselor working for the Chicago Public Schools. My time with CPS can be described as the best of times and the worst of times-the best being the kids and the worst being Rahm Emanuel. As much as I loved teaching and being a counselor last year I decided to broaden my horizons and to test my abilities in other areas, such as storytelling, so I retired from CPS. So far it has been a great year learning new things and traveling the world. I've learned there is life outside the public schools and in India that getting on and off a camel can be a tricky business.
Sofia Javed
Sofia Javed is a Chicago-based comedian and writer. Her humor is inspired by her life as a brown woman in America, her love of languages, and her former career as a cubicle bureaucrat. Sofia has been a featured performer at comedy festivals across the country, and she co-hosts Dance of Joy: a Perfect Strangers Rewatch Podcast. She enjoys steak. Check her out at www.sofiajaved.com.
Gloria Rabil
Gloria Rabil is a writing and storytelling coach and owner of Prose Story Consulting, LLC. Her storytelling journey began with improv. It was a natural transition from improvising narratives on stage to crafting true, personal stories. Gloria spends her days helping writers bring their projects to life or reviving the ones they keep meaning to finish. She is one of the producers of Testify ATX, Austin's longest-running storytelling show.
DeWitt C. Williams
DeWitt C. Williams was named after his grandfather, who was named after an abolitionist. DeWitt is from the south side. He is the youngest of 11 children, raised by a single mother. DeWitt enjoys travel, skiing, scuba diving, hang gliding, and photography. He truly loves movies. Seriously. It's insane. Don't start talking to him about them. He'll follow you home, stand in front of your house, and yell up at your window to keep the conversation going.
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 900+ 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 900+ 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.