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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.
The Get-Together, our radically inclusive and ridiculously affordable retreat/conference/house party is returning in April 2025! Details and registration here!
April 10th Cast
Dan Baron
As a menacing all-pro defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears, Dan Baron has terrorized opponents in the NFL for the last decade. They call him “Baron the Bear.” Oh wait, that’s someone else. Dan is a writer on social issues for nonprofits, universities, and other organizations, who has interviewed thousands of people and long ago realized that everyone has many stories. Including him. When he learned about Chicago’s genuinely vibrant, dynamic, and welcoming storytelling scene, he knew he would have a home, and occasional access to a microphone. And a bunch of places to savor a Guinness. Dan tells personal stories about family, friends, and various obsessions like sports, movies, finding the perfect burrito, coping in today’s fractured world, and many other subjects.
Liam Collier
Liam Collier (he/him) is an artist and organizer, specializing in ensemble-based modes of creation. Born and raised in New York, Liam moved to Chicago in 2017 to pursue his passion for immersive theatre and arts education. From 2018 through 2023, Liam worked at the Goodman Theatre, serving as the Community Programs and Special Projects manager and a lead teaching artist of the Goodman’s multigeneration InterGens ensemble. He continues to teach storytelling through the Goodman's GeNarrations program at Willye B. White Park. These days, you'll also find him leading K-12 experiences at the Art Institute of Chicago, devising exciting new theatre with Lifeline and Northlight Theatre's in-school residencies, and fighting for the freedom of wrongfully convicted individuals alongside the Chicago Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression (CAARPR).
Pam Dickler
Pam Dickler’s writing spans the gamut from intense drama to sidesplitting absurdity, and from storytelling to full-length plays. Her solo show, I KILLED ANDY BREITBART, based on the bizarre-but-true story of getting caught in the crosshairs of Breitbart.com and its followers, had three performances as part of Solo Sunday. You can often find her sharing stories at Do Not Submit, where she has enjoyed the camaraderie of other storytellers. As for her playwriting, her new full-length dramedy, RELATIVE DISTANCE, will have a reading in the spring. Pam received her BFA in performance from Syracuse University and she’s a proud member of The Dramatists Guild and PEN America. www.pamdickler.com
Eunice Jarrett
Eunice Burns Jarrett is a product of Hammond, Indiana. She has been a public school teacher and a clinical therapist. She is the proud mother of 2...and the ex wife of more. An avid reader and shameless promoter of her son's comic book writing. She is a storyteller and stand-up comedian being what she always wanted to be when she grew up... RETIRED.
Madhu Shukla
Madhu Shukla is a theatre based facilitator and storytelling practitioner from Bangalore, South of India. Born to multicultural parents and raised in a culture very diverse from her family of origin - she has always tango-ed and tangled with themes of identity, home and belonging. A social artist, daughter, wife, cat mom, trainer, counsellor, teacher, entrepreneur, healer- in all of the many roles she inhabits - what she values most right now is riding the tidal polarities of life with gratitude and making space for healing nurturance. Currently, she is based out of Chicago- exploring life, living and being in a new city on a new continent. She savours the famous Chicago winter by tucking into a warm bowl of ramen and staring endlessly into the vast still blues of Lake Michigan.
Francesca Sobrer
Despite her name, Francesca is neither Italian, French or Spanish, but according to 23 and Me is 97% WASP from some side of a Scottish town that no longer exists. Recognizing her first career choice as professional sea siren as being too ambitious, she went to the next obvious option: High school English and theatre teacher where she realized the power of the personal narrative. Semi-retired from teaching, she is also an actor and stage director. Her favorite thing to do is work with other artists and help them craft and tell the best version of their stories. A multi MothStorySLAM winner, Francesca tells stories wherever and whenever she can.
francescasobrer.com
francescasobrer.com
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.