UPCOMING SHOWS:

Sunday October 5, 2025 2 pm
Bryant Library, 2 Paper Mill Road Roslyn, NY 11576
Tickets on this link
Featuring:
Rita Rigano (Generation Women, The Story Collider, TALE)
Anoush Froundjian (The Moth podcast, Stories From The Stage)
Wayne Robins (Substack, former rock music critic for Newsday, LI Rock Music Hall of Fame)
Will Clegg (Awkward Teenage Years, Moth slam winner, solo writer/performer)
Jean Candiotte (Emmy-nominated Creative Television Executive, improviser)

Saturday October 12, 2025 7 pm The Performing Arts Studio in Port Jefferson- Stories about CURVEBALL

Saturday November 15, 2025 7 pm The Performing Arts Studio in Port Jefferson- Stories about ROAD TRIP

(mostly) TRUE THINGS is a game wrapped in a storytelling show, featuring true stories told by comedy-wrangling, heartstrings-pulling storytellers from all walks of life, who range from experienced award-winning performers to many who are entirely new to the experience of sharing a story onstage.
The game is this: all but one of the storytellers include carefully-crafted, subtle little lies into their story. In Act 2, the audience gets to question the storytellers - who can improvise their responses - then votes for the person they think told their story with no lies. Some improvised, story-inspired music and songs written for the show by host/creator Jude Treder-Wolff are additional ingredients for a high-energy, often hilarious, emotion-packed and entertaining show. There are prizes involved, if you can believe a thing like that.

“Self-medicate with real-life therapist Jude Treder-Wolff and her line-up of storytellers. Expect the unexpected. And without the hourly rates!”
— New York Daily News

”A great show in a great space. Perfect to bring a loved one for a night out with friends.”
— Diane Caruso, Push/Pause TV

”I had a blast doing (mostly) TRUE THINGS! Jude Treder-Wolff is an incredible host and all the other storytellers were amazing! The Performing Arts Studio of NY is such a beautiful space and made the whole experience so relaxed and just wonderful. I look forward to doing it again.”
— Bob Brader, award-winning actor/writer

Vernon Payne on Feb. 25 in Port Jefferson

Alicia Peterson

New York Newsday

Stephanie Gholson

Dawn Shedrick on Feb. 25, 2017

Toni Munna

Feb 28 2015 at Performing Arts Studio of NY

Rosemary Flanagan

Feb 28, 2015 Performing Arts Studio of NY

John Martin

Feb 28, 2015 Performing Arts Studio of NY

Nick Wolff

Feb 28 at Performing Arts Studio of NY

Dan Treder

Charlie Pellegrino

Dawn Borchers

June 20 storytellers onstage

Debbie Zelizer

Regina Pasqualino

Doug Shaw, Classic Cafe, Malvern, IA

Jude Treder-Wolff

Michelle Carlo at The Pit Loft, NYC

Andrea Manning

The MUSE Exchange

FIOS TV - stories about mental health

Richard Cardillo at The Pit Loft

Jude Treder-Wolff at The Pit Loft

Setting up the 2nd part of the show with an improvised song that has a verse summing up each of the stories we just heard. The audience gets to sing the chorus “that’s your story and you say that its true, we’ve got a couple questions for you.”

Jude Treder-Wolff and audience at The Performing Arts Studio

Adam Grundfest May 4, 2024

Story-inspired improv by Exuberturvy Neurogenesis Lab

Robin Bady at Performing Arts Studio of NY

(mostly) TRUE THINGS clips

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(mostly) TRUE THINGS is produced by Lifestage, Inc a training and consulting company that provides creative online and in-person workshops and classes for personal and professional development, and partners with arts-based organizations to create community-building events.