Upcoming shows:
The Performing Arts Studio, 224 E. Main St. Port Jefferson, NY
Saturday May 14 2022 7 pm
Saturday June 11, 2022 7 pm
Tickets: $15 online, $20 at the door (cash only)
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
May 14 Stories by:
Jameer Pond
The award-winning host, producer, and interviewer has been creating digital content for 10+ years.Over the course of his career, he has steadily built upon that potential and hosted hit programs and events with some of the entertainment industry’s top networks and publications, including but not limited to Starz hit series Power, BET, MTV, Buzzfeed, NBC and more. Jameer’s witty commentary and silly, intellectual, passionate, and vulnerable attributes have attributed to him catapulting full force into what is now a successful career as an award-winning digital producer and visual media maven. Pond recently added the title Director to his wheelhouse after accepting a job at Condé Nast, where he serves as a creative video director. He's directed series featuring Matt Damon, Issa Rae and Spike Lee to name a few.
Instagram, Twitter and Facebook: @JameerPond
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Ronna Levy
.Ronna lives in Brooklyn, but she’s been lifelong Boston Red Sox fan. Ronna has just retired from over thirty years as a professor in a community college for the City University of New York and is excited to have made the shift from telling stories to students in the classroom to telling stories on the stage. She’s been: a Moth Slam winner; a 99 Second Story Slam winner; a finalist in the National Storytelling Grand Slam; featured in the PBS Online ‘Stories from the Stage’; in The Toronto Storytelling Festival; and in June she’ll be a featured teller in the show Every Family’s Got One in Southampton. And in between telling stories and watching baseball, Ronna can be found walking her dog in Prospect Park. Ronna is happy to be telling stories in person, and so thrilled a part of this show. www.ronnalevy.com, FB, @ronnalevy
Neil Intraub
For the past 30 years, Neil has been the co-director of TheatreMoves, Inc., a not-for-profit theater organization that encourages public school students to work together, write stories, and express themselves collaboratively through facial expression, different movement textures and voice. He has won a Moth Grand Slam, been featured on WGBH’s Stories From the Stage, and has enjoyed telling at a variety of curated shows such as Story Collider, Now You’re Talking, Queens Theater Online Storytelling, Take Two Storytelling and a bunch of nifty open mics around NYC.
Tracy Starin
Tracey Starin is a storyteller and writer from Queens. She has performed for audiences both in person and virtually in New York, Boston, Chicago, San Diego, and Toronto. She has produced Dead Rock Stars and Riding the Rail Storytelling Shows at QED Astoria, and co-hosts Just One More Thing, a monthly storytelling open mic at Pine Box Rock Shop in Brooklyn. She is soon to be featured on Stories for the Stage on WGBH World Channel.