True Storytelling Events in Oakland
NEXT SHOW March 19th
"Breaking the Rules"
About the Show:
StorySlam Oakland is Oakland’s longest-running true storytelling show, where people tell short and true stories from their lives. Or just listen and laugh. The theme changes every month.
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Where: The Sound Room, 3022 Broadway, Oakland
Time: Doors open at 6:30PM, show begins at 7:30.
Tickets are available online at the link above, or at the door for $20.
This month’s Featured Storytellers:
Gui Cavalcanti
Gui Cavalcanti has been a story collector his whole life, and only recently realized he should also become a story teller. He’s an engineer, entrepreneur, and all-around troublemaker who has a habit of diving in the deep end of the pool before he knows how to swim. Once he challenged the country of Japan to a giant robot fight. Once he was taken into custody by the Chinese state police at the behest of a gangster because they thought he was a spy. And there’s the time his new girl got mad at him because the giant robot he was testing caught fire — on date night — with him inside it — one too many times. Gui has a story for any super-weird situation that might come up. Also, he celebrates Halloween by carving pumpkins with chainsaws.
Corey Rosen
Corey Rosen is a writer, actor, producer and author of the book “Your Story, Well Told.” He hosts The Moth StorySlam and has been featured on The Moth Radio Hour. He’s currently hosting a new monthly showcase at the Lark Theater in Marin on the Third Tuesday of every month. Find out more at www.coreyrosen.com or follow @storyrosen on Instagram. Corey also teaches workshops for individuals and organizations. But we’re hoping he’ll put aside all professionalism at StorySlam Oakland to tell us a true story about Breaking the Rules. You don’t want to miss this!
How The Show Works
We present one pre-booked Featured Storyteller from our wonderful storytelling community. These are people who have won awards at various shows, or just are known to us for their great storytelling style and charisma. The Featured Storytellers tell true, personal stories, but a little longer than the open-mic stories. They normally close out the show.
Sometimes people show up in the audience who we know are really fun storytellers. And we may pull one of them up as a “special guest” and bypass the hat.
All the other storytellers are pulled at random from the names in the hat. We usually have time for 8 to 10 storytellers at each show.
StorySlam Oakland rules for storytelling:
- Put your name in the hat for a chance to tell
- Stories must be about YOU
- Stories must be TRUE
- Keep it short! Length should be about 5 to 6 minutes, but no longer
- Stories must be told aloud, not read and NO notes! Tell it just like you’re telling friends around a dinner table.
No pressure! Just have fun. There is no voting and no judging.