Events Calendar
Full Moon Story Slam – Gratitude
December 1 @ 5:00 pm
Theme: Gratitude
Storytellers and audiences are enjoying The Actors Studio of Newburyport’s (TASN) 16th season of true-life stories told without notes or props on themes ranging from synchronicity to pronouns. TASN’s Full Moon Story Slam is modeled after NPR’s Moth Radio Hour. It is a storytelling competition with a few simple criteria for both the official judges and the audience to vote for their favorites.
The Full Moon Story Slam has been a consistently popular event since its inception, so much so that, during Covid restrictions, it expanded nationwide as a Zoom event.
The Slam is our chance to gather as friends and share true stories from our lives. Simply put, a story slam is a competition based on the art of storytelling. It puts a dual emphasis on content and performance, encouraging storytellers to focus on what they’re saying and how they’re saying it. It is an exercise in crafting stories within a set time limit – and it is great entertainment! Story slammers will tell a 5-minute short story based on the evening’s theme: Gratitude.
Criteria for judging:
The story has an arc: a beginning, a point of change, and a resolution.
- Presentation of the story.
- Time (no longer than five minutes, but no shorter than four minutes).
- Connection to the theme.
Please remember, the story must be true. The story must be yours, and you may not use props, notes, phone or a written script.
If you know that you would like to tell a story, you can let us know by noon on October 12. Contact Marc Clopton at Info@newburyportacting.org., If you are not yet sure, you will have the opportunity to sign up during the event. Storytellers and all audience members need to purchase a ticket.
When: Sunday, December 1, 5:00 P.M. Doors open 4:30P.M.
Where: 1 Merrill Street, Cross Roads Plaza – Salisbury, MA
Tickets: $21 in advance $23 at the door
Theme: Gratitude
Buy tickets here
Winners of June’s Pride-themed Story Slam: Sue Sweet (Audience Favorite) and Kurt Mullen (Judges Choice)
The Actors Studio was founded in 1991 and is a 501C(3) 65 seated theater which is a vital cultural resource for the community: to inspire, enrich and engage audiences and to develop both the art form and the individual by encouraging full creative expression.