Archive for the ‘Open Mic’ Category

Monthly Show: Turning Over a New Leaf – Stories about renewal, upheaval, and radical change

Tuesday, September 10th, 2013

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A night of true tales told live

September 10, 2013
Doors open at 6:30pm, Show starts at 8pm
at Town Danceboutique
2009 8th St, NW,Washington, DC, 20009 (near corner of U Street)
$15  CASH ONLY at door (advanced online purchases end at 1 PM the day of the show, but tickets still available at the door)

  • Must be 21 and must have ID.
  • Bring-your-own-food. When possible, we will arrange a food truck and let you know on Facebook and Twitter.
  • Full bar – credit or cash
  • There is an ATM on the premises.
  • Wheelchair accessible

Driving: Parking on the street or paid lot next door for $15.

Metro: Take Green or Yellow line to U St/Cardozo and exit on 10th Street side. Walk two blocks east and turn left at 8th St. It’s the second building on the right.

Thanks to Alexander Morozov for photographing our shows.

Tentative line-up (alphabetical order)

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Monthly Show: Great Escape – Stories about breaking free and cutting loose

Tuesday, August 13th, 2013

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A night of true tales told live

August 13, 2013
Doors open at 6:30pm, Show starts at 8pm
at Town Danceboutique
2009 8th St, NW,Washington, DC, 20009 (near corner of U Street)
$15 – advanced online purchases end at 1 PM the day of the show, but tickets are available at the door (cash only)

  • Must be 21 and must have ID.
  • Bring-your-own-food. When possible, we will arrange a food truck and let you know on Facebook and Twitter.
  • Full bar – credit or cash
  • There is an ATM on the premises.
  • Wheelchair accessible

Driving: Parking on the street or paid lot next door for $15.

Metro: Take Green or Yellow line to U St/Cardozo and exit on 10th Street side. Walk two blocks east and turn left at 8th St. It’s the second building on the right.

 

Line-up (alphabetical order)

PJ Andrews

Mike Finazzo

Sam Kean

Renata  Lana

Melissa Leebaert

Keith Mellnick

Terry Nicholetti

Adam Ruben

Cathy Smith

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Monthly Show: I Before E – Stories about exceptions to the rule

Tuesday, July 9th, 2013

ONLINE PRE-SALE CLOSED – TICKETS AVAILABLE AT DOOR – CASH ONLY

A night of true tales told live

July 9, 2013
Doors open at 6:30pm, Show starts at 8pm
at Town Danceboutique
2009 8th St, NW,Washington, DC, 20009 (near corner of U Street)
$15 cash at door (online pre-sale closes at 1 PM day of show)

  • Must be 21 and must have ID.
  • Bring-your-own-food. When possible, we will arrange a food truck and let you know on Facebook and Twitter.
  • Full bar – credit or cash
  • There is an ATM on the premises.
  • Wheelchair accessible

Driving: Parking on the street or paid lot next door for $15.

Metro: Take Green or Yellow line to U St/Cardozo and exit on 10th Street side. Walk two blocks east and turn left at 8th St. It’s the second building on the right.

 

Tentative line-up (alphabetical order)

Chris Bennett
John Kevin Boggs
Cara Foran
Andre Francisco
Suzanne Hecker
Amy Hoang Wrona
Layla McCay
Pierce McManus
Vijai Nathan
Kyle Schroeder
Host: Amy Saidman

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Monthly Show: Geeking out – Stories about collections, obsessions, and fandom

Tuesday, June 11th, 2013

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ONLINE PRE-SALE CLOSED – TICKETS AVAILABLE AT DOOR – CASH ONLY

A night of true tales told live

June 11, 2013
Doors open at 6:30pm, Show starts at 8pm
at Town Danceboutique
2009 8th St, NW,Washington, DC, 20009 (near corner of U Street)
$15 cash at door (online pre-sale closes 1 PM day of show)

  • Must be 21 and must have ID.
  • Bring-your-own-food. When possible, we will arrange a food truck and let you know on Facebook and Twitter.
  • Full bar – credit or cash
  • There is an ATM on the premises.
  • Wheelchair accessible

Driving: Parking on the street or paid lot next door for $15.

Metro: Take Green or Yellow line to U St/Cardozo and exit on 10th Street side. Walk two blocks east and turn left at 8th St. It’s the second building on the right.

 

Thanks to Alexander Morozov for photographing our shows.

Tentative line-up (order of appearance)

Margot Leitman
Keith Mellnick
Sarah Ventre
Jeff Rezmovic
Laura Elissa
Patricia O’Connor
Juliet Hutchings
Nick Newlin
Diane Ivey
Host: Stephanie Garibaldi

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Monthly Show: Xtreme – Stories about thrill-seeking, risk-taking, and re-defining the possible

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

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Online pre-sale closed. Tickets available at door – CASH ONLY

A night of true tales told live

May 14, 2013
Doors open at 6:30pm, Show starts at 8pm
at Town Danceboutique
2009 8th St, NW,Washington, DC, 20009 (near corner of U Street)
$15 cash at door

  • Must be 21 and must have ID.
  • Bring-your-own-food. When possible, we will arrange a food truck and let you know on Facebook and Twitter.
  • Full bar – credit or cash
  • There is an ATM on the premises.
  • Wheelchair accessible

Driving: Parking on the street or paid lot next door for $15.

Metro: Take Green or Yellow line to U St/Cardozo and exit on 10th Street side. Walk two blocks east and turn left at 8th St. It’s the second building on the right.

 

Thanks to Alexander Morozov for photographing our shows.

Line-up

Angela Proudfoot
Shaun Flynn
Darren Smith
Gillian Brockell
Mike Kane
Adam Ruben
Anne Thomas
Daniel Sullivan
Adelle Archer

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Monthly Show: Miss Manners – stories about social gaffes, faux pas and inappropriate choices

Tuesday, April 9th, 2013

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Tickets available at door – CASH only

A night of true tales told live

Come hear real-life stories about….

•What happens when a Miss Manners control freak is challenged to streak on her last day of university?

• When your dad won’t give you any clues re: the birds & bees, how many fumbles does it take to figure it out on your own?

• What serves as sufficient punishment when a guy violates The Friend Zone?

April 9, 2013
Doors open at 6:30pm, Show starts at 8pm
at Town Danceboutique
2009 8th St, NW,Washington, DC, 20009 (near corner of U Street)
$15 cash at door

  • Must be 21 and must have ID.
  • Bring-your-own-food. When possible, we will arrange a food truck and let you know on Facebook and Twitter.
  • Full bar – credit or cash
  • There is an ATM on the premises.
  • Wheelchair accessible

Driving: Parking on the street or paid lot next door for $15.

Metro: Take Green or Yellow line to U St/Cardozo and exit on 10th Street side. Walk two blocks east and turn left at 8th St. It’s the second building on the right.

 

Tentative line-up (alphabetical order)

Kevin Boggs
David Brooks
Allison Burg
Elissa Laura
Michael McVey
Erin Myers
Jesse Ormsby
Janelle Ramus-Jones
Nancy Safavi
John Tong

 

Thanks to Alexander Morozov for photographing our shows.

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Monthly Show: Lent – Stories about making sacrifices and resisting temptation

Tuesday, March 12th, 2013

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Tickets available at door – CASH only

A night of true tales told live

March 12, 2013
Doors open at 6:30pm, Show starts at 8pm
at Town Danceboutique
2009 8th St, NW,Washington, DC, 20009 (near corner of U Street)
$15 CASH ONLY at door

  • Must be 21 and must have ID.
  • Bring-your-own-food. When possible, we will arrange a food truck and let you know on Facebook and Twitter.
  • Full bar – credit or cash
  • There is an ATM on the premises.
  • Wheelchair accessible

Driving: Parking on the street or paid lot next door for $15.

Metro: Take Green or Yellow line to U St/Cardozo and exit on 10th Street side. Walk two blocks east and turn left at 8th St. It’s the second building on the right.

 

Tentative line-up (alphabetical order)

Luis Contreras

Sally Dadisman

John Donvan

Taylor Durant

Ritija Gupta

Christopher Love

Patricia O’Connor

Joseph Price

Jenny Splitter

Karen St. Germain

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Monthly Show: Fifty Shades of Grey – Stories about dominance, submission, pleasure, and pain

Tuesday, February 12th, 2013

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Tickets available at door – CASH ONLY/ This show may sell out so best to be there as early as possible.

A night of true tales told live

February 12, 2013
Doors open at 6:30pm, Show starts at 8pm
at Town Danceboutique
2009 8th St, NW,Washington, DC, 20009 (near corner of U Street)
$15 CASH ONLY at door

  • Must be 21 and must have ID.
  • Bring-your-own-food. When possible, we will arrange a food truck and let you know on Facebook and Twitter.
  • Full bar – credit or cash
  • There is an ATM on the premises.
  • Wheelchair accessible

Driving: Parking on the street or paid lot next door for $15.

Metro: Take Green or Yellow line to U St/Cardozo and exit on 10th Street side. Walk two blocks east and turn left at 8th St. It’s the second building on the right.

 

To sign up for open mic

Fill out  the online form in advance using the drop-down box to indicate the night you want to perform. You will have seven minutes to tell your story. We are strict about this, so don’t go over or you will be cut off. Also, you must tell a true story (again, it’s not a stage for stand-up, poetry, readings, fiction, or folktales) and you must incorporate the theme. You will be contacted 3-4 weeks before the specified show to arrange a  free (and mandatory) coaching session with our Education Director, Stephanie Garibaldi.  She can be reached at [email protected] if you have any questions (Please do not use this address to sign up. This is only for questions.)

Thanks to Alexander Morozov for photographing our shows.

Tentative line-up (alphabetical order)

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Monthly Show: Beer, Balls, and Boners- Stories about man things

Tuesday, January 8th, 2013

Tickets available at door; CASH only

A night of true tales told live

Come hear real-life stories about….

• A young man who’s not the manliest of men decides while studying abroad in New Zealand that learning how to shear a sheep is the key to unlock his untapped manliness.

• What do you say when your diplomat fiancee returns from a business trip with stitches on his testicles after a run in with a prostitute?

• How’s a man to connect with other male coworkers at his new law firm in Texas when he’s the only one without a cowboy hat with a rattlesnake hat band?

January 8, 2013
Doors open at 6:30pm, Show starts at 8pm
at Town Danceboutique
2009 8th St, NW,Washington, DC, 20009 (near corner of U Street)
$15 cash at door

  • Must be 21 and must have ID.
  • Bring-your-own-food. When possible, we will arrange a food truck and let you know on Facebook and Twitter.
  • Full bar – credit or cash
  • There is an ATM on the premises.
  • Wheelchair accessible

Driving: Parking on the street or paid lot next door for $15.

Metro: Take Green or Yellow line to U St/Cardozo and exit on 10th Street side. Walk two blocks east and turn left at 8th St. It’s the second building on the right.

Line-up (order of appearance)

Keith Mellnick
Shaun Flynn
Kyle Schroeder
Jennifer Tress
Mikael Johnson
Todd Cain
Ben Leff
David Preznuk
Host: Mike Kane

Thanks to Alexander Morozov for photographing our shows.

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Monthly Show: ‘Tis the Season – Stories about the holidays

Tuesday, December 11th, 2012

Tickets available at door; cash only

A night of true tales told live

December 11, 2012
Doors open at 6:30pm, Show starts at 8pm
at Town Danceboutique
2009 8th St, NW,Washington, DC, 20009 (near corner of U Street)
$15 cash at door

  • Must be 21 and must have ID.
  • Bring-your-own-food. When possible, we will arrange a food truck and let you know on Facebook and Twitter.
  • Full bar – credit or cash
  • There is an ATM on the premises.
  • Wheelchair accessible

Driving: Parking on the street or paid lot next door for $15.

Metro: Take Green or Yellow line to U St/Cardozo and exit on 10th Street side. Walk two blocks east and turn left at 8th St. It’s the second building on the right.

To sign up for open mic

Fill out  the online form in advance using the drop-down box to indicate the night you want to perform. You will have seven minutes to tell your story. We are strict about this, so don’t go over or you will be cut off. Also, you must tell a true story (again, it’s not a stage for stand-up, poetry, readings, fiction, or folktales) and you must incorporate the theme. You will be contacted 3-4 weeks before the specified show to arrange a  free (and mandatory) coaching session with our Education Director, Stephanie Garibaldi.  She can be reached at [email protected] if you have any questions (Please do not use this address to sign up. This is only for questions.)

Thanks to Alexander Morozov for photographing our shows.

Tentative line-up (alphabetical order)

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