We want to hear your first-person experience stories. A first-person story is one you participated in or witnessed. A story someone told you may be true, but it’s not first-person. Your true tale must be a story, not an essay, editorial, motivational speech, TED talk, or a series of anecdotes. If you aren’t sure, bring it to a workshop. Your story needs to be 10 minutes or less and should tie in to one of our themes.
Every year we create a set of themes to develop and trigger story ideas. They’re listed below. Themes give each show a focus. The idea is not to limit stories, but to offer a broad category into which a story might fit. If you have an idea for a story but are not sure where it might go, get in touch with us. We’ll help you figure it out.
Free Zoom Storytelling Workshops are held on the first Tuesday of most months from 7 to 8:30 pm.
2025 Shows & Themes:
Zoom shows are on the last Tuesday of January, March, May, September & November, 7:00 to 8:15 pm.
January 28: Open Theme
March 25: Blast from the Past
May 27: Surprise Surprise Surprise
June In-person Show! Date TBD
September 30: By the Skin of my Teeth
November 25: Stranger than Fiction
Sign up to tell a story: info@truetaleslivenh.org
2025 Workshops
Please attend our Zoom workshops to practice telling and receive feedback. Join us on first Tuesdays of most months, 7-8:30pm: January 7, February 4, March 4, April 1, May 6, September 2, October 7 & November 11 (moved by one week to avoid election days). See our TTL Workshop page for more info.
