Since the founding of the Festival, True Theatre has been involved, sharing stories from our past as we help bring storytelling in CIncinnati to the future!

Join us to hear 4 select stories from Season 14 of True Theatre and understand how True Theatre is the longer-running true, personal storytelling event in Cincinnati!

Tickets to True Theatre ($15) are available are now available! (link)

The best deal, however, is the Saturday pass, which gets you into ALL the action on Saturday for just $30! (link)

Wanna know more? The entire weekend is available for your perusal at https://www.cincystoryfest.com/buy-tickets. The lineup is astounding and the weekend will be amazing. Check it out!

It can happen to anyone. You let down your guard and the next thing you know, you’ve been scammed! Our stories this evening will double as cautionary tales for you!

Get your individual tickets to “trueSCAM” by visiting https://www.memorialhallotr.com/cincinnati-shows/true-theatre-truescam/ or check back here as the show gets closer for the link to register to watch the live-stream via Zoom!

Photo by Sander Sammy on Unsplash.

Every year, as part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, True Theatre puts a fringey twist on their show, inviting only artists associated with other shows in the Festival to share their true, personal stories about what it takes to be a working artist! This year’s lineup will be announced soon, but you can get your tickets now at https://cincyfringe.com/truefringe-2024/.

Plan to see several shows at the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, but make your experience complete with trueFRINGE 2024!

(NOTE: tickets are sold through the Festival box office. This show is not included with our season subscriptions).

Another evening with a HANDful of stories that will TOUCH and MOVE you, have you SLAPPING your knee with laughter, and everywhere in between. We gotta HAND it to you, you’ve put your FINGER on a great evening of storytelling!

Get your subscription for Season 14 at https://www.memorialhallotr.com/true-theatre/ or individual tickets to “trueHAND” by visiting https://www.memorialhallotr.com/cincinnati-shows/true-theatre-truehand/.

Photo by I.am_nah on Unsplash.

Pitch Nights are open mic opportunities to share a story for consideration at an upcoming show… in this case, “trueHAND”. At this event, we’re looking forward to hearing your “hand”-themed stories! Make ‘em 5-6 minutes and don’t worry about perfection. Just come and have fun. All tellers will be contacted after the event for follow-up discussions about your story ideas. And, yes, you can just come and watch if you like. It’s FREE for everyone to attend! Regardless if you can make it or think you can make it or can’t make it, do consider sharing your story ideas with us through our Share Your Story page (it’s a particularly great way to let us know to expect to see you on Tuesday, too!).

Found, lost, earned, squandered, needed or not, money plays a role in all of our lives, probably every day. These 5 stories will only scrape the tip of the iceberg of the stories that are out there, but they’ll be good ones… You can bet on it!

Get your subscription for Season 14 at https://www.memorialhallotr.com/true-theatre/ or individual tickets to “trueMONEY” by visiting https://www.memorialhallotr.com/cincinnati-shows/true-theatre-truemoney/.

To register to view the live-stream for FREE on Zoom, go to https://bit.ly/trueMONEY_reg. (And to make a small donation to help us cover the costs of making the live-stream available, https://truetheatre.org/donate. Thanks in advance for your generosity!)

Photo by Jason Leung on Unsplash.

Stories from and about neighborhoods of the Queen City, CINCINNATI! Inspired by a recent documentary created by local documentarian and violinist Preston Bell Charles III, this show is designed to make Cincinnatians interested in other areas of our city with which we may not be as familiar, to encourage exploration and the development of a greater appreciation of where we call “home”.

Get your subscription for Season 14 at https://www.memorialhallotr.com/true-theatre/ or individual tickets to “trueHOOD” by visiting https://www.memorialhallotr.com/cincinnati-shows/true-theatre-presents-truehood/.

If you are unable to make it to see the show live, the next best thing is to watch by the free live-stream by registering for the Zoom link at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TrgfBsI1TUWIuYqMFbGl4g. And if you watch via this route, please consider a donation of $5 or $10 to help make it possible to keep offering this option. Thank you!

Photo by Jordan Allen Walters on Unsplash.

Every year, as part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, True Theatre puts a fringey twist on their show, inviting only artists associated with other shows in the Festival to share their true, personal stories about what it takes to be a working artist! This year’s lineup includes Amica Hunter (creator and star of “Anatomica”), Penny Sterling (creator and star of “ShMILF Life”, Tatiana Godfrey (director, dramaturg, and co-producer of “Gentrification: The Musical!”), and Yanomi Shoshinz (creator and star of “Happy Go Lucky”) . Go see their shows (several opportunities exist as part of the Fringe Festival!) and then come hear what makes them tick at “trueFRINGE 2023”! (NOTE: tickets are sold through the Festival box office. This show is not included with our season subscriptions).

For tickets: https://cincyfringe.com/truefringe-2023/

We’re looking for your prom-themed stories!

They don’t have to be about your HIGH SCHOOL prom (though we are certain there are plenty of those stories out there to fill a whole evening!), but it has to be about SOME KIND OF prom.

Come share a 5-6 minute version of your story at our Pitch Night and you might be asked to develop it into a longer story for our April 28th show, "truePROM" at Memorial Hall! Whether or not that happens, you'll still have fun, sharing your story along with everyone else at Pitch Night!

Pitch Nights are storytellers' first opportunity to get their stories in front of us for consideration... and it's also a fun way to see and hear several stories (all for FREE!) whether you're pitching a story or just want to come listen. Register to attend here: https://bit.ly/truePROMPitchNight_reg

Join us for this virtual open mic event! These are always a good time!

Got more questions? Check out our page of Frequently Asked Questions here!

Thanks to a generous grant from ArtsWave Pride and a donation from Timothy Giglio, we are launching the first in our series of “trueVOICES”/off-season shows, featuring stories with an LGBTQIA+ theme! Join us for a colorful night you won’t forget when we take you BEHIND THE RAINBOW CURTAIN!

Mingling starts with a pre-show cocktail hour (cash bar) at 6:45.

Show is 7:30-9:30 or 10.

Hang around after for a bit to mingle some more, talk to the storytellers, and share stories with one another!

Tickets now available at https://www.cincyticket.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=5332!

[NOTE: although we may release a few additional tickets (try the link if you like), the current allotment is SOLD OUT! Check out the info about our FREE live-stream, below]

You can also stream the show for FREE by registering for this Zoom “webinar” broadcast or just tuning in to our Facebook page at the right time (be sure to “Like” the Page, too, to be notified when we go live!).

Incredible stories AND our return to in-person performances! You don’t want to miss this!

[NOTE: list show times are in EDT (UTC-4). To convert to your time zone, check here!]

Won’t you be, please won’t you be our neighbor? … That’s why we started True Theatre, right? To build Community? All your life, you’ve had neighbors as part of your community, although maybe there are some you wish you hadn’t. Our storytellers tonight will be sharing stories about neighbors, both good and bad. Join us to hear if YOU are the subject of one of these stories! :D Even if you’re not, we’re sure you’ll be able to relate.

Register now to join the Zoom audience (to watch the show, maybe win some prizes, and participate in the Q&A) and if you’re ready to do it… maybe invite your neighbor to watch with you!

[NOTE: list show times are in EDT (UTC-4). To convert to your time zone, check here!]

Be a gooood girl/boy and join us for another fun (and sometimes moving) evening of stories about our best friends (or you’ll be in the dog house!). Register now or you might find yourself in the dog house!

[NOTE: list show times are in EDT (UTC-4). To convert to your time zone, check here!]

Step aside Baby New Year, we’re starting off 2021 with stories about your possible replacement.

See and hear them what we’ve got in store for you when you join us online for trueBIRTH! (Register to be a part of our interactive Zoom audience now!)

You’ll def want to check out this show. We think it will be our crowning achievement! :D

[NOTE: list show times are in EST. To convert to your time zone, check here!]

*artwork by Catie Atkinson of “Spirit Y Sol”.

You won’t believe your eyes when we finish 20/20 with trueVISION!

Join us on Thursday, October 29th, at 7:30pm EST for 5 true, personal stories told by the people who lived them, all with a “vision” theme. Register for this virtual FREE event and hear from a mother worried about her son’s eyesight and a painter who’s losing his, a woman with a vision of a more equitable future (that she's had since she was 10), a photographer with a rare vision into the goings-on at the Vatican City, and a medium who had a vision and wasn’t sure what to do about it. 5 stories with almost-as-many different takes on the theme.

SEE them all when you join us for this FREE event on 10/29: “trueVISION”!

"Seating" is limited, so register to be a part of our interactive Zoom audience at http://bit.ly/trueVISION_reg today!

[NOTE: list show times are in EST. To convert to your time zone, check here!]

Get out your white pants suits! Not only is 2020 an election year, but it also includes the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex.” Our last show of the season is dedicated, therefore, to the successes, failures, and challenges to basic rights of the women in your lives – those they have overcome and those they have yet to conquer. Hear their stories at trueSUFFRAGE. Register to join this live, virtual event via Zoom at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_D-aWRKy_RzqkvKRQwRiNCw or watch the simultaneous live-stream from our Facebook page!

ONLINE and ONE NIGHT ONLY! ~~ For the 10th year in a row, True Theatre will produce a 1-night-only event as part of the Cincinnati Fringe Festival, “trueFRINGE 2020,” featuring 4 artists from other areas of the Festival sharing true, personal stories about what it takes to be an artist (it’s not as easy as they make it look!).

Tickets are only $10 and are on sale now.

Buy your ticket and get a link to join the Zoom-cast on Thursday, June 11, 7:00 PM EST!