Friday, December 16, 7-9pm, $5-10 donations at the door
Prepare a five-minute story, based on the theme “Light,” put your name in a hat and you could be one of ten people selected to tell your story onstage.
How to prepare:
- Prepare a five-minute story incorporating the theme, Light.
- Stories about your near-death experience, a light bulb moment, that beautiful sunrise, or a simple salad you had for lunch!
- Stories should not be longer than five minutes and must be told not read- that means no notes, no writing on your palm, no cue cards. We’re timing you!
- Stories should have a beginning, middle, and end.
How to participate:
- Storytellers should arrive with a prepared 5-minute story and put their names into the hat 30 minutes before the slam begins.
- Our host picks names from the hat and storytellers take to the stage one at a time.
- After each story, three groups of judges from the audience give a score based on the following criteria:
- Is the story on theme?
- Was it five minutes or shorter?
- Was it a story? (i.e., Did it have a beginning, a middle, and an end?)
At the end of the slam, the storyteller with the highest score wins!
What do you win? Bragging rights and the glow of accomplishment that comes with a story well told.
Joey Novick,
Producer/Host
Joey Novick has been a political comedian, camp counselor, editorial director, attorney, busboy, radio show host, professional speaker, child actor and an elected official in New Jersey – but not necessarily in that order.
Joey’s unique background: He’s a professional stand-up comedian with appearances on MTV, Comedy Central and Rascal’s Comedy Hour. Joey has appeared at hundreds of comedy clubs across the US and Canada, and opened in concert at comedy clubs for Jerry Seinfeld, Robert Klein, David Brenner, Lewis Black, and Paul Reiser.