Fish Out of Water StorySLAM

Name: Fish Out of Water StorySLAM
Start: 2025-03-26T19:30:00-04:00
End: 2025-03-26T21:30:00-04:00
Location: Motorco Music Hall

Schedule

Wed Mar 26 2025 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Motorco Music Hall | Durham, NC

The best in competitive storytelling. Eight storytellers. Five minutes per story. One winner.
About this Event

You’re standing in a room full of people who seem to know exactly what’s going on, and there you are, feeling like the only one who didn’t get the memo. Maybe it’s a fancy dinner, a new job, or a foreign country, but in that moment you realize - you’re way out of your element. Whether you’ve found yourself in a situation where you were the odd one out or a scenario where you just couldn’t find your footing, we’ve all had moments where we felt like a fish out of water. From culture shock to awkward missteps, we want to hear how you navigated the unfamiliar and came out on the other side.

Our Fish Out of Water StorySLAM is being held on Wednesday, March 26th at Motorco Music Hall.

NOTE: If you have an interest in being a judge for this StorySLAM, for more information (Spoiler Alert: judges get FREE tickets!)

About The Monti StorySLAM (18 & up event)

The Monti StorySLAM is an open storytelling event, where anyone with a story on a certain theme has a chance to tell it. This is a competitive event, so there will be judges in the audience. At each event, there will be eight storytellers chosen at random; each story is five minutes long; one winner will be declared at the end of the night. Here's how you can tell your story:

We publicize a theme (this show's theme is Fish Out of Water.)
You think, "Hey, I have a story that goes with that theme!"
You buy a ticket.
You practice your five-minute story at home and in your car.
You show up and fill out a form stating that you would like to tell a story (NOTE: You DO NOT have to tell a story to attend. You can just sit back and enjoy the show.)
During the show, we will pick names from a hat at random, one at a time, and each person called will have five minutes to tell their story.
After eight stories have been told, one winner will be declared!

Winners from each StorySLAM will qualify for The Monti GrandSLAM in April 24, 2025. The GrandSLAM brings the winners back to compete for the ultimate title of The Monti GrandSLAMpion!