(mostly) TRUE THINGS Presents Stories About GAME ON

Join us for an evening of captivating, comedic storytelling on the theme GAME ON at The Performing Arts Studio, 224 E. Main St in beautiful Port Jefferson, NY. We have a brilliant line-up of storytellers ready to share their fascinating, funny, and heartfelt TRUE experiences coming from different angles on the theme. But there is an actual game in the show as well. Some of the stories include subtle little lies. The audience gets to question the storytellers, then votes for the person they think told it completely straight. There are prizes involved, if you can believe a thing like that. CHECK OUT THIS AMAZING LINE-UP:

Marc L Abbott is an award-winning African American writer from Brooklyn, NY, and Moth Grand Slam winner. His novels include A Gamble Of Faith (2004) - which was published following a 13-year run of his play by the same name - The Hooky Party and Etienne, His many short horror stories are included in anthologies such as the Bram Stoker-nominated New York State Of Fright. In 2019 he co-authored Hell at the Way Station, which he won two African American Literary Awards (Best Anthology/Best Science Fiction). The sequel, “Hell at Brooklyn Tea“, was released in January 2021. www.marcabbott.com

Jezrie Mercano-Courtney's stories take audiences on thoughtful adventures, focusing on the universality of the human experience. Through the triumphs and trials of being AfroLatinx, she highlights the complexities of being part of the Black diaspora drawing from her coming of age. Jezrie writes and performs for Ubuntu (OO-BOON-TOO) Storytellers, where true stories inspire audiences to think about the interconnected experience of being human. She has performed for Stories From The Stage, Saul Fussiner’s Songs and Stories, Story City at The Buttonwood Tree, The New Haven International Festival of Arts and Ideas, Storyteller’s New Haven, The MOuTH-Off with Chion (Ki-own) Wolf and, Tellabration! In New Haven and South Windsor, CT. She has also produced Tellabration! New Haven at The New Haven Pride Center, and Speak?Easy., a live themed storytelling event.

Cyndi Zaweski is a journalist, content strategist, and storytelling educator. After 14 years in journalism and a marketing degree from Columbia, she founded StoryCraft with Cyndi, helping business owners turn their lived experiences into stories that connect, resonate, and sell. Her easy-to-implement storytelling frameworks have drawn a loyal audience of over 90,000—without a single paid ad. An award-winning journalist recognized by the New York Press Association, Cyndi now teaches storytelling as a tool for marketing that doesn’t feel like marketing.

Aaron Foss is an accomplished serial entrepreneur with 5 companies under his belt. His company, Nomorobo, which stopped billions of unwanted robocalls and spam texts from reaching our phones, was acquired by Applause Group in August of 2023. Before that, he was part of Techstars NYC with SideTour, a marketplace for unique experiences, which was acquired by Groupon in 2013.

Aaron has been featured in the New York Times, Wired, CNN, CNBC, Fox News, and countless other media outlets. He has testified in front of Congress not once, not twice, but three times. He lives in Port Jefferson, NY.

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