Tuesday, September 12, 2023
6:00 PM 8:00 PM
$5 donation requested
Canteen Brewhouse, 2381 Aztec Road Northeast Albuquerque, NM, 87107 United States (map)
Theme: Taking Flight
Do you have a story about flying on a plane, on a glider or maybe flying by the seat of your pants? Did you ever take flight off a cliff or flee a dangerous situation? Maybe you had flights of fancy, taking flight in imagination or ingenuity. However you flew, wherever you took off from, we want to hear about it.
We have 3 stellar featured tellers this month, including a former Moth winner, a professional storyteller & a writer! We’re looking for 1 more judge. If you have a 5 minute story about taking flight, show up on September 12th and throw your name in for a chance to tell an open mic story!
Duke City Story Slam is Albuquerque’s only story slam (friendly storytelling competition). An accessible event including both Featured Tellers and Open Mic-ers telling true personal stories on a quarterly theme. Prizes are given for the top scoring Featured and Open Mic Tellers and through the audience raffle.
Featured Tellers are recruited ahead of time and are provided with story crafting support and a rehearsal before the slam. They get 10-minutes on the mic to tell their story.
Open Mic Tellers can prep their story beforehand or spontaneously put their name in the hat at the mic for a chance to tell their 5-minute true story on that month’s theme
Storytelling guidelines:
True Story
Your Story
No notes, props, or music
No -isms will be tolerated
Storytelling, not stand-up
Storytelling, not therapy
Stay within the time limit