Date: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 Time: 6-8 PM
Location: Canteen Brewhouse, 2381 Aztec Road Northeast Albuquerque, NM, 87107 United States (map)
Theme: BEST LAID PLANS
Have you ever had all your ducks in a row to accomplish a task or a goal only to have the rug pulled out from under your feet — little by little or in one fell swoop - upending your best laid plans? How did you pick yourself up and carry on? What happened next?
Have a story? We’d love to hear it!
Come hear how three featured tellers faced this situation at our March 11th event — Rick Berg, Annie Morrill, and Mark Lamb. We welcome four open mic tellers, with five minute stories on the theme. If that is you, just put your name in the Open Mic bowl on March 11th for a chance to take the DCSS stage!
FORMAT: THREE FEATURED & FOUR OPEN MIC TELLERS (ALL OPEN AT THIS TIME!)
ABOUT US: Founded in 2018, Duke City Story Slam is Albuquerque’s only story slam - now a place to tell and hear stories without judging. DCSS is an accessible event including both Featured Tellers and Open Mic-ers telling true personal stories on a theme. Prizes are given to all featured and Open Mic Tellers and through the audience raffle. Everyone is a winner at DCSS — with our gratitude.
FEATURED TELLERS are recruited ahead of time and are provided with story crafting support and a rehearsal before the slam with our professional coach, Barry Simon.
Featured tellers get 10-minutes on the mic to tell their story. Canteen Brewhouse also provides a small stipend to featured tellers.
OPEN MIC TELLERS can prep their story beforehand or spontaneously put their name in the hat for a chance to tell their 5-minute true story on that month’s theme. Open mic tellers often progress to being a featured teller at another event.
OTHER VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES: We are wide open for a time keeper and a photographer in March. Thanks for letting us know if you can participate — and score a free beer/drink at the slam. Be part of the story and family of DCSS volunteers! Interested? Email HERE
OUR TEAM: Sarah Malone, DCSS Producer, is a founding member of our parent nonprofit, Storytellers of New Mexico, and an enthusiastic supporter of DCSS since its inception in 2018 by former Producer and STNM Board President, Nash Jones. Many thanks to our professional coach, Barry Simon, formerly of the popular Liar’s Game. We acknowledge Dianne Rossbach, STNM treasurer, for her steadfast presence at each event at the gate. A hearty thanks to Marvin Cotton, our emcee and to Tom Rich, our sound technician. Lastly, to Canteen Brewhouse for providing us free space and a welcome setting with great food and drink for our event.
PITCH US A STORY! We are booking several months in advance - so it is never too early to pitch us a story that might just be the theme for an upcoming show. info@storytellersofnewmexico.org
Storytelling guidelines:
True Story
Your Story
No notes, props, or music, unless they truly are in service of the story
No -isms will be tolerated
Storytelling, not stand-up
Storytelling, not therapy
Stay within the time limit