Is there one person in your family who always tells the best stories? Perhaps that person is you?
The Delco Story Slam is an open mic storytelling night being launched this January at Newtown Square’s Burlap and Bean, allowing Delaware County’s storytellers a chance to hop on stage and tell their best stories. The events will take place on the fourth Wednesday of each month, starting on Wednesday, January 23rd with the theme of “Good Intentions!”
The rules are simple:
Storytellers register upon arrival. Names are drawn out of a hat to decide order of presentation.
Stories should fit into the theme of the night!
Stories should be true as you remember it!
Stories should be under five minutes in length!
No Notes, No Props, No Music!
Three judges are selected from the audience. Each storyteller is given a score on a scale of 1-10 for two different criteria: content and presentation. The storyteller with the highest score wins, and is given a spot in November’s Grand Slam!
While the Delco Story Slam is a competition, please be assured they don’t take the competitive part too seriously. The goal is to provide a fun night of stories for the audience, and it’s always a thrill to see new participants hop on-stage. They recommend purchasing tickets in advance through Burlap and Bean’s events page, which can be found here.
The 2013 Season is as follows:
January 23rd – Good Intentions
February 27th- Open Wound
March 27th – Guilty Pleasures
April 24th – Love Objects
May 22nd – Good Vibrations
June 26th – On The Road
July 24th – Boiling Point
August 28th – It’s My Job
September 25th – Mortified
October 23rd – Scared To Death
The Delco Story Slam is the sister event to the popular West Chester Story Slam, which is in its fourth year. Recently, Burlap and Bean hosted a “Best of” West Chester Story Slam event where the audience heard several excellent stories. Here’s one of the stories told that night.
