On Tuesday, October 9th, the final competition of the West Chester Story Slam’s regular season is taking place – and the theme is “Panic Switch!” This is the perfect theme for spooky October and it’s your last chance to watch the regular competition before November’s Grand Slam. If you keep putting off going to the story slam, this is the month to dive in! The Story Slam begins at 8 p.m., in the back room at Victory Brewing Company. Come early for a good seat!
What is a Story Slam?
The West Chester Story Slam is an open mic storytelling night that happens the second Tuesday of every month. Now in its third year, hundreds of stories have been told in front of a live audience and a wide range of themes have been covered. It’s definitely a fun night out — which is why the West Chester Story Slam was voted “Best Entertaining Night Out” by Main Line Today!
The rules are simple: Storytellers register upon arrival. Names are drawn out of a hat to decide order of presentation and we typically hear ten stories in a night.
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!
Check out one of this year’s winning stories here!
