Listen and tell: 12 of the best storytelling shows in Brooklyn and Queens

Kevin Allison, host of Risk!, abandoning all shame at a recent show. image via Risk! on Facebook The art of storytelling is one of humanity’s oldest traditions. Whether gathering round the fire, or the pedestal of a Grecian bard, we have an innate desire to listen to spoken narrative. And to find the great storytellers among us, we look to Brooklyn—where everyone is a weirdo with a story to tell. Do you, dear Brooklyn weirdo, have an aching desire to bare the true stories of your life? Or would you rather hear someone else confess their own? Either way, the city provides ample opportunity to participate thanks to the storytelling show boom of the last few years. And we’ve got the list to prove it. Below is our roundup of Brooklyn (and Queens) live, true storytelling events. Some are curated, open-mic, or both; all are engaging. Risk! The Bell House, Gowanus Next event: July 27, 8pm Curated, $15 One of… Read More

Listen and tell: 12 of the best storytelling shows in Brooklyn and Queens : Brokelyn