Story Club Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, PA · EST. 2022

STORY CLUB PITTSBURGH

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Story Slam
City of Asylum

CITY OF ASYLUM

40 W. North Avenue · Pittsburgh, PA

No Turning Back

Share a six-minute story about a moment you crossed a line you couldn't uncross. Maybe it was a decision you made out loud, a door you shut behind you, or a truth you said that could never be unsaid. It could be a leap you took without a safety net, or a small, ordinary choice that quietly sealed everything that came after. Maybe it was the second you realized the old version of your life was already gone, even if no one else noticed. Tell us what you left behind, what you stepped toward, and who you became once going back stopped being an option.

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

Doors 6:30pm · Show 7pm

Admission: Free

Featuring music of Derek Johnson

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Bottlerocket Social Hall

BOTTLEROCKET SOCIAL HALL

1226 Arlington Avenue · Pittsburgh, PA

Sudden Shift

Share a six-minute story about a time the whole direction of your life pivoted without warning. Maybe you walked into a room one person and walked out another. Maybe something you trusted collapsed, something you feared actually happened, or something you never expected landed right in front of you. It could be a chance encounter, a betrayal, a windfall, a disaster, or a single piece of information that rearranged everything you thought you knew. Tell us what was steady, what shattered or shifted it, and how you navigated a life that suddenly didn't match the one you'd been living five minutes earlier.

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

Doors 6:30pm · Show 7:30pm

Admission: $10

Story Slam
City of Asylum

CITY OF ASYLUM

40 W. North Avenue · Pittsburgh, PA

Double Life

Share a six-minute story about a time you were living as two different people at once. Maybe it was a secret you kept, a version of yourself you only showed in certain rooms, or a job, relationship, or belief you hid from the people closest to you. It could be the gap between who you were online and who you were at home, or the quiet exhaustion of performing one life while aching to live another. Tell us what it cost to keep both halves separate, what finally collided, and who you became when you could no longer keep them apart.

Tuesday, September 8, 2026

Doors 6:30pm · Show 7pm

Admission: Free

Featuring music of Derek Johnson

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Story Club Pittsburgh hosts live storytelling shows where real people share true, personal stories on stage, blending the raw energy of an open mic with the experience of live theater. We give you a mic and six minutes. You tell us a story.

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