Story Club Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, PA · EST. 2022

STORY CLUB PITTSBURGH

True stories, told live.

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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 1, 2026

Doors 6:30pm · Show 7pm

Admission: Free

Featuring music of Derek Johnson

Story Slam
City of Asylum

CITY OF ASYLUM

40 W. North Avenue · Pittsburgh, PA

Things Left Unsaid

Share a six-minute story about the words you never got to say. Maybe it was an apology you swallowed, a confession you rehearsed but never delivered, or a truth you kept behind your teeth because the moment never felt right. It could be the goodbye you didn't get, the love you assumed was obvious, or the anger you decided wasn't worth the fight. Maybe it was something small—a thank you, a question—that somehow got harder to say the longer you waited. Tell us what you held back, why you stayed quiet, and what that silence cost you or spared you in the end.

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Doors 6:30pm · Show 7pm

Admission: Free

Featuring music of Derek Johnson

Story Slam
Bottlerocket Social Hall

BOTTLEROCKET SOCIAL HALL

1226 Arlington Avenue · Pittsburgh, PA

When the Lights Came On

Share a six-minute story about the moment everything suddenly became visible. Maybe it was a truth you couldn't unsee, a secret dragged into the open, or a realization that lit up a room you thought you knew. It could be the literal end of the party, the house lights rising while you stood there exposed, or the second you finally understood what had been in front of you all along. Maybe it was quiet—a slow dawning no one else even noticed. Tell us what the darkness had been hiding, what the light revealed, and how you looked at things once you could no longer pretend not to see.

Tuesday, October 20, 2026

Doors 6:30pm · Show 7:30pm

Admission: $10

OUR STORY

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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