Story Club Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, PA · EST. 2022

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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

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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

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City of Asylum

CITY OF ASYLUM

40 W. North Avenue · Pittsburgh, PA

Ties That Bind

Share a six-minute story about the bonds that hold you to other people, whether you want them to or not. Maybe it was family, a promise, a shared history, or a name you couldn't put down. It could be a loyalty that carried you through something hard, or an obligation that kept you somewhere long after you wanted to leave. Maybe it was quieter—a small habit or ritual that quietly tethered you to someone across years or distance. Tell us who or what you were bound to, what that connection cost or gave you, and how it held, stretched, or finally loosened.

Tuesday, November 3, 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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March 11, 2022

Pittsburgh Magazine

A Story to Tell and a Moth Reborn at Story Club Pittsburgh

Story Club Pittsburgh fills the void left by The Moth’s pandemic closure, combining the spontaneity of an open mic with live theater through true, nonfiction personal storytelling.

BY SINEAD MCDEVITT

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February 11, 2022

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Pittsburgh Story Club Fills the Void Left by The Moth

Alan Olifson and Kelly Flanagan Dee launch Story Club Pittsburgh at City of Asylum, bringing back live storytelling with a more flexible, diversity-focused format than its predecessor.

BY JEREMY REYNOLDS

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