Open mic night. That’s not exactly what anyone had in mind when Tell Me More… Live Storytelling kicked off a little over a year ago. When a storyteller called in sick, we didn’t really have much of a choice, and it turned out to be a good thing. Four people volunteered to tell their story, three of them allowed us to post their story too.

I went first with a possible icebreaker. I shared a story of a trip I took to Paris that, predictably, included a viewing of the Mona Lisa at the Louvre. The unpredictable happened while I was there.

Brian Garraty took to the stage next with a story about a trip home from college.

The final storyteller, David Mu, shared a story of parental pride.

No one was sure how an open mic would work for Tell Me More. But we did it, and we hope you enjoy it.

Bios:

Deb Markham, executive producer of Tell Me More… Storytelling, spent several years in journalism and now spends her days conducting outreach for a nonprofit.

Brian Garraty is a regular at the Push Comedy Theater. He is the chief high-five officer of The Bright Side, a sketch and improv comedy team, and a member of the improv team known as The Dudes.

David Mu is a professor Eastern Virginia Medical School. There is one degree of separation between him and a Nobel Peace Prize.

Listen to the stories from our first open mic…

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