The Bee: Signup for 9/5/25 Story Slam
Sign up for a 5-7 minute story telling slot at our  "Story Slam" at Maryland Meadworks, Friday Sept 5 at 7pm.   
  • The theme of our September story slam is "Metamorphosis"
  • You'll get a mic and a stool on our stage and 5-7 minutes to tell your story.  
  • TELL your story: do NOT READ stories and do not bring notes. 
  • If you are new to story slams, please read these two articles: The Moth: Storytelling Tips & Tricks | Don't Practice in the Mirror: 8 Tips to Prepare for a Story Slam and watch this story by expert storyteller Matthew Dicks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGf6WTFsqPE
  • To sign up for one of the 8 story slots, please sign up by 11:59pm Sunday, August 24 for the Friday Sept 5th story slam. 
  • All participants will be asked to run their story via zoom to the organizer, so we can curate the story setlist.  In the event we exceed capacity, participants may be moved onto a waiting list. 
  • If you know other story-slammers, please send them here! https://tinyurl.com/bee-story
  • Maryland Meadworks is located at 4700 Rhode Island Avenue, Hyattsville, MD, 20781.
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Email *
Name *
Your name as provided may be used for promotional materials (facebook  instagram, etc) 
Cell phone *
This and email will NOT be shared publicly  - only to coordinate.  
We'll reach out to you to follow up mostly via EMAIL. 
2 bullet synopsis in this format *
This won't be shared with others, just with the organizer!  Please give a synopsis in this format. 
  1. Our story begins:
  2. The Flip
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Instructions/tips: A great story has a FLIP -- a moment when your perspective changes from what you thought or who you were at the beginning of the story.  Figure out what the FLIP is, and then the beginning of your story is how you establish what you believed BEFORE the flip.

Example: Please watch this story by expert storyteller Matthew Dicks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGf6WTFsqPE Here's an example based on his story of how you might do this synopsis
  1. Our story begins: I was a jaded public school teacher on recess duty during a game of "never have I ever"
  2. The Flip: After the kids and I all share painful examples of "Never have I ever met my fathers expectations" and one girl tells me she's sorry that my father abandoned me when I was 7, it reinforces to me why I continue to teach public school.

what is the vibe *
tear jerker? horror?  mystery? Intense? funny?  etc.  We try to mix things up a little for variety
Story Length *
reminder it must be 5-7 minutes.  please run it and actually time it.
Story Title  *
This may be shared to promote the event
What is your level of experience? *
Newbies, don't be intimidated!  But. if you've done this before let us know. If you have youtube or other links to you telling stories, even better
1 sentence Bio  *
Something SUPER quick for the MC to introduce you and your story
Can we tag you on social media?
If so, please provide facebook or instagram handles
Any other questions or comments. 
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