(mostly) TRUE THINGS Storytelling Show

(mostly) TRUE THINGS is a game wrapped in a storytelling show, that features a fantastic, entertaining line-up of storytellers each sharing an authentic experience from their own life. But some of these true stories iare "mostly" true - meaning they include a few inaccurate details. The audience can question the storytellers to determine what these lies are (they are subtle, so you have to listen closely). The whole truth comes out in the end. There are prizes involved, if you can believe it. (You can!)

The theme of this evening's show is NEW START. We welcome a stellar line-up. Scroll down for detailed bios.

Jean LeBec - 4-time Moth winner, RISK! 2022 Frigid Festival

Dennis DiMaggio - speaker, LI Society for Human Resource Management, sales coach, improviser

Susan Wiederman, literacy specialist, dyslexia practitioner, educator, storyteller

Cathy Rose Salit, actor, vocalist, improviser, playwright, executive coach, Global Play Brigade, Institute For New Music

HOST: Jude Treder-Wolff, Moth story slam winner, host of the Improv In Real Life podcast, and a professional storyteller who performs around the country. She has been featured at GatherNYC at the Museum Of Art and Design, RISK!, The Armando Diaz Experience at Magnet Theater, Generation Women at Joe's Pub, The Story Collider live show and podcast, Story District in Washington, D.C., Better Said Than Done, Ex Fabula in Milwaukee, WI, New York Fringe Festival, San Francisco Fringe Festival, The Whitefire Solo Theatre Festival in Sherman Oakds, CA and many others. She is a story coach, improv teacher and applied improv facilitator, and psychotherapist.

Susan Wiedeman has woven the art of storytelling and humor into her daily life, connecting people together. As a mother of three amazing young women and wife of over thirty years, sharing stories together has been a sort of glue in her family. As a literacy specialist and dyslexic practitioner working with students at a Long Island public school, she uses storytelling to engage, motivate, and connect striving readers and staff during professional development, helping them experience deeper understanding and move forward with their learning. Susan’s belief in the power of storytelling has also informed her support for student growth and development beyond the formal classroom. She is the teacher-advisor of the “Grow to Learn” horticulture club, integrating her twin desires to foster positive student and environmental outcomes. Moreover, in her role as moderator of the “Think Smart” club, Susan facilitates students’ efforts to identify and resolve real-world problems within their school community. Both organizations encourage young people to tell their own stories and explore those of others in order to do good, feel good, and be good in a world that can be driven by good.

It is through the telling of a good story that Susan has made her way in the world. She’s excited to weave you into the fabric of her story to be shared!

Jean LeBec is a 4-time Moth story slam winner, who has been featured on Risk, Two Truths And A Lie, Yums The Word, NYS Exchange, Take Two, Singling, Bady House Concert Series, City Stories, Surprise Stories, Story Collider, WordUp, Look Who’s Talking, Tell It Brooklyn, among many others. She is an educator and writer whose solo show The Last To Know was featured in the 2022 Frigid Festival in NYC.

Dennis DiMaggio is a frequent speaker at the Long Island Society for Human Resource Management, a panelist on sales coaching by the Corporate Executive Board and interviewed by T&D Magazine, The Wall Street Journal and multiple podcasts.
Dennis is a certified Master Trainer and facilitates interactive sessions on Civil Treatment in the Workplace, Delegation, Coaching, Communication, Diversity & Inclusion, Change Management, and Developing Talent. Dennis is a certified team and leadership coach and employs Personality Type, Emotional Intelligence, 360 Feedback, and Strengths-Based tools in his work. He has studied Improv since 2018 at the Baltimore Improv Group and Second City in Chicago. Currently Dennis is a Moderator for Braver Angels andsits on the Advisory Board for The Pro-Human Foundation.

Cathy Rose Salit is an actor, vocalist, improviser, playwright and executive coach. For over two decades Cathy was part of the experimental Castillo Theatre in NYC, playing leading roles in multi-cultural and performance-bending original works as well as part of several musical improv troupes. She is founder of The Global Play Brigade, an international community of performing artists, activists, therapists and educators who cross borders/differences with free online workshops for people across the globe. Cathy is CEO Emerita of Performance of a Lifetime, where she pioneered bringing theater and improvisation into executive education and author of Performance Breakthrough: A Radical Approach to Success at Work. She is a board member of the Institute for New Music in Stony Brook, and performs on Long Island with her jazz trio at The Jazz Loft and the Madiran Wine Bar, and as part of the jazz/funk band Free Range. She lives in St. James with her trombone playing partner and two ridiculous cats.