Carapace Atlanta
Come out of your shell!
A place for story connoisseurs…
Carapace is a monthly event of true personal stories at Manuel's Tavern in Atlanta, every fourth Tuesday of the month (except December). While the show begins at 7p, we encourage people to get there early to meet their neighbors and enjoy a meal before the mic goes live.
Raconteurs + Rapt Audience
= Really Good Time!
Every fourth Tuesday of the month, ordinary raconteurs tell true, personal, five-minute (or so) stories on a pre-selected theme. Topics have included, for example, "Scars," and "Feuds & Rivalries."
Our hilarious host, Cris Gray, guides us through.
Names are drawn from a hat. No one is required to tell a story; attendees can just listen. It's free.
Next Month’s Theme:
Tempted
Tuesday, August 27, 7p, Manuel’s Tavern
Prompt coming soon.
We’re always at Manuel’s Tavern on the fourth Tuesday of the month; this time, that means Tuesday, August 27 at 7p. You don’t even have to make up your mind in advance because we adore story connoisseurs of all varieties—tellers and listeners alike. You can throw your name in the hat after you arrive. See ya there!
Notes for a more decisive storytelling experience…
*no notes (even and especially on your cellphone)
*no political rants
*no stand-up comedy routines
This is OG storytelling, like our ancestors used to do around the fire at night.
*FREE* STORY COACHING: We tend to be at Manuel’s by 6p on the night of the show. If you’d like a little coaching as you prepare to get up on that mic, please feel free to arrive in the hour before to talk through your story’s points for some potential ideas or help with shaping it.
VOLUNTEERS: We always need volunteers to make our events run smoother. Roles include:
*greet people at the door and encourage sign-ups
*keep up the tradition with the wibbly-wobbly-timey-wimey stuff
*be our personal paparazzi! (take photos)
Please let us know if you’d like to volunteer!
STORYTELLING TIPS: Set-up = Delivery. There’s a simple notion in storytelling that, if you introduce something important at the beginning of your story, it needs to pay off at the end. In other words, Chekhov’s gun must go off. Comics refer to it “the callback.” As you approach your story, how can you create a frame where there’s a set-up in the beginning that comes back around at the end?
The hat of destiny awaits…
There’s never any pressure to tell a story, but you’ll never experience a more welcoming environment to try out the mic.
Join in the fun…
Photos by Andrew Huang
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