Free Performance: Stories from our lives & life at Drake Village – All are welcome

Free Performance by True Story Theater

"Stories from our lives & life at Drake Village"
When: Sunday, May 17, 2026 from 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Where: Drake Village, 37 Drake Rd, Arlington, MA
Cost: Free and Open to All

*If this is your first True Story show, first please scroll down and read the description of what to expect at a performance of our deep-listening improvisational theater.

Life in affordable housing: What is sweet and what is stressful about living here? How do we support each other through challenges? How might we counter stereotypes and relate to the rest of Arlington? Come to share your experiences or just to watch and listen.

If you do not live here, we still warmly invite you to attend. Come to show your support and to gain insight and compassion by witnessing the creative enactments.

Admission free. All are welcome. Come to the Community Room, first floor. Sponsored by the Arlington Housing Authority.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Arlington Commission for Arts and Culture (ACAC) grants committee, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

What happens in a True Story Theater performance?

Our events bring together the delight of improvisation with the courageous vulnerability of people sharing their personal truth.

The show’s emcee (called “the conductor”) facilitates brief, spontaneous conversations with volunteers from the audience who share their own feelings and experiences related to the show’s theme. After each conversation, the actors and musician immediately embody the key feelings and actions they heard, using movement, music, dialogue, and superb listening. All of it is improvised on the spot.

From this simple interaction, audience members feel validated, laugh, cry, get insights about their lives, and feel an expanded sense of community. You can share a moment from your life and see it performed, or just come to watch.