"Stories of hunger awareness & action" - a Free, Public Performance by True Story Theater

Stories of hunger awareness & action

When: Thursday, September 24, 2026 from 6:30-8pm
Where: Robbins Library: Community Room (lower level), 700 Mass Ave, Arlington, MA 02476
Cost: Free

Join us for stories of how many in our community have awakened to the needs of people (near and far) who live with hunger – and what people are doing to change that.

Sponsored by Arlington EATS, and the Arlington Robbins library.

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.

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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. During the course of a 75-minute show, True Story enacts about 6-8 stories.

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. For more, see truestorytheater.com/about-us/how-a-show-works/

This form of improvisation, called Playback Theatre, was developed 50 years ago and is practiced by hundreds of companies in over 70 countries.