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Storytelling Level One with Adam Wade

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Class Description

Want to learn how to tell a story and connect to people from one of the best storytellers in NYC? Magnet Theater Storytelling Instructor Adam Wade (20-time Moth Story Slam Champion, Creator of the Best Selling Audible Original, You Ought To Know Adam Wade) will teach you how to take personal experiences from your life and create stories that are universal and identifiable for an audience. You'll be blown away at how engaging and relatable your personal stories can be! Whether you're a Moth Slam Champion in the making, a writer seeking to fine-tune your narrative skills, or someone who wants the confidence and ability to get in front of people and be heard -- this class will help.

In this class, you will learn the basic elements of telling a narrative story, how to take a crowd by surprise and make them care, how to be real and truthful on stage, and how to discover and communicate the real meaning behind your experience. Classes will include verbal and written exercises and various techniques and approaches to prepare yourself for a performance of your story.

Just some of the things that you'll get out of the class: a higher level of self-confidence, at least one polished, six-to-eight-minute story -- which could be a Moth Story Slam winner, the beginning of a one-person show or personal essay, and the fundamentals needed to develop future stories.

The class concludes with a graduation performance where you will perform your personal story in front of a live, super-supportive audience!

Since 2010, Adam has helped over 3,000 students with their own stories in these Storytelling Classes at Magnet Theater.

Instructor: Adam Wade

"Wade is a truly gifted storyteller." - The New Yorker Magazine
"Mr. Wade is an enchanting storyteller." - New York Times

Storyteller Adam Wade is a 20-time Story Slam winner at The Moth, a writer, and storytelling instructor. He is the creator of the #1 Best Selling Audible Original audio memoir You Ought to Know Adam Wade.

A seasoned teacher of his craft since 2010, Adam has helped over 3,500 students with their own stories in his various Storytelling Classes at NYC's Magnet Theater. He has also conducted workshops for businesses, universities, and other organizations including the United Nations, Apple, Pinterest, Humane Society of the United States, American Lung Association, Pen America, Etsy, and the New York Times.

His debut storytelling/comedy album Adam Wade: The Human Comedy was enthusiastically lauded in Sarah Larson's profile of Adam in The New Yorker, while his second album Adam Wade Live at The Magnet Theater, quickly shot up to #2 on iTunes and Billboard Comedy Charts.

An inimitable fixture in the New York City storytelling and comedy scenes for over twenty years, his monthly storytelling show at Under St. Marks Theatre has been running since 2010 and is a New York Times, CBS News, and Time Out NY Critic’s Pick. He has toured across North America with The Moth Main Stage and his stories have appeared multiple times on The Moth Radio Hour and The Moth Podcast. Adam has also made two appearances on the PBS television show, Stories from the Stage.

He has appeared on-camera in HBO's Girls, Inside Amy Schumer, ESPN’s Classic Now, and hosted a tech series for Bloomberg called Conversations with Coders.

Full Session Schedule

Session Schedule*

Apr 17, 2025, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
at TBA
(at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea, Manhattan)
Apr 24, 2025, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
at TBA
(at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea, Manhattan)
May 1, 2025, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
at TBA
(at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea, Manhattan)
May 8, 2025, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
at TBA
(at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea, Manhattan)
May 15, 2025, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
at TBA
(at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea, Manhattan)
May 22, 2025, 6:30pm - 9:30pm
at TBA
(at a studio space TBA in the vicinity of Chelsea, Manhattan)

Show Schedule*

Jun 1, 2025, 5:00 PM
at Magnet Theater
(254 W. 29th Street)

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