Our last show was 2/10/26

This February we explore the art, chaos, comedy, and inevitability of falling… and what happens on the other side. Our multigenerational storytellers take the Joe’s Pub stage to share true tales of falling: in (or out of) love; for a con, a dream, or a brilliantly bad idea; from grace, into grief, or right into a brand-new identity; or simply falling down, getting back up, and doing it all again.

Whether it’s a stumble, a face-plant, or a swan dive into the unknown, our wise and witty storytellers will remind us that falling isn’t failure — it’s how we learn, transform, and, if we’re lucky, laugh about it later. Don’t miss New York’s best storytelling night, presenting true stories told by women and non-binary performers across the generations, all celebrating the resilience, mess, and undeniable magic of being human.

Featuring...

Team 20s: Peyton Lawrenz works in finance, primarily to afford living in New York and to finance her many hobbies, interests, and pursuits.

Team 30s: Chrissy King is a writer, speaker, educator, and author of The Body Liberation Project. Her writing has been featured in Shape, SELF, and PopSugar, among others. Through her work, Chrissy empowers individuals to stop shrinking, start taking up space, and use their energy to create their specific magic in the world.

Team 40s: Elissa Bassist is the author of the memoir Hysterical, a semifinalist for The Thurber Prize for American Humor. Her writing has appeared in over 30 publications and anthologies, and she’s taught for over 20 writing programs. Her next book is Inside Jokes: A Comedy and Creativity Guide for All Writers.

Team 50s: Kathleen McKitty Harris is a fifth-generation native New Yorker and a repeat Generation Women performer. Her essays have appeared in The New York Times, Longreads, and McSweeney's, and she’s been featured on The Moth Podcast and other storyslams throughout the northeast. Kathleen lives in northern New Jersey with her husband and two children.

Team 60s: Kristin Eliasberg is a writer, psychotherapist, and former dancer/choreographer. She’s written for the Times, Boston Globe, Village Voice, and many others. As a dancer she performed across the US and Europe. Now a Brooklyn-based therapist, she also acts in theater and short films.

Team 80s: Pamela Vassil marvels that she is now 82, (boopboopbadoo). She makes alarms go off at airports with three new body replacements. She adores her grandson, who thinks she’s the funniest person he knows. She’s a writer doing occasional stand up gigs and records books on tape for the blind.

Hosted/created by Georgia Clark, author of Most Wonderful, and others.