We’re booking now for future events

We’re bringing Fugitive Stories back to Old Frog Pond Farm in Harvard this summer. In the meantime, we’ll continue to host nonprofit storytelling fundraisers. Check in for updates or sign up for our email list to receive (very occasional) messages from the Fugitive news desk.

upcoming events & Tickets

• Look at our season-at-a-glance for a full listing of our events and click here for detailed information on our upcoming shows.

• Ticketing for all Fugitive music events is available no less than one month before performance dates. Tickets for comedy and storytelling events are available online for the upcoming show in each series. Tickets for subsequent shows will be available the day after each performance. Return policy: Online tickets may be refunded (minus fees) up to a week before a performance date.

Why storytelling matters

“Stories make us more alive, more human, more courageous, more loving.” — Madeleine L’Engle

We are hard-wired, perhaps at a genetic level, to tell and listen to stories. Stories pass a legacy between generations and are a way in which we form relationships in the here and now. While storytelling is entertainment, it is so much more. It is an art form as old as humanity. It is the primary way that we relate to each other to create kinship and community. Storytelling is a way in which we give a bit of ourselves to others and a way in which we feel less alone. Humanity's earliest stories were about survival, hope, loss, love, and courage. Today’s stories echo the same themes.

STORYTELLING IN Boston Western ’burbs

Fugitive Stories presents “Moth-inspired True Stories Told Live“ — non-competitive storytelling events in Boston’s western ‘burbs. It was founded in 2016 by producer David Gerratt and storyteller Rose Saia to bring the craft of true stories told live to suburban audiences. Since 2018, David continues to produce stories locally, while Rose has moved on, focusing her time on teaching the art of storytelling and telling more of her own stories in a variety of locations in the Greater Boston area. We bring featured storytellers to tell a true tale alongside people just like you who may never have told a story on a stage but are inspired by one of our themes. Fugitive Stories featured tellers captivate our audiences — they are some of the best in the country. Each night is unique and they never fail to entertain.

Hearing a true story in a live performance is fun, moving and transformative. Fugitive Stories evenings Intimately reveal what we all have in common, making people feel more human and more alive. You'll laugh and sometimes shed a few tears. Every event opens a door to a memory, a new friend, or to your heart.

Check our Calendar for event details and to purchase tickets. Read bios of our some of our award-winning tellers below. Events appear in the Calendar approximately one month in advance of performance date.

If you want to tell a story with us, click here.

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Thanks to the moth and Massmouth

The Moth Radio Hour was where I first heard true stories told live and was the original inspiration for creating Fugitive Stories. But it was our partnership with Massmouth in the spring of 2016 that provided the spark to the Fugitive Stories engine. Thanks to Massmouth (and specifically Cheryl Hamilton) for believing in our original partnership and for helping to identify some of the area’s finest tellers, many of whom we bring to our stage as "Fugitive Stories Featured Tellers." Watch their nationally syndicated TV show that was created in partnership with GBH-TV — “Stories from the Stage.”