***Submissions due by 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, September 3rd*** - SUBMIT HERE.

For the spooky season, So Say We All is going full Scooby-Doo Gang with eerie, mysterious, and spine-tingling tales of who or what is exactly behind the mask. The old inn keeper who would've gotten away with it if it weren't for you meddling kids? Your anti-vaxxing relative with a ghoulish conspiracy from the dark web? Or perhaps it's the everyday hero or villain inside us all. Take it off and reveal everything!

October LA VAMP: Unmasked
Wednesday, October 15th 2025
7pm - 9pm
The Hotel Cafe - 2nd Stage
1623 North Cahuenga Boulevard Los Angeles, CA, 90028 United States
Price: $25
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Deadline to submit: Sunday, August 17th. Submit here: https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/submit

Is it a conspiracy, or is it just common sense? All will be revealed as we hear stories of using logic to solve mysteries, learning a new language, catching a dirty rat, or coming to terms with the inevitable.

September SD VAMP: Connect the Dots
Thursday, September 25th
8pm -10pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
21+

ReVAMP unites some of the best stories ever told on our stage into an evening that confirms life is stranger than fiction. We’re incredibly excited to bring the show to Carlsbad on September 19th at New Village Arts, so come early and make an evening out of it—feel fancy, you deserve it!

Hear amazing stories from:

• Allison Gauss

• Jaime Barker

• Jordan Coburn

• Dallas McLaughlin

• Brent Hannify 

Re-VAMP at New Village Arts
Friday, September 19th
7:30pm - 9pm
New Village Arts
2787 State St, Carlsbad, CA 92008
(760) 433-3245
$15 - Tickets available here

Deadline to submit: Sunday, July 13th. Submit here: https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/submit

Can you wrangle chaos with the best of them? Do you believe any problem can be solved with a spreadsheet? Do you have kids? If you answered yes to any of these questions, come commiserating with storytellers who are trying their best to keep it all together.

August SD VAMP: Herding Cats
Thursday, August 28th
8pm -10pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
21+

Deadline to submit: June 15th. Submit here: https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/submit

Oh, God, the smell! Olfactory cues conjure up the most intense memories. Bask in the imagery of cartoon hands leading you by the nose to pies cooling in the window, or an unforgivable scent that smacked you out of an otherwise delightful moment.

July SD VAMP: The Smell
Thursday, July 31st
8pm -10pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
21+

The Re-VAMP Storytelling Showcase returns to Vista with a stellar lineup of some of the best storytellers to grace our stage over the years. Come light up your Saturday night in North County with us this July and some stories you’ll be glad to bring your friends to!

Re-VAMP: Vista
Saturday, July 12th
7pm - 9pm
Inzane Brewing
236 Main St, Vista, CA 92084
All-ages
$10
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We all know the thrill of bettering an adversary, whether it's actually happening or it's all in our head. Or maybe our storytellers put in the hard hours and went on a fruitful journey of self-improvement, and can teach us all how it's done. Don't back down -- come hear about challenges that were bravely (or stupidly) accepted!

Featuring:

• Amanda Qassar

• Lisane Basquiat

• Katerina Vee

• Kristen Nash

• Sidra Montgomery

• Stephanie Hansen

• Tina Hoang

June SD VAMP: Challenge Accepted
Thursday, June 26th
8pm -10pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
21+

For LA Pride, VAMP has true stories about that b*tch...no, not that one! Y'know which one we're talking about. The sassy one. The scary one. The super extra one. Maybe even that one you know lives inside of you -- she'll definitely be taking center stage.

Featuring:

• Laura Beck

• Gina Brown

• David Ngo

• Huy Vo

• Kathi Chaplar

• Julia Lechner

• Hosted by the magnificent Pattyo.

June LA VAMP: That B*tch
Wednesday, June 4th 2025
7pm - 9pm
The Hotel Cafe - 2nd Stage
1623 North Cahuenga Boulevard Los Angeles, CA, 90028 United States
$25
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Deadline to submit: Sunday, April 20th. Submit here: https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/submit

Peddling nonsense is a profession as old as time because someone will always buy it. Listen to the lessons learned from those who were scammed, conned, convinced of something absurd, or sold protein shakes to high school friends on social media.

May SD VAMP: Snake Oil
Thursday, May 29th
8pm -10pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
21+

Deadline to submit: Sunday, March 16th. Submit here: https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/submit

Sometimes you can smell the rot a mile away, other times what's lurking under the shell is a harder case to crack. We've all encountered the bad eggs, the ones who just wouldn't go away, or maybe even were a total Veruca Salt ourselves.

April SD VAMP: Bad Egg
Thursday, April 24th
8pm -10pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
21+

The Peace Corps has sent American volunteers to serve in a humanitarian capacity in 60 countries since its founding in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy. As part of their mission—The 3rd Goal—is to ”to increase Americans' understanding of other peoples and cultures.” So Say We All is proud to partner with the San Diego Peace Corps Association to advance that goal, and bring the stories of their returned volunteers to the stage in a fully produced VAMP Storytelling Showcase. We hope you join us to learn more about our world, and the true stories of the people who have dedicated a fundamental part of their lives to improving the quality of life for others.

Featuring:

• Jessica Pentrencsik

• Matthew Christanscher

• Ron Fishman

• Linda Vene

• Marni Von Wilpert

• Kathleen Macleod

VAMP: Peace Corps - Not Like The Others
Saturday, April 12th
7pm - 9pm
Inzane Brewing Co.
236 Main St, Vista, CA 92084
All ages
$20
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The VAMP Nonfiction Showcase blends populist accessibility with an intense literary bootcamp to produce polished multimedia performances of wild, absurd, poignant, and hilarious true tales told live on stage. On Friday, April 11th, a selection of LA VAMP storytellers will take the stage to raise funds for Out Of The Fire LA to help support the ongoing relief efforts in Los Angeles County.

Featuring:

• Richard Velazquez

• Laura Beck

• Nikki Bailey

• Sam DiSalvo

• Julia Lechner

• Rati Gupta

• Jeff Strauss

LA VAMP Fire Benefit
Friday, April 11th, 2025
Doors @ 7:00 p.m. | Show @ 7:30 p.m.
Junior High Los Angeles
603 South Brand Boulevard
Glendale, California 92104
$20 per person which can be purchased here
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Deadline to submit: Sunday, February 16th. Submit here: https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/submit

When you've got to go, you've simply got to go. Experience stories about times people ghosted, tuned out, escaped unseen, or just couln't take it anymore. Find out who sent our storytellers into Flight Mode, and where they landed.

March SD VAMP: Irish Exit
Thursday, March 27th
8pm -10pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
21+

Deadline to submit: Sunday, January 19th. Submit here: https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/submit

Where would you rather be -- flying solo or in the middle of a group effort? We want your stories where no one gets left behind. Or maybe it was just the thought that counted? Either way, February is VAMP's annual Dirty Talk show, so you know what to do.

February SD VAMP: Come One, Come All
Thursday, February 27th
8pm -10pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
21+
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VAMP returns to North County this February with a lineup of stellar performers to bring some light to the dark months. Come make some friends and hear some stellar storytelling with us, it’ll do you good to get out!

Featuring:

• Cat Tucciarone

• Heidi Handelsman

• Jay Vu

• Justin Hudnall

• Johnathan Grinstein

Vista VAMP
Monday, February 10th
7pm - 10pm
Inzane Brewing
236 Main St, Vista, CA 92084
$10
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Starting the year off right often comes with putting an end to things that belong in the past. Join us at January’s VAMP Storytelling Showcase for stories about quitting with gusto, not letting the door hit your ass on the way out, and starting over better with less.

Submission deadline: Midnight, Sunday, December 15th 2024 - https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/submit/5108/the-vamp-storytelling-showcase-san-diego

January San Diego VAMP: Cold Turkey
Thursday, January 30th 2025
8pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
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Deadline to submit: Sunday, April 20th. Submit here: https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/submit

Peddling nonsense is a profession as old as time because someone will always buy it. Listen to the lessons learned from those who were scammed, conned, convinced of something absurd, or sold protein shakes to high school friends on social media.

May SD VAMP: Snake Oil
Thursday, May 29th
8pm -10pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
21+

Who needs seven swans when you have seven storytellers stepping up this Holiday season to get you in the mood for the most traumatic time of year. See you at the last VAMP Storytelling Showcase of the year, "Sleigh, Queen."

Featuring:

• Holly Andy Diamond

• Emily Gullord

• Manasvi Sridhar

• Jaime Barker

• Jay Vu

• James Doe

• Special guest: Quin Herron

The VAMP Storytelling Showcase: Sleigh, Queen
Thursday, December 26th
8pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
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Submission deadline: 11:59pm Sunday, October 13th
Submit here: https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/.../the-vamp...

Let an evening of topnotch true storytelling fill your voids and pack your cavities at So Say We All's November VAMP Storytelling Showcase, "Stuffed"!

The VAMP Storytelling Showcase: Stuffed
Thursday, November 21st
8pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
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We’re celebrating the freaky this November at our Los Angeles VAMP, covering a wide swath of stories from the gross to the shocking and everything that seeps out the sides.

Featuring:

Eli Harris
Julia Lechner
Justin Hudnall
Lisa-Beth Harris
Rachel Reed
Richard Velazquez
Ronnie Cohen

November LA VAMP: Freaky!
Wednesday, November 13th
7pm - 9pm
Hotel Cafe 2nd Stage
1623 N Cahuenga Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
$20
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Join us in North County this November for a top-shelf revue of some of the best stories to grace our stages. Kick your week off right by meeting new friends and old in Vista, sharing a pint, and cooking inspiration to write your own true tales.

Featuring:

• Jesse O'Sullivan

• Paul Costen

• Natalie Gardener

• Amanda Qassar

• Tiffany Jay Cooper

Vista VAMP Storytelling Showcase
Monday, November 4th, 2024
7pm - 9pm
Inzane Brewing
236 Main St, Vista, CA 92084
$10
All-ages with adult content
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We let our collective hysteria for storytelling wash over us this October. Join us as we roll our eyes back in our heads and hear seven writers speak in tongues.

Featuring:

• Alicia Richard

• Cait Corr

• Chris Curtis

• Heidi Handelsman

• Julia Lechner

• Justin Hudnall

• Natalie Gardener

The VAMP Storytelling Showcase: Satanic Panic
Thursday, October 24th
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
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Submission deadline: 11:59pm Sunday, August 11th
Submit here: https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/.../the-vamp...

In celebration of all the kids who had a hard time but grew up to be far more interesting adults than their peers, September's stories celebrate the Blunder Years now that we're old enough to finally laugh about... right?

The VAMP Storytelling Showcase: Blunder Years
Thursday, September 26th
8pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
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Submission deadline: 11:59pm Sunday, July 14th
Submit here: https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/.../the-vamp...

We hope you double-checked all the parts were in the box when you opened it, because August's true stories all are about less-than-smooth starts and the under-equipped protagonists you'll make more complete after you meet.

The VAMP Storytelling Showcase: Some Assembly Required
Thursday, August 29th
8pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
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Our North County VAMP debut at Inzane Brewing was a major hit, and we're keeping this story-train rolling! Invite your friends, tell your family, and join us for another great night of comedy and aggressive truths.

The VAMP Nonfiction Showcase - Vista
Monday, August 19th
7pm - 8:30pm
Inzane Brewing
236 Main St, Vista, CA 92084
$10
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Submission deadline: 11:59pm Tues, June 11th
Submit here: https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/.../the-vamp...

Stories of excitement, exultation, and tail-wagging anticipation regale our stage this July in a free for all of nonfiction theater.

The VAMP Storytelling Showcase: Hot Diggity Dog!
Thursday, July 25th
8pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
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• Note: Submission deadline is June 2nd @ 11:59pm.
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The VAMP Storytelling Showcase returns to Los Angeles this June with tales of triumph, reinvention, massive changes, and eating enormous turkey legs in lacy garments while watching beheadings—or however storytellers choose to interpret the theme! Come bask in the gilded age of regular people performing exceptional writing with us!

The LA VAMP Storytelling Showcase: Renaissance
Wednesday, July 10th
Doors: 6:30pm / Show: 7:00pm
The Hotel Cafe - 2nd Stage
1623 N Cahuenga Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
$15
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The evening breeze on skin, the flash of roadside memorials in the headlights, the red blinking lights of radio towers and wind turbines, and in the darkness between all the mysteries of the night. Come ride with our storytellers at VAMP this June; all will be revealed.

Featuring:

• Alisha Richard

• Jonathan Grinstein

• Amanda Altieri

• Lauren Ciallella

• Matthew Christianscher

• Dallas McLaughlin

• Jay Vu

The VAMP Storytelling Showcase: Late Night Drive
Thursday, June 27th
8pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
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We love our North County audience members, and we thought it was overdue for us to come party in their neck of the woods, so we’re bringing a stellar lineup to Vista’s Inzane Brewing Co. that’ll pop off your socks—and you won’t even have to put them back on before a long drive home.

Featuring stories by:

Louise Julig
Patrick Mayuyu
David Zafra
Dallas McLaughlin
Hosted by Brent Hannify

VAMP Goes to Vista!
Monday, June 3rd 2024
7pm - 9pm
Inzane Brewing Co.
236 Main StreetVista, CA, 92084 United States (map)
$10
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Submission deadline: 11:59pm Sunday, April 14th
Submit here: https://sosayweallonline.submittable.com/.../the-vamp...

May's VAMP Storytelling Showcase explores complicated relationships that blend the detestable with the indispensable, whether they take the form of a person, a diagnosis, or some surprising take you'll have to hear about in-person.

Featuring:
Frank DiPalermo
Jay Vu
Julia Lechner
Michaela Pozner
Janelle Drumwright
TJ Tallie
Jessica Young

The VAMP Storytelling Showcase: Foes With Benefits
Thursday, May 30th
8pm
Whistle Stop
2236 Fern St, San Diego, CA 92104
$10
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