THE JOURNEY OF ADAM WADE

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AEILLO

2010-03-11T21:02:00.001-05:00

Thanks to everyone who came out to True Tales of College last night. The show was dedicated to Danny Aiello!

MICHAEL HUMPHREY'S TRUE SLANT INTERVIEW WITH ADAM WADE

2010-03-06T00:38:00.003-05:00

MICHAEL HUMPHREY's

Remember to be funny: An interview with Adam Wade

Storyteller Adam Wade wastes no time announcing he’s from New Hampshire. It’s his way to alert audiences that he’s a little different for New York City, despite living here 11 years … he’s nice. That affability has made him a force at the storytelling slams organized by The Moth. He’s won 15 times in six years, including two GrandSlams.

Wade came to New York to be a NBC page, turning that humble start into regular appearances on ESPN Classics and Comedy Central’s “Tough Crowd.” But his monthly one-man show at Theatre Under St. Marks is most reminiscent of his Moth appearances. The show is a blend of storytelling and video that not only leaves you laughing, but also makes you think about the power of memory and the emotions it evokes. (Mainly it’s funny, just to be clear.) “The Adam Wade From New Hampshire Show: Tales of Life, Love and Little League” continues this Monday at 7 p.m. and runs the second Monday of each month throughout 2010.
Check out the interview here.

THE ADAM WADE FROM NH SHOW MONDAY MARCH 8th, 2010!

2010-03-02T17:26:00.002-05:00

"Critic's pick" - TIME OUT NEW YORK

"Most promising young talents: Cerebral stand-up Myq Kaplan and heartwarming storyteller Adam Wade sit head-and-shoulders above their peers." TIME OUT NEW YORK Best of 2009

THE ADAM WADE SHOW
Tales of Life, Love and Little League

7:00pm - 8:30pm $5
Mon March 8th 2010
@ Theater Under St. Marks
94 St. Mark's Place
Special Guest storyteller: ANDY CHRISTIE
and a VERY special surprise guest from NH!!!!

Read review of the show on Columbia News Service

REVIEW OF SUNDAY AFTERNOON HOBOKEN SHOW

2010-03-01T10:38:00.003-05:00

"Neighborhood Evolution" reunites spoken word and music
By Jim Testa/For The Jersey Journal

Katie Gentile, Claudia Chopek, and Debby Schwartz perform together at the first edition of "Neighborhood Evolution Through Story And Song"

The pairing of indie rock and spoken word enjoyed a vogue in the Nineties; not so much anymore. But the two arts were happily reacquainted on Sunday at an afternoon performance at Maxwell’s entitled “Neighborhood Evolution Through Story And Song.”
....
Writer and spoken word performer Adam Wade, a Hoboken resident for the past seven years, had the crowd in stitches with a hilarious story about being heartbroken and then meeting a cute girl in a Hoboken bar who walked him home; the simple words “it gave me hope” never got a bigger laugh.

[read the full review here]

COLUMBIA NEWS SERVICE FEATURE ON STORYTELLING

2010-02-25T13:59:00.002-05:00

I'm really excited to be part of the Columbia-News-Service's piece

'Storytelling Nights Find New Popularity'

by Jessica Scott

On a night in early-January when the wind chill in New York City is 10 degrees below zero, three dozen frozen bodies descended the dirty, dingy steps at the Theater Under St. Mark’s in the East Village. With brick walls, concrete floors and exposed pipes, the small room looked more like a storm cellar than a performance space.

They’re here to hear Adam Wade. He personally greets each audience member, opens additional folding chairs as seating quickly vanishes. More than 40 people paid $5 to see the inaugural “The Adam Wade From New Hampshire Show” — two hours of an entertainment smorgasbord.

http://tinyurl.com/yjma2qt

VERY SPECIAL HOBOKEN SHOW SUNDAY AFTERNOON FEB.28th

2010-02-24T22:48:00.000-05:00

Neighborhood Storytelling in Word & Song,

Sun, Feb 28th @ 3pm @ Maxwell's in Hoboken

Neighborhood Evolution
Through Story & Song
Sunday, February 28th @ 3pm ~ Admission; $7
@ Maxwell’s, 1039 Washington Street, Hoboken
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Hoboken and New York artists burrow through their warrens, digging in the dirt, interpreting their neighborhood experiences, past and present. Through song and story, they rebuild places that don’t exist anymore or hide from plain sight. Wiggle inside an ash can to escape a bully. Lean out a window with a pillow under your chest and see a guy in a T-shirt running up a fire escape with a TV under his arm! Hurdle an air shaft on a roof just to feel your heart pound on the outside of your chest… or sit on a stoop.

The neighborhood’s awake and talented songwriters, musicians and storytellers are ready to paint characters and scenes for your eyes and ears. Here are the artists on the block:
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Songsmiths:
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Claudia Chopek (with Ward White), Edward Rogers, Debby Schwartz (with Katie Gentile), Eddie Skuller (with Mike Fornatale), Lianne Smith, Amanda Thorpe

Storytellers:
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Abbi Crutchfield, Philip Dray, Thomas Pryor, Naturi Thomas, Adam Wade

LINK TO THE FLYER click here

UPDATE (2/24/10):

Andrew Tavani wrote a nice piece about the show

click here to read it:

Adam Wade has lived around Ninth Street in Hoboken since 2003 and says he jumped at the opportunity to appear in a neighborhood-themed show. Wade has been enjoying a prolonged run of success on the NYC storytelling scene.

He is a two-time Grand SLAM winner at the Moth, a Manhattan venue that is widely regarded as the Major Leagues of live storytelling, and he credits the memorable personalities in his neighborhood with providing a textured background for some of his yarns.

"I'm proud to say that I know Georgie at Willow St. Grocery, Tony and the crew at Torna Pizza, Dwight at Josh and Ive's, all the guys at Lisa's Deli, and

Cathy at CVS on Willow," Wade says. "These good people are the ones who often take center stage when I tell a story about where I live."

MY TWO WRITER BUDDIES

2010-02-22T18:01:00.002-05:00

Recently, two of my buddies had pieces they wrote published. Both pieces are really great!

Andrew Tavani : Flavor of the Week -NY PRESS

and

Gregg Inkpen : L.I. Curling Club Seizes Upon Sudden Cool - Long Island Press

Congrats guys.

DOING 'TELL YOUR FRIENDS' MONDAY FEB 22nd!

2010-02-21T21:23:00.002-05:00

Fun show!
Come on by!

Monday Feb 22nd 8pm
TELL YOUR FRIENDS
Lolita Bar
266 Broome Street (Corner of Allen St)

February 22nd
TELL YOUR FRIENDS! A Story

WITH:
Adam Wade
is a record fifteen-time StorySlam Champion at The Moth ("New York's hottest and hippest literary ticket" by The Wall Street Journal), and a TWO-time GrandSLAM Champion (2006, 2009)

Tom Shillue
has appeared in his own "Comedy Central Presents" 1/2-hour special and on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien"

Liam McEneaney
has appeared on Comedy Central's Premium Blend, VH1's Best Week Ever, and has toured all over Europe

Joey Gay
is a veteran stand-up comic and actor, best recognized as a finalist in NBC's “Last Comic Standing

MUSICAL GUEST:
Michelle Leona

CELEBRATE VALENTINE'S DAY IN BROOKLYN

2010-02-13T11:29:00.002-05:00

Sunday Feb 14th 8pm
The Rejection Show Valentine's Day Special Show
Hosted by Jon Friendman
The Bell House
149 7th Street
Brooklyn
The cult-favorite live comedy series, The Rejection Show
is celebrating Valentine's Day with an evening of its best breakup, heartbreak, and love related performances/stories from shows past, present, and future and within its book Rejected Tales of the Failed Dumped & Canceled ---blending into an evening of love song karaoke, live music, and a party.

If you're single, feeling alone, rejected,
don't have a date or simply don't like traditional Valentine's Day routines then The Bell House is the place to be on Valentine's Day 2010!

Don't feel left out happy couples. ALL ARE WELCOME
to party and see some hilariously heartbreaking performances and join the fun. "Find someone to french!"

Featuring FAST, FUN, HEARTBREAKING performances from NYC's top comedians, storytellers and writers:

Jon Friedman
Eliza Skinner
Mandy Stadtmiller
Adam Wade
Katina Corrao
Elna Baker
Max Silvestri
Sean Patton
Julie Klausner
Gabe Liedman
Sara Schaefer
Sean O'Connor
Michelle Collins
Catie Lazarus
Gabe Delahaye
Edith Zimmerman

Plus LOVE SONG KARAOKE, DJ, LIVE MUSIC!
With DJ Bashir Salahuddin Live Music From Rejection Show House Band:
The Defibulators playing the hits of the 80s, bluegrass style!

TRUE TALES CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER!

2010-02-10T12:32:00.003-05:00

COMIX has closed down for tonight due to the weather.
Tonight's TRUE TALES OF COLLEGE has been cancelled.
We'll be back with an all new show next month. Thanks.

AWESOME (cancelled) WED, THURS and SUN SHOWS!

2010-02-09T16:34:00.004-05:00

ATTENTION:
COMIX has closed down for tonight due to the weather. Tonight's TRUE TALES OF COLLEGE has been cancelled. We'll be back with an all new show next month. Thanks.

Wed Feb 10th– 7:30 PM SHARP! CANCELLED

FREE!
TRUE TALES OF.... 'COLLEGE' storytelling show
Check out the monthly storytelling show (which just celebrated it's 1st anniversary)
with stories ranging from the absurd to the heartfelt,
you’ll hear true stories from comics, writers
and everyday people

Hosted by Adam Wade and Jake Goldman - two very nice people

Kambri Crews!Kyle Suppley!andAndy Hendrickson!PLUS! Part Three in Peter Aguero's ongoing short-story series where he tells a short snippet of his years at Rutgers, and leaves you HANGING...until next month.

@ Ochi’s Lounge /Comix
353 14th St. bt 8th and 9th Ave.
New York

Thurs Feb 11th 9pm
www.getmortified.com
92nd Street Y TRIBECA
200 Hudson Street
Price: $15.00
Mortified: Hailed a "cultural phenomenon" by Newsweek and celebrated by
the likes of This American Life, The Today Show, The Onion AV Club,
Esquire, Entertainment Weekly, Daily Candy, and more, Mortified is a
comic excavation of teen angst artifacts (journals, letters, poems, lyrics,home
movies, stories, and more) as shared by their original authors before
total strangers. As the largest and longest-running project of its kind,
our grassroots comedy collective has spent years sifting through hundreds
of otherwise forgotten notebooks on a mission to celebrate the
extraordinary lives of ordinary people. Mortified is co-produced in New
York by Anne Altman and Julia Wright.

This show features host Anne Altman
with:Adam Wade, Jenn Wehrung, Jasmin Singer, Brooke Van Poppelen, Todd Rosenberg, Julia Wright, Boni Joi, Julianna Forlano

Sunday Feb 14th 8pm
The Rejection Show Valentine's Day Special Show
Hosted by Jon Friendman
The Bell House
149 7th Street
Brooklyn

THE ADAM WADE SHOW MONDAY FEBRUARY 8th, 2010!

2010-02-08T09:36:00.000-05:00

THE ADAM WADE SHOW
Tales of Life, Love and Little League
(A new monthly show, the second Monday
of every month in 2010)

7:00pm - 8:30pm $5
NEXT SHOW
Mon February 8th 2010
@ Theater Under St. Marks
94 St. Mark's Place
Special Guest storyteller: Margo Leitman

SUPERBOWL MEDIA DAY! NO HUGS FOR THE SAINTS OR THE COLTS!

2010-02-01T23:22:00.000-05:00

tomorrow is super bowl media day, and thinking about it makes me feel both happy and sad. thanks 'classic now' and thanks to the brilliant jeff heyman. unfortunately no hugs for the saints or the colts

TONIGHT'S MOTH GRANDSLAM IS SOLD OUT!

2010-01-27T14:11:00.001-05:00

I'm part of tonight's Moth GrandSLAM

Wednesday January 27th, 2010
6:00 doors / 7:30 Stories Begin
THE MOTH GRAND SLAM CHAMPIONSHIP
Uncharted Territory
Stories of new places on the map, in your mind or in your heart.
at Highline Ballroom
431 West 16th Street (at 10th Avenue)
TIX: SOLD OUT!

Adam Wade winning the Moth Grand Slam
5/9/09

"LEADER OF THE PACK (RAYMOND) BERRY THE BEARS"

2010-01-26T18:41:00.000-05:00

To mark the 24th year anniversary (January 26, 1986) of the Bears beating the Patriots in Super Bowl XX, I ask Bears Coach, Mike Ditka, one special question.

WADE'S NEXT STORYTELLING CLASS FILLED UP!

2010-01-26T18:08:00.001-05:00

My next 6-Week Storytelling Class at the Magnet Theater
Sundays, 6:30 pm-9:30 pm starting Feb 28, 2010 is completely filled.

Thanks to everyone who enrolled!

Feb 28, Mar 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, and Sun April 11th*

(there will be no class Sun Apr 4th)

For full details, click HERE!

PART OF FUN SHOW THIS MONDAY

2010-01-22T11:47:00.002-05:00

Click here for more info!
A mixture of Stand-up Comedy and Storytelling, Service Not Included features performers sharing funny anecdotes and stories about their experiences working in the service industry. You think your job is rough? Try pandering to the general public! You’ll be shocked by some of the hilarious encounters that these former waiters, bartenders, retail workers, and baristas have dealt with on a regular basis.

Service Not Included

WHERE:
The Gallery @ Le Poisson Rouge
158 Bleeker St.
NYC
8pm

Revenge is sweetest when you have a stage and a microphone.

Featuring:
Justin Gray - Former Barista fresh from seven years of explaining why we don't just say "Small, Medium, and Large" at Starbucks
Kim Hannwacker - waitress, bartender, and MANAGER gives us a well rounded view of why people are assholes
Chesley Calloway - A waiter with a nose-bleed that made the awkward transition to Bartender
Adam Wade - A former waiter well versed in the hells of tourism
Carolyn Castiglia
Mike Lawrence - Sharing tales of 7 YEARS at McDonalds
Elna Baker - Writer of "The New York Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance"

www.lprnyc.com for tickets - Enter discount code "SNILPR" (discount code only available online)!

HELEN AT THE LIQUOR STORE PARTS 1 and 2

2010-01-18T13:07:00.002-05:00

Helen from the Liquor Store
(audio only)
A twenty-something cashier (with grace) gives recent high school graduate Adam Wade hope in college and beyond.

This story was told live at 'True Tales of College' at Ochi's/Comix NYC on Jan 13th, 2010
(special thanks to andrew parsons)

Part 1

Part 2

BIG SHOW TOMORROW NIGHT (FRIDAY)

2010-01-14T16:32:00.003-05:00

I'm part of a real fun show tomorrow, stop on by.

Friday, January 15, 2010
HOT SOUP!

8pm

FREE weekly standup comedy showcase every Friday in the East Village. Doors at 7:30pm and showtime at 8pm. It's produced by David Cope, Andy Haynes, Mark Normand, and Matt Ruby.

O'Hanlon's Bar - 349 E 14th St at 1st avenue.

Adam Wade
Adrienne Iapolucci
Pete Holmes
Michelle Biloon

Soups On!!!!

GOLDMAN AND WADE PRESENT "THE NH QUIZ"

2010-01-12T18:15:00.000-05:00

TRUE TALES OF.... 'COLLEGE' storytelling show

NEXT SHOW

Wed January 13th– 7:30 PM SHARP!
FREE!

Check out the monthly storytelling show (which just celebrated it's 1st anniversary)
with stories ranging from the absurd to the heartfelt,
you’ll hear true stories from comics, writers
and everyday people

Hosted by Adam Wade and Jake Goldman - two very nice people
@ Ochi’s Lounge /Comix
353 14th St. bt 8th and 9th Ave.
New York

REGISTER FOR WADE'S NEXT STORYTELLING CLASS NOW!

2010-01-12T00:48:00.002-05:00

I'll be teaching my next 6-Week Storytelling Class at the Magnet Theater
Sundays, 6:30 pm-9:30 pm starting Feb 28, 2010!

Feb 28, Mar 7th, 14th, 21st, 28th, and Sun April 11th*

(there will be no class Sun Apr 4th)

For full details, click HERE!

THIS MONDAY, THE PREMIERE OF THE ADAM WADE SHOW!

2010-01-08T02:51:00.000-05:00

Mon January 11th 2010
7:00pm - 8:30pm $5
Horse Trade Presents
PREMIERE SHOW
"THE ADAM WADE SHOW"
the first of a new monthly show @
Theater Under St. Marks
94 St. Mark's Place

Special Guest storyteller: Jim O'Grady

ABOUT:
Time Out New York Best of 2009:
Most promising young talents:
"Cerebral stand-up Myq Kaplan and
heartwarming storyteller Adam Wade
sit head-and-shoulders above their peers."

The Adam Wade From New Hampshire Show is here and promises to be something you don't want to miss. The show opens with one of a rotating pool of great storytellers in New York City. They will tell a wonderful, fifteen-minute original story. Then Adam Wade will greet the audience and for the next forty-five minutes he'll tell a few stories from his adolescent years, sing a song or two on the guitar, and play videos and rare home movies. No two shows will be the same. Adam promises the people a variety of ways to experiment what stories he'll be telling such as theme, luck and sheer randomness to keep them coming to the show month after month.

This great show will give the audience a chance to see Adam Wade combine music and video to his Moth winning (and tested) stories. They will also hear longer sets from some of their favorite storytellers in the city.

(note: THE WORLD FAMOUS BTK BAND will follow this show at 9pm! Action Packed Night!)

I'M PROUD OF MY DAD!

2010-01-06T18:07:00.002-05:00

My Dad gave the inaugural introductory speech yesterday for Manchester, NH's new mayor, Ted Gatsas.

The text of his speech is here. It's great a speech and I'm very proud of him.

I wish I could've seen it live.

"THE WOMEN ARE GONNA GO CRAZY!" (FOR ADAM WADE)

2009-12-28T18:42:00.000-05:00

The Moth StorySLAM winning story
October 22nd, 2009
Theme: Destiny
Housing Works Bookstore NYC

For the first and only time, EVER, two females actually fight for Adam Wade's attention.