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— Isak Dinesen

"To be a person is to have a story to tell." 

The Secret Society Of Twisted Storytellers - "REAL PEOPLE. TRUE STORIES. TOLD LIVE!
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OUR

STORY

The Secret Society Of Twisted Storytellers® is a licensed production of The Society for the Re-Institutionalization of Storytelling, a Michigan 501(c) 3 nonprofit organization. Founded in 2012 by Executive Director Satori Shakoor, TSSOTS is centered around one of the oldest and most intimate art forms: the oral tradition of Storytelling. Our wildly popular, monthly live events have grown from a 45-seat performance space in downtown Detroit to standing room only audiences on world stages such as The Marygrove Theater and the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History.

OUR 

mission

We have a global mission to connect humanity, heal and transform community and to provide an uplifting, thought-provoking, soul-cleansing entertainment experience through the art and craft of storytelling.

OUR 

reach

In addition to live monthly events, TSSOTS regularly produces and is featured in performances at cultural and historical venues in the metro-Detroit area including: the Detroit Public Library's main branch and the Detroit Institute of Arts.

 

TSSOTS proudly maintains a loyal following to its Twisted Storytellers podcast produced by WDET radio, the Twisted Storytellers Youtube Channel and monthly Livestream.

our

team

The Society has a volunteer board of five members with one full-time employee and a volunteer staff of 2-5.

TSSOTS production company employs 12-15 part-time contractors comprised of sound and light technicians, lighting expert, videographer, camera persons, editor, production and stage managers, front of house staff, vendor coordinator, show host, global live-stream half-time host, still photographer, storytellers, musical and dance performers and artists to create a high-quality theatrical production.  

The Society for the Re-Institutionalization of Storytelling

Board of Directors

Executive Director

Board President

Board Treasurer/Secretary

Board of Directors

Jatu
Gray

Board Director

Board Director

Board Director

The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers®

Production Team

Francis

Whiters

Volunteer

Artelle
Gandy

Volunteer

Sofia
Farah

Volunteer

Satori Shakoor

Artistic/Program Director

Gina

Ellis

Curator Live Performers

Cheryl James

Production Manager

248 Pencils, Inc.

Video Production Team

Don Wellman

Videographer/Editor

Brian Mansour

Camera

Lawrence Martin

Camera

Prema

Qadir

Camera

Jatu

Gray

The Wright Live Stream Camera

Rob

Brown

Creative Audio Solutions

Dave

Reynolds

The Lighting Guy

Rahsaan Cherry

WDET Audio

Felicia Tolbert

Photographer

Monica Sholar

Web & Front of House Manager

Veda Sherman

Front of House

Janet Wimberly

Front of House

Production Team
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