Write Out Loud Celebrates 20 Years of Story Telling: Twain Told Tales

Write Out Loud is celebrating its 20th anniversary season of story concerts, and the next one is Twain Told Tales—an all-Mark Twain program—on Monday, August 24, at 7 PM. It's playing at the Dottie Studio Theater, part of the Joan and Irwin Jacobs Performing Arts Center in Liberty Station.

If you're not familiar, Write Out Loud is a series that brings the written word to life by weaving together stories, poems, and literature with music. Each program focuses on a specific theme, and the performances are handled by local actors and musicians. This particular night is dedicated entirely to Twain, so you'll get a good stretch of his work read and played out in that same story-and-song format. The series has moved to a new home at the Dottie Studio Theater, and all the shows this season open at 7 PM.

This is part of a longer run that goes through 2027. After the Twain night, there's a holiday program in December, a show celebrating Black History in February, and an audience-choice finale in July. If you're a reader, it's a decent way to spend a few evenings hearing literature performed rather than just reading it on a page.

Single tickets are $30, or you can get six for $150, which saves you 20% if you're bringing a group. The show is at the Dottie Studio Theater, 2880 Roosevelt Road, Liberty Station, San Diego, CA 92106, starting at 7 PM on Monday, August 24.