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Sharing stories, building community 

Story House Ithaca is a community arts organization with an emphasis on "community." Our mission is to bring people together to share, study, create, and enjoy stories in all their forms. We're a project of the nonprofit Center for Transformative Action. Donations are tax-deductible. Learn more

Upcoming Events

  • Playwrights' Jam
    Playwrights' Jam
    Sun, Mar 30
    Kitchen Theatre Company
    Mar 30, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Kitchen Theatre Company, 417 W State St, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
    Lively readings of theatrical works in progress. Join as a playwright, actor, audience member, or all three!
  • The Writers' Room
    The Writers' Room
    Multiple Dates
    Wed, Apr 02
    Tompkins County Public Library
    Apr 02, 2025, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Tompkins County Public Library, 101 E Green St, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
    Work on your project in the company of fellow writers
  • "Mine" film screening and Q&A
    "Mine" film screening and Q&A
    Tue, Apr 08
    The Soil Factory
    Apr 08, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    The Soil Factory, 142 Ithaca Beer Dr, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
    See a filmed version of an "existential play" by Anna Evtushenko, who recently received her PhD at Cornell
  • Mending Circle
    Mending Circle
    Multiple Dates
    Thu, Apr 17
    SewGreen
    Apr 17, 2025, 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    SewGreen, 112 W Green St, #2, Ithaca, NY 14850
    Stitch, patch, share tips, and swap stories at our monthly mending circle
  • Postcards to the Planet
    Postcards to the Planet
    Sat, Apr 19
    Ithaca Commons
    Apr 19, 2025, 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Ithaca Commons, 120 S Aurora St, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
    For Earth Day, drop by our table on the Ithaca Commons and give the planet a piece of your mind
  • Playwrights Jam
    Playwrights Jam
    Sun, Apr 20
    Kitchen Theatre Company
    Apr 20, 2025, 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
    Kitchen Theatre Company, 417 W State St, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
    Lively readings of theatrical works in progress. Join as a playwright, actor, audience member, or all three!
  • Presentation Night
    Presentation Night
    Tue, Apr 22
    Liquid State Brewery
    Apr 22, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    Liquid State Brewery, 620 W Green St, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
    Celebrate the joy of learning at this evening of short talks by non-experts (and there's beer!)
  • SingTrece: Changing Hearts One Positive Note at a Time
    SingTrece: Changing Hearts One Positive Note at a Time
    Apr 25, 2025, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Kitchen Theatre Company, 417 W State St, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
    Internationally acclaimed singer, songwriter, actress, and playwright SingTrece performs!
  • The Roast of Ithaca
    The Roast of Ithaca
    Fri, May 23
    Kitchen Theatre Company
    May 23, 2025, 8:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    Kitchen Theatre Company, 417 W State St, Ithaca, NY 14850, USA
    A no-holds-barred roast of the city we love (and sometimes love to complain about)

We love our supporters!

Story House has been pretty quiet for the last couple of months, in large part because co-director Lesley has been in New York City making sure The Turnaway Play gets to audiences around the country. But we've been busy behind the scenes, beavering away on grant proposals to support new and ongoing programs. That means meeting with collaborators, drawing up plans, writing budgets, and honing our arguments for why what we do is important. Such is the life of a small community nonprofit!

Now we want to pause for a moment to let you know how much your support means to us. Some of you give regularly and others chip in with a few bucks at an event. We notice and we're grateful! 

We also want to recognize the foundations, organizations, and companies who have helped make the Story House vision real. Heartfelt thanks to the New York State Council on the Arts, Humanities New York, Park Foundation, Community Arts Partnership of Tompkins County, Community Foundation of Tompkins County, Triad Foundation, JM McDonald Foundation, The Sophie Fund, Legacy Foundation of Tompkins County, NAMI Finger Lakes, Tompkins Bank, The Learning Farm, Khuba International, and CCM. 

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What's YOUR story?

Do you have an idea for a Story House program? Are you looking for someone to work with? Is there something you'd like us to do? Fill out the form on our Contact page

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