On The Fly is a monthly Moth-style story slam in the Hudson Valley. Produced by Hudson Valley Story Workshops, On the Fly welcomes local storytellers and those who love stories to participate by telling a story, volunteering to judge, or simply by enjoying the event.

On the Fly stories are told, not read, and no notes are allowed onstage. Stories are real-life, personal narratives based on the storyteller’s experience and can be no longer than five minutes long.

This is a Pay-What-You-Ca-Event.

Hudson Valley Story Workshops is...

Christina Thyssen is a writer, story coach and teacher. She holds a Ph.D in American literature and teaches writing and literature at University at Albany. She also teaches writing to prison inmates. As a story coach, she works with both individual writers and organizations to guide them in shaping and telling their story.

Caitlin Langstaff is an actor, director, producer, story coach and teacher. She holds an M.F.A. in theatre and is a member of The Actors Studio and Actors Equity. She was the founder of Tidal Theatre Company and Tsunami Sound Waves, producing original work for the stage and radio. She co-created and produced The Mosquito, the Outer Capes only story slam. Caitlin also creates site-specific theatre including Car Theatre, Deli Theatre and theatre in elevators. She transcribed and directed At Ease, a documentary piece built from interviews with Afghanistan and Iraq U.S. Veterans. She was a professor at Suffolk University for 11 years teaching all aspects of theatre.