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EST's "Truth Be Told"

Truth Be Told

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Season2: "Love and Theatre" TRUTH BE TOLD is an ongoing series of true story nights — each centered on a theme — told by members of the Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York City as well the larger community that EST sustains. Held several times a year, TBT features 6-8 storytellers who each share a 10-minute absolutely true story that's bold, vulnerable, full of insight, and (almost always!) raucous humor. Season 2 features 14 stories over 7 weeks, from two more sold-out evenings: "The Moment I Knew" (released Mondays) and "The Thee-uh-tuh!" (released Thursdays). TRUTH BE TOLD was created by Susan Kim and David Zellnik. Each episode was produced and scored by Eric Svejcar. Logo design by Joseph Zellnik.

Recent Episodes

OCT 5, 2026
“Far Side of Despair” by Cecilia deWolf
From TRUTH BE TOLD's February 2nd, 2026 show ("The Moment I Knew") Cecilia deWolf's "Far Side of Despair" is a story set in 1970, about a young woman who has just traveled west to attend university. On her first night at a college party, she steps into another realm... Cecilia deWolf is an actor, writer, coach/consultant, and traveler on life’s adventurous path. TRUTH BE TOLD was created by Susan Kim and David Zellnik and each episode was produced and scored by Eric Svejcar. Logo designed by ...
14 MIN
OCT 1, 2026
"Beaver Creek" by Andrew Gerle
From TRUTH BE TOLD's April 7th, 2026 show ("The Thee-uh-tuh") Andrew Gerle's "Beaver Creek" describes his brush with a theater legend and a trip to Canadian jail. A classical pianist by training, musical director and composer Andrew Gerle somehow found himself early in his career working with musical theater legends like Hal Prince, Kitty Carlisle Hart, John Raitt, Leslie Uggams, Betty Buckley, and Shirley Jones. He has since written several award-winning shows, three books on musical theater...
13 MIN
SEP 28, 2026
"My Rumspringa Year" by Laura Maria Censabella
From TRUTH BE TOLD's February 2nd, 2026 show ("The Moment I Knew") Laura Maria Censabella's "My Rumspringa Year" is a story about what happens when you fall in love with a god... and do exactly what you want to do when you want to do it... for an entire year. Is it heaven—or hell? Laura Maria Censabella has received three grants from the New York Foundation for the Arts in Playwriting and Screenwriting, and her play Carla Cooks The War won the Saroyan/Paul Human Rights Playwriting Prize...
18 MIN
JUN 11, 2026
"Peace of Mind" by Akyiaa Wilson
From TRUTH BE TOLD's September 25th, 2025 show ("Scary Monsters!") Akyiaa Wilson's "Peace of Mind" tells the story of a terrifying inheritance possibly being passed down along generations of a Caribbean-American family…. Akyiaa Wilson is an actor, writer, comprehensive personal aesthetics professional, andcardigan fetishist, born and raised in Brooklyn. Cute baby pics at akia-wilson.com. TRUTH BE TOLD was created by Susan Kim and David Zellnik and each episode was produced and scored by...
16 MIN
JUN 8, 2026
"The Tumor Speaks" by Maggie Bofill
From TRUTH BE TOLD's June 10th, 2025 show ("First Love/First Lust") Maggie Bofill's "The Tumor Speaks" is a story about one human, against all odds, came to be born—after the Cuban revolution, and with the help of her gay uncle... Maggie is an actor and writer. Her play Drawn and Quartered was a New York Times critics pick. Other productions of plays she’s written have happened at Ensemble Studio Theater, LAByrinth Theater Co., Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and at the King’s Head Theatre in Lond...
10 MIN