Freaks & Geeks with Story District & Mortified DC

Adults share real teen diaries, bad poems, and cringey artifacts live on stage. Funny, awkward, and painfully relatable. True stories, bad poems, diaries, and teenage artifacts shared live on stage. A hilarious, painfully relatable night of nostalgia and cringe. Middle school crushes. Bad poems. Journal entries that should have stayed hidden forever. For one night only, Story District joins forces with Mortified DC for Freaks & Geeks —a live show where adults share the real artifacts of their teenage years on stage. Think diaries, letters, lists, songs, and the deeply embarrassing evidence of who we used to be. It’s funny, awkward, honest, and painfully relatable in the best way. Whether you were a theater kid, a band kid, a weird poet, a hopeless romantic, or just deeply uncool in your own special way, this show will feel very familiar. What This Is Freaks & Geeks is a live storytelling show built around real teenage artifacts and real personal stories. Story District and Mortified DC bring together performers brave enough to revisit the most chaotic, vulnerable, and unintentionally hilarious parts of adolescence—live in front of an audience. The result is a night of comedy, nostalgia, and collective secondhand embarrassment. What to Expect Real diaries, letters, lists, songs, and other teenage artifacts shared live True stories told by adults looking back on their younger selves Big laughs, sharp storytelling, and plenty of “I cannot believe they kept that” A room full of people recognizing that growing up was weird for all of us Who It’s For This show is for anyone who has ever written a dramatic journal entry, had an all-consuming crush, made truly terrible art with complete confidence, or somehow survived middle school and lived to laugh about it. Come for the nostalgia. Stay for the relief of realizing you were not the only strange teenager in the room. Event Details Thursday, May 14, 2026 Penn Social Doors open at 6:30 PM Show starts at 7:30 PM Penn Social is wheelchair accessible. ASL interpretation will be available. This event is 21+ and a valid ID is required at the door. About Story District Recognized by The Washington Post as the “gold standard in storytelling,” Story District has been teaching and showcasing the art of autobiographical storytelling since 1997. Through live performances, workshops, and community engagement, Story District creates spaces where people can connect through true stories. Bring a friend, grab a drink, and join us for a night of stories that are equal parts hilarious, revealing, and impossible to forget.