The Yarn
The Yarn Storytelling features performers telling funny, moving, engaging, and unforgettable true stories from their lives, related to that month’s theme. Six stories will be shared at each show, with an intermission halfway through. We aim to feature both veteran and first-time tellers, and create a welcoming and inclusive space.
Tickets are $20, fees included, and if we sell out, there are standing-room spots available at the door ($15, cash only).
We hope you will come check us out!
For the latest updates: @theyarntoronto
When
The Yarn is on the second Sunday night of most months.
Upcoming dates:
May 10th
June 14th
(Fall dates coming soon…)
Our show begins at 7:30pm. Wenona opens at 7pm, and we will open up the downstairs venue (and announce that it’s open) as soon as we are set up. So come by a bit early, and grab a beverage at the bar on your way to see us!
Where
Wenona is locating at 1069 Bloor St. West, which is a short walk from Dufferin subway station.
Our show is in the downstairs space. Please note: unfortunately our venue is not accessible
Our team
Ronit Rubinstein, artistic director
Ronit has been a fixture of the Toronto storytelling scene for over a decade. She’s been a featured performer at The Toronto International Storytelling Festival, and regularly appears at shows like Replay Storytelling, Tales Toronto, Listen to This!, and The Spit. Her first full-length storytelling show, Things My Dad Kept, had a sold-out run at the 2025 Toronto Fringe Festival, where it garnered rave reviews and won T.O. Live’s Best of Fringe. It has since gone on to performances at the Meridian Arts Centre, and Leah Posluns Theatre.
Ronit is also a playwright whose work has been produced and read across North America, and a proud winner of the Cayle Chernin Award for Theatre. When not writing and performing, Ronit is a teacher and tutor of standardized tests, and is the human in charge of spoiling the world's most enthusiastic cockapoo, Moishe.
Photo credit: Matthew McLaren, @matthewmclaren8040, @wut.storytelling
Panagiota Vogdou, producer
Panagiota Vogdou was born and raised in Greece and moved to Toronto, Canada in 2015, bringing with her an accent, a suitcase full of stories, and a deep love of the stage. She first performed with the theatre group Ochliroi in her hometown of Kozani, and later with Epi Skinis in Toronto.
Since 2020, storytelling has taken over her life. She has shared her stories at shows such as The Story Collider, Replay Storytelling, Tales Toronto, The Spit, Listen to This!, and True Stories Told Live in Toronto, as well as Confabulation in Montreal. Panagiota is also a Moth StorySLAM winner, having won the “Struggles” show in Brooklyn, New York (March 2026).
In real life, she works as a flight attendant and spends most of her time with her sister, Vasiliki, who appears in almost all her stories - whether she likes it or not.
Photo credit: Kevin Cato