YES&Co. Long-Form Improv with Guest Monologist Micaela Blei Saturday, April 11 at 7:00 PM Portland Media Center – Portland, Maine YES&Co. returns with another night of long-form improv comedy inspired by true stories. Each show begins with a guest monologist sharing personal stories from their life. The YES&Co. ensemble then uses those stories as inspiration for a series of improvised scenes, characters, and unexpected connections—creating a completely original show that will never be performed the same way twice. For our April show, we’re thrilled to welcome storyteller, author, and story coach Micaela Blei. Guest Monologist: Micaela Blei Micaela Blei is a storyteller, author, and story coach based in Portland, Maine. She is a two-time NYC Moth GrandSLAM champion and the former Founding Director of Education at The Moth, where she helped shape storytelling programs for performers around the world. Micaela currently teaches Storytelling Performance at the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies. Her stories have been featured on This American Life and The Moth Radio Hour, and her Audible Original storytelling memoir was a category bestseller. Her forthcoming full-length memoir will be published by HarperOne in 2027. Micaela also plays piano with a lot of enthusiasm and almost no skill. Her next storytelling class will take place in Portland this April with Maine Improv Studio, and she couldn’t be more excited. Come see true stories turn into completely improvised comedy. 🎟 Tickets available now.