Storytelling School

Storytelling School
Dispatches From The Moth

Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Jun 06, 2023

Storytelling School with The Moth: Storytelling Activity #59

by Marlo Brown

Lesson #59: In Her Own Words: The Moth Storytelling workshop experience This month’s Storytelling School post was written by guest author and Education Program Intern, Marlo Brown! Marlo first joined The Moth through our All Country program in the Spring of 2022. After graduating from high school this month, Marlo is headed to New Haven University to study Communication Arts in the fall. Speak Your Truth and Tell it How You Want Doing the Moth program was different than wh...

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Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: May 09, 2023

Storytelling School with The Moth: Storytelling Activity #58

by Jenna Ulizio

Lesson #58: PACING - “SHARED THOUGHTS” - Eddy Laughter This month’s Storytelling School post was written by guest author and Teaching Intern, Jenna Ulizio! Jenna first joined The Moth through our All Country program in the Spring of 2022. Jenna is currently studying English at The University of Connecticut. Eddy Laughter takes us on a journey to a punk show in this story, most recently featured on episode 3 of Grown, our new podcast all about that time between those awkward teenage yea...

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Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Apr 11, 2023

Storytelling School with The Moth: Storytelling Activity #57

by Syd Walter

Lesson #57: CONFLICT “R2 Where Are You?” - Tig Notaro Hello and Happy April! This month’s blog is guest-authored by one of our extraordinary EDU Teaching Interns- Syd Walter! All alumni from our program are invited to apply for one of our paid internships- either in production, program administration or facilitation of our workshops. We met Syd as a part of our All Country program in the Spring of 2022, and she went on to tell her story at the EDU GrandSLAM. Syd is now in her firs...

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Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Mar 14, 2023

Storytelling School with The Moth: Storytelling Activity #56

by The Moth Staff

Lesson #56: STILL FIGURING IT OUT “Losing Games” - Esther Messe Hello and Happy Spring! We are very excited to highlight The Moth’s brand new, very first spinoff podcast! Hosted by alums of the Moth’s Education (EDU) Program and featuring many storytellers who first told their stories on the EDU stage, the podcast is called… Grown - Because we’re all still figuring it out. Grown is about the in-between: the nebulous, the liminal, the just plain wei...

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Dispatches from the Moth · Posted On: Feb 14, 2023

Storytelling School with The Moth: Monthly Storytelling Activity Lesson #55: HISTORY “The Loudest Whisper”

by The Moth Staff

Welcome back to Storytelling School and Happy New Year! We’re starting this year off with a story from our good friend, Devan Sandiford. Devan told his first Moth story in 2019 and has become a prolific storyteller who brings his skills and heart to our Community Engagement (CE) program on the regular. Our Community Engagement (CE) program partners with community organizations, cultural institutions and non-profits to host workshops that inspire confidence and self-reflection, and deepen connect...

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