Live Storytelling Events
In response to concerns about the COVID-19: Our goal is to create a safe environment that fosters empathy and builds a community enriched by storytelling. Moth shows will begin to return to live venues and will abide by local and state COVID-19 regulations, as necessary, and we will require proof of vaccination for all ticket holders where we are able to do so. Search below for upcoming events in your area.
All Upcoming Events
through March 26
StorySLAM
Goals
Miami, Florida
Venue: Sandrell Rivers Theater
6:00pm Doors Open | 7:00pm Stories Begin
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GOALS: Prepare a five-minute story about aiming high. Buckling down and getting to work or rain-checking your ambitions until the new year. Learning to bake sourdough, finishing that script, perfecting the three-ball juggle…or falling short de... Learn More
StorySLAM
Goals
Twin Cities, Minnesota
Venue: Amsterdam Bar and Hall Map It
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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GOALS: Prepare a five-minute story about aiming high. Buckling down and getting to work or rain-checking your ambitions until the new year. Learning to bake sourdough, finishing that script, perfecting the three-ball juggle…or falling short de... Learn More
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REVIVAL: Prepare a five-minute story about breathing life back into something long thought gone. A much needed resuscitation, a revamped performance, or renewed vows. let’s hear about bringing something back from the edge of death, or even from acros... Learn More
StorySLAM
Goals
Washington DC, District of Columbia (DC)
Venue: Miracle Theatre Map It
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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*Due to the Omicron variant and the safety of our crew and audience, The Moth has postponed the DC StorySLAM: GOALS to Thursday, January 27th (originally Thursday, January 6th). GOALS: Prepare a five-minute story about aiming high. Buckling down a... Learn More
StorySLAM
Goals
London, United Kingdom
Venue: Rich Mix Map It
7:15pm Doors Open | 8:00pm Stories Begin
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GOALS: Prepare a five-minute story about aiming high. Buckling down and getting to work or rain-checking your ambitions until the new year. Learning to bake sourdough, finishing that script, perfecting the three-ball juggle…or falling short de... Learn More
StorySLAM
Love Hurts
Berkeley, California
Venue: Freight & Salvage Map It
6:00pm Doors Open | 7:00pm Stories Begin
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LOVE HURTS: Prepare a five-minute tale about a love that made you go OUCH. The agony of deferred love! The misery of good love, gone bad! The anguish of one-way love! Bring stories of your heart, kicked to the curb by the people or places or things y... Learn More
StorySLAM
Love Hurts
Melbourne, Australia
Venue: Howler Map It
7:00pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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LOVE HURTS: Prepare a five-minute tale about a love that made you go OUCH. The agony of deferred love! The misery of good love, gone bad! The anguish of one-way love! Bring stories of your heart, kicked to the kerb by the people or places or things y... Learn More
StorySLAM
Love Hurts
Detroit, Michigan
Venue: Marble Bar Map It
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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LOVE HURTS: Prepare a five-minute tale about a love that made you go OUCH. The agony of deferred love! The misery of good love, gone bad! The anguish of one-way love! Bring stories of your heart, kicked to the curb by the people or places or things y... Learn More
StorySLAM
Love Hurts
Seattle, Washington
Venue: Fremont Abbey Arts Center Map It
7:00pm Doors Open | 8:00pm Stories Begin
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LOVE HURTS: Prepare a five-minute tale about a love that made you go OUCH. The agony of deferred love! The misery of good love, gone bad! The anguish of one-way love! Bring stories of your heart, kicked to the curb by the people or places or things y... Learn More
StorySLAM
Love Hurts
Madison, Wisconsin
Venue: High Noon Saloon Map It
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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LOVE HURTS: Prepare a five-minute tale about a love that made you go OUCH. The agony of deferred love! The misery of good love, gone bad! The anguish of one-way love! Bring stories of your heart, kicked to the curb by the people or places or things y... Learn More
StorySLAM
Love Hurts
Portland, Oregon
Venue: TOC Concert Hall Map It
7:00pm Doors Open | 8:00pm Stories Begin
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LOVE HURTS: Prepare a five-minute tale about a love that made you go OUCH. The agony of deferred love! The misery of good love, gone bad! The anguish of one-way love! Bring stories of your heart, kicked to the curb by the people or places or things y... Learn More
StorySLAM
Belonging
New York City, New York
Venue: The Bell House Map It
7:15pm Doors Open | 8:00pm Stories Begin
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BELONGING: Prepare a five-minute story about fitting in or standing out. The ugly duckling amongst the swans or the new kid in school. Assimilation and alienation. Feeling right at home or trying to find it. Regale us with tales of what you belong to... Learn More
StorySLAM
Love Hurts
Burlington, Vermont
Venue: Double E Map It
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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LOVE HURTS: Prepare a five-minute tale about a love that made you go OUCH. The agony of deferred love! The misery of good love, gone bad! The anguish of one-way love! Bring stories of your heart, kicked to the curb by the people or places or things y... Learn More
StorySLAM
Love Hurts
Houston, Texas
Venue: Warehouse Live Map It
7:00pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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LOVE HURTS: Prepare a five-minute tale about a love that made you go OUCH. The agony of deferred love! The misery of good love, gone bad! The anguish of one-way love! Bring stories of your heart, kicked to the curb by the people or places or things y... Learn More
StorySLAM
Love Hurts
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Venue: World Cafe Live Map It
6:00pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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LOVE HURTS: Prepare a five-minute tale about a love that made you go OUCH. The agony of deferred love! The misery of good love, gone bad! The anguish of one-way love! Bring stories of your heart, kicked to the curb by the people or places or things y... Learn More
Mainstage
The Moth Mainstage in Anchorage
Anchorage, Alaska
Venue: Atwood Concert Hall Map It
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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The Moth is true stories, told live and without notes, by people from all walks of life – astronauts, students, a dental hygienist, a hotdog eating champion, exonerated prisoners, Nobel laureates, and everyone in between. Each performance of The Moth... Learn More
StorySLAM
Love Hurts
New York City, New York
Venue: Housing Works Bookstore Cafe Map It
6:15pm Doors Open | 7:00pm Stories Begin
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LOVE HURTS: Prepare a five-minute tale about a love that made you go OUCH. The agony of deferred love! The misery of good love, gone bad! The anguish of one-way love! Bring stories of your heart, kicked to the curb by the people or places or things y... Learn More
Mainstage
The Moth in Cincinnati Night One
Cincinnati, Ohio
Venue: Memorial Hall Map It
7:30pm Stories Begin
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Join us for an evening of stories, shared live at the beautiful Memorial Hall in Cincinnati as five storytellers take the stage and share a true, personal story from their life: joy and heart, in equal measures. Stories of glory and defeat, taunting... Learn More
StorySLAM
Love Hurts
Washington DC, District of Columbia (DC)
Venue: Miracle Theatre Map It
6:30pm Doors Open | 7:30pm Stories Begin
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LOVE HURTS: Prepare a five-minute tale about a love that made you go OUCH. The agony of deferred love! The misery of good love, gone bad! The anguish of one-way love! Bring stories of your heart, kicked to the curb by the people or places or things y... Learn More
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The Moth in Cincinnati Night Two
Cincinnati, Ohio
Venue: Memorial Hall Map It
7:30pm Stories Begin
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Join us for an evening of stories, shared live at the beautiful Memorial Hall in Cincinnati as five storytellers take the stage and share a true, personal story from their life: joy and heart, in equal measures. Stories of glory and defeat, taunting ... Learn More
Moth Events
Virtual StorySLAM
A virtual open-mic storytelling experience that invites up to eight tellers to share a true, personal story on a given theme. The SLAM ends with the audience voting for their favorite story, crowning the StorySLAM winner!
Virtual Mainstage
A curated storytelling show featuring four tellers who develop and shape their stories with our directors. Coming to life in the virtual space and guided by a host, each teller shares their story from their home streamed live into the living room of our viewers.
Virtual SLAM Showcase
The Moth's Play it Again, SLAM Showcase brings together eight beloved StorySLAM favorites to re-share their stories, directed anew by The Moth's artistic team for a virtual audience.
Virtual GrandSLAM
The virtual GrandSLAMs are storytelling competitions that bring together eight SLAM winners from Eastern, Central and Western time zones to compete for the title of GrandSLAM winner in their respective region.
Mainstage
Curated events featuring five tellers who develop and shape their stories with our directors. Beyond theater, The Moth Mainstage is a community where entertainment and enlightenment merge.
StorySLAM
Open-mic storytelling competitions. Open to anyone with a five-minute story to share on the night’s theme. Come tell a story, or just enjoy the show!
Special Events
Each year The Moth presents two benefits featuring a special show and party: The Moth Ball and the Moth Members' Show.
Education
Featuring high school and college students who have participated in Moth workshops in their schools.
Community
Showcases of storytellers from a wide range of populations, community organizations and non-profits.