The Moth is a non-profit storytelling organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. We produce curated storytelling shows, host regular StorySLAMs in 7 cities around the country, operate a community outreach program for underserved communities, and distribute stories through our weekly podcast and The Moth Radio Hour.
A MINI-GUIDE TO THE MOTH
1. If you’re new to the Moth, subscribe to our free weekly podcast and check out how we do stories.
2. Once you’re hooked, peruse our event calendar and find a Moth event to attend.
3. Now that your addiction is in full bloom, tell your friends and family about us and our events, come tell a story at one of our StorySLAMS, and write us love notes on our Wall.
Check out our WEBSITE to learn more about us, read about past storytellers, become a member, discover volunteer opportunities, and sign up for our newsletter.
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The Moth was founded in New York in 1997 by poet and novelist George Dawes Green, who wanted to recreate in New York the feeling of sultry summer evenings on his native St. Simon’s Island, Georgia, where he and a small circle of friends would gather to spin spellbinding tales on his friend Wanda’s porch. After moving to New York, George missed the sense of connection he had felt sharing stories with his friends back home, and he decided to invite a few friends over to his New York apartment to tell and hear stories. Thus the first “Moth” evening took place in his living room. Word of these captivating story nights quickly spread, and The Moth moved to bigger venues in New York. Today, The Moth conducts six ongoing programs and has brought more than 3,000 live stories to over 100,000 audience members.
Why “The Moth”?
The screen around Wanda’s porch had a hole where moths would flutter in and get trapped in the light. Similarly, George and his friends found that the characters in their best stories would often find themselves drawn to some bright light—of adventure, ambition, knowledge—but then find themselves burned or trapped, leaving them with some essential conflict to face before the story could reach its conclusion. So George and his original group of storytellers called themselves “The Moths”. George took the name with him to New York, where he hoped that New Yorkers, too, would find themselves drawn to storytelling as moths to a flame. They did. With no advertising, through sheer word of mouth, every show to date has sold out in 48 hours or less.
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A MINI-GUIDE TO THE MOTH
1. If you’re new to the Moth, subscribe to our free weekly podcast and check out how we do stories.
2. Once you’re hooked, peruse our event calendar and find a Moth event to attend.
3. Now that your addiction is in full bloom, tell your friends and family about us and our events, come tell a story at one of our StorySLAMS, and write us love notes on our Wall.
Check out our WEBSITE to learn more about us, read about past storytellers, become a member, discover volunteer opportunities, and sign up for our newsletter.
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The Moth was founded in New York in 1997 by poet and novelist George Dawes Green, who wanted to recreate in New York the feeling of sultry summer evenings on his native St. Simon’s Island, Georgia, where he and a small circle of friends would gather to spin spellbinding tales on his friend Wanda’s porch. After moving to New York, George missed the sense of connection he had felt sharing stories with his friends back home, and he decided to invite a few friends over to his New York apartment to tell and hear stories. Thus the first “Moth” evening took place in his living room. Word of these captivating story nights quickly spread, and The Moth moved to bigger venues in New York. Today, The Moth conducts six ongoing programs and has brought more than 3,000 live stories to over 100,000 audience members.
Why “The Moth”?
The screen around Wanda’s porch had a hole where moths would flutter in and get trapped in the light. Similarly, George and his friends found that the characters in their best stories would often find themselves drawn to some bright light—of adventure, ambition, knowledge—but then find themselves burned or trapped, leaving them with some essential conflict to face before the story could reach its conclusion. So George and his original group of storytellers called themselves “The Moths”. George took the name with him to New York, where he hoped that New Yorkers, too, would find themselves drawn to storytelling as moths to a flame. They did. With no advertising, through sheer word of mouth, every show to date has sold out in 48 hours or less.
The Moth is a non-profit storytelling organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. We produce curated storytelling shows, host regular StorySLAMs in 7 cities around the country, operate a community outreach program for underserved communities, and distribute stories through our weekly podcast and The Moth Radio Hour.
A MINI-GUIDE TO THE MOTH
1. If you’re new to the Moth, subscribe to our free weekly podcast and check out how we do stories.
2. Once you’re hooked, peruse our event calendar and find a Moth event to attend.
3. Now that your addiction is in full bloom, tell your friends and family about us and our events, come tell a story at one of our StorySLAMS, and write us love notes on our Wall.
Check out our WEBSITE to learn more about us, read about past storytellers, become a member, discover volunteer opportunities, and sign up for our newsletter.
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The Moth was founded in New York in 1997 by poet and novelist George Dawes Green, who wanted to recreate in New York the feeling of sultry summer evenings on his native St. Simon’s Island, Georgia, where he and a small circle of friends would gather to spin spellbinding tales on his friend Wanda’s porch. After moving to New York, George missed the sense of connection he had felt sharing stories with his friends back home, and he decided to invite a few friends over to his New York apartment to tell and hear stories. Thus the first “Moth” evening took place in his living room. Word of these captivating story nights quickly spread, and The Moth moved to bigger venues in New York. Today, The Moth conducts six ongoing programs and has brought more than 3,000 live stories to over 100,000 audience members.
Why “The Moth”?
The screen around Wanda’s porch had a hole where moths would flutter in and get trapped in the light. Similarly, George and his friends found that the characters in their best stories would often find themselves drawn to some bright light—of adventure, ambition, knowledge—but then find themselves burned or trapped, leaving them with some essential conflict to face before the story could reach its conclusion. So George and his original group of storytellers called themselves “The Moths”. George took the name with him to New York, where he hoped that New Yorkers, too, would find themselves drawn to storytelling as moths to a flame. They did. With no advertising, through sheer word of mouth, every show to date has sold out in 48 hours or less.
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A MINI-GUIDE TO THE MOTH
1. If you’re new to the Moth, subscribe to our free weekly podcast and check out how we do stories.
2. Once you’re hooked, peruse our event calendar and find a Moth event to attend.
3. Now that your addiction is in full bloom, tell your friends and family about us and our events, come tell a story at one of our StorySLAMS, and write us love notes on our Wall.
Check out our WEBSITE to learn more about us, read about past storytellers, become a member, discover volunteer opportunities, and sign up for our newsletter.
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The Moth was founded in New York in 1997 by poet and novelist George Dawes Green, who wanted to recreate in New York the feeling of sultry summer evenings on his native St. Simon’s Island, Georgia, where he and a small circle of friends would gather to spin spellbinding tales on his friend Wanda’s porch. After moving to New York, George missed the sense of connection he had felt sharing stories with his friends back home, and he decided to invite a few friends over to his New York apartment to tell and hear stories. Thus the first “Moth” evening took place in his living room. Word of these captivating story nights quickly spread, and The Moth moved to bigger venues in New York. Today, The Moth conducts six ongoing programs and has brought more than 3,000 live stories to over 100,000 audience members.
Why “The Moth”?
The screen around Wanda’s porch had a hole where moths would flutter in and get trapped in the light. Similarly, George and his friends found that the characters in their best stories would often find themselves drawn to some bright light—of adventure, ambition, knowledge—but then find themselves burned or trapped, leaving them with some essential conflict to face before the story could reach its conclusion. So George and his original group of storytellers called themselves “The Moths”. George took the name with him to New York, where he hoped that New Yorkers, too, would find themselves drawn to storytelling as moths to a flame. They did. With no advertising, through sheer word of mouth, every show to date has sold out in 48 hours or less.
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