The Miami Moth StorySLAM Adventure

Prepare a five-minute story about an experience outside your usual sphere of comfort. Dangerous outings, dubious cohorts, uncharted territory. The joy of the unknowing…the terror of the finding out. Escapades, romps and walkabouts. May the force be with you. Media Sponsor: WLRN Public Radio and Television Venue: Grand Central ***New Venue*** 697 Miami Avenue 7:00 pm Doors / 7:30 pm Stories Begin Venue is 18+. Minors allowed if accompanied by an adult. General and Premium tickets available online one week before the show. How it Works: 7:00, sign up to tell a story, volunteer to be on a judging team or just sit back and listen. 7:30 (SHARP), we'll pick the first name and the show will begin. Each teller will have 5 minutes to tell his or her tale. After each story, the judges confer, and give a score. The teller with the highest score becomes our StorySLAM winner. The winner will compete against other winners in our next GrandSLAM Championship. Be Forewarned: The Moth is for STORIES. Not for songs, poems, PowerPoint presentations or practicing your ventriloquism. No props or costumes allowed -- just you, the microphone, and your story. The Moth is for TRUE STORIES. OK, there won't be a fact-checker there, and the FBI probably won't dig into your files to verify the names and dates and places, but please know, emphatically, The Moth is not for fiction stories. The tiny fictions and lies we tell ourselves ARE part of our "true stories" but that one about you, Obama, Gandhi and Einstein up in a spaceship eating brownies... not so much. The Moth is NOT a venue for readings; it is a venue for tellings. No notes, papers, or cheat sheets allowed. Contestants are judged on sticking to the five-minute time frame, sticking to the theme and having a story that sticks -- one that has a conflict and a resolution. Story tips: No standup routines please. The Moth LOVES funny people but requires that all funny people tell funny STORIES. Steer clear of meandering endings. Your last line should be clear in your head. Start in the action and set up the stakes.