Flirting with Disaster... The Moth: Live in Galesburg
“It is brilliant and quietly addictive”- The London Guardian
“New York’s hottest and hippest literary ticket”- The Wall Street Journal
TSPR is bringing the Moth Mainstage to Galesburg’s Orpheum Theater November 6th, at 7:30pm. Enjoy the show you love on the radio LIVE or experience the wonder of The Moth storytelling for the first time with this performance. Ticket information can be found below. If you would be interested in pitching a story to present at this performance, you may present that pitch online here.
The Moth is an acclaimed not-for-profit organization dedicated to the art and craft of storytelling. It is a celebration of both the raconteur, who breathes fire into true tales of ordinary life, and the storytelling novice, who has lived through something extraordinary and yearns to share it. At the center of each performance is, of course, the story – and The Moth’s directors work with each storyteller to find, shape and present it. In Galesburg storytellers will be exploring the theme Flirting with Disaster.
Since its launch in 1997, The Moth has presented thousands of stories, told live and without notes, to standing-room-only crowds worldwide. Moth shows are renowned for the great range of human experience they showcase. Each show starts with a theme, and the storytellers explore it, often in unexpected ways.
Since each story is true and every voice authentic, the shows dance between documentary and theater, creating a unique, intimate, and often enlightening experience for the audience. Moth stories dissolve socio-economic barriers, expose vulnerabilities, and quietly suggest ways to overcome challenges and see with new eyes.
You can hear The Moth Radio Hour Saturdays at noon on TSPR.
Prices for tickets to The Moth range from $25-$35, with an additional fee of $3.50 added to each ticket. Order your tickets online from the Orpheum.The Orpheum hours are Monday – Friday 10:00am – 5:00pm.
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