description The Moth GrandSLAM Overview
The Moth GrandSLAM is a live championship event organized by The Moth, a nonprofit group centered on unscripted personal storytelling. Participants qualify by winning local StorySLAM competitions, then tell a true story onstage in response to an announced theme before an audience and judging teams. Unlike a rehearsed theatrical production, the format emphasizes personal experience, spoken delivery, and stories told without notes.
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What is The Moth GrandSLAM?
The Moth GrandSLAM is a live championship storytelling event organized by the nonprofit group The Moth. It brings together past winners of local StorySLAM competitions to compete against one another.
How does a storyteller qualify for a Moth GrandSLAM?
To compete in a GrandSLAM, a participant must first win a local Moth StorySLAM event. Once they win a StorySLAM, they are invited to the GrandSLAM to tell a brand-new, true story.
What are the rules for stories told at the Moth GrandSLAM?
All stories must be strictly true, unscripted, and told without the use of notes. Participants are given an overarching theme for the night and must constrain their stories to a strict five-minute time limit.
How is the winner of the GrandSLAM chosen?
The stories are scored by teams of judges selected randomly from the live audience members. The judges base their numerical scores on the storyteller's adherence to the theme, the narrative arc, and their stage presentation.
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