Tell Us Your Story About Sharing Space at The Moth StorySLAM April 30, 2007

Bunkmates, tentmates, shipmates, roommates, cubemates, neighbors, fellow citizens and even the general populace. Folks on the block or in the cellblock. People, pets, collections or even ghosts.

Speak of sharing society, as well as a restroom. Think: a commune, a kibbutz, a yoga retreat, a dorm, a vacation home, a monastery, a business training excursion, a cult or a weekend at your in-laws.

Create a five-minute story about adjusting to a new place (for instance, a red state or a space shuttle) with a new person (or people) and circumstances. Speak of the up and downs, the beauty and the bummers of sharing a living situation with others.

How it Works: Starting at 7:00 PM, we'll put the names of all the folks who want to tell a story in a hat. At 7:30 PM, we'll start picking names. Each teller will have 5 minutes to tell his or her tale. After each story, the judges (made up of you, the audience) will confer, and give a score. The teller with the highest score becomes our StorySLAM winner. The winner will compete with the year's other winners in our next GrandSLAM Championship.

Be Forewarned: The Moth is NOT a venue for readings; it is a venue for tellings. No notes, papers, or cheat sheets allowed. Please email us at slam@themoth.org for our storytelling guidelines. 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.

Cost: $6

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