The Moth presents the GrandSLAM, a battle of wits and words - fierce, hilarious, heartbreaking and all points between. Listen as ten StorySLAM champs tell tales of being out of their element: the freak, the foreigner, dressed for the opera at the clambake, out of the loop, the only person in the loop, the voice of dissent, the lonely fool. Outsider, interloper, odd man out. The black sheep, the chatty monk, the juror with a doubt.
The Moth is dedicated to finding intriguing people to tell inspired stories. At The Moth StorySLAM, those people find us. On this night, using words as weapons, they battle to determine New Orleans' first-ever Moth GrandSLAM Story Champion.
Where: Joy Theater
When: Thursday, Jan 29
Doors at 630 p.m.
Tickets: $20
Theme: Fish Out of Water
Hosted by David Crabb
David Crabb is a performer, writer, teacher & storyteller in New York City. He is a Moth StorySLAM host and two-time Moth SLAM winner. David is the co-creator of the live storytelling series ASK ME. His solo show Bad Kid was a 2012 New York Times Critics' Pick. A memoir based on the show comes out later this year. David is currently a lead instructor in The Moth's High School SLAM program. He has taught and directed storytellers at NYC's Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCB), the People's Improv Theatre (The PIT), Kevin Allison's Story Studio, DC's Story League & NYU's Tisch School of the Arts. David also serves as a writing mentor for veterans across the country with The Writers Guild Initiative's Wounded Warrior Project. David is a former Goth kid who has softened with time. He loves few things more than Dairy Queen Blizzards, mid-solo era Morrissey, and his chihuahua/Jack Russell mix, Charlie. His spirit animal is Rupaul.
