Themoth

The Moth

Experience a night of captivating true stories told live as The Moth takes five storytellers to New Jersey for back-to-back shows. The iconic storytelling podcast will feature performances at McCarter Theatre and MPAC featuring the same tellers sharing their stories back-to-back. The Moth is a nonprofit that celebrates the commonality and diversity of human experience through the art and craft of true, personal storytelling.

The Moth is true stories, told live and without notes. We celebrate the ability of true, personal storytelling to illuminate both the diversity and commonality of human experience. Our work allows people all over the world and from all walks of life: astronauts, students, a dental hygienist, a hotdog eating champion, a mechanic, exonerated prisoners, veterans, Nobel laureates and everyone in between, to share their stories on stage in front of a live audience. Through live and virtual shows, storytelling workshops, a podcast, Peabody Award-winning Radio Hour, and New York Times Best Selling books, The Moth brings the power of personal storytelling to millions of people each year—creating community and building empathy around the world.

“The most trusted name in storytelling.”Time Out New York

Our Impact:

60,000+ stories told 6,000+ live events since 1997

15,000+ submissions to the pitchline

230 live and virtual storytelling shows in 2020

932 students who have told stories at High School SLAMs (to 10,000 of their peers)

6 continents where The Moth has held events

560+ stations that air The Moth Radio Hour

256 participants who have told stories through The Moth Community Program in 2019

90 million annual downloads of The Moth Podcast in 2023

25+ cities with monthly StorySLAMs and Mainstage Shows

1.3 MM+ followers across The Moth’s social media profiles

4 stories told by Nobel Laureates

3 storytellers who have been in outer space

3 onstage marriage proposals (they both said yes)

2 audience members who have fainted during stories about surgery

Our Mission

Mayo Performing Arts Center, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, presents a wide range of programs that entertain, enrich, and educate the diverse population of the region and enhance the economic vitality of Northern New Jersey.

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MPAC is grateful to the following donors whose major support helps to sustain the general operating needs of our organization:

Fmkirby Discoverjerseyarts New Jersey State Council on the Arts Morris County NJ
New Jersey Cultural Trust Jacobs Levy Equity Management The Blanche and Irving Laurie Foundation
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