Join us at On the Rise on the second Saturday of every month!

MothUP Story Tips:

MothUP is NOT a venue for readings, it is a venue for tellings.
No notes, paper, or cheat sheets are allowed on stage.  Stick to five minutes and have a story that has a conflict and a resolution.

Start in the action.  Have a great first line that sets up the stakes or grabs attention.

Not: “So I was thinking about climbing this mountain.  But then I watched a little TV and made a snack and took a nap and my mom called and vented about her psoriasis then I did a little laundry (a whites load) (I lost another sock, darn it!) and then I thought about it again and decided I’d climb the mountain the next morning.”

Yes: “The mountain loomed before me.  I had my hunting knife, some trail mix and snow boots.  I had to make it to the little cabin and start a fire before sundown or freeze to death for sure.”

Steer clear of meandering endings.  They kill a story!  Your last line should be clear in your head before you start.

Know your story well enough so you can have fun!! Watching you panic to think of the next memorized line is harrowing for the audience.  Make an outline, memorize your bullet points and play with the details.  Enjoy yourself.  Imagine you are at a dinner party, not a deposition.

No standup routines please.  We love funny people but require that they tell funny STORIES.

No rants: Take up this anger issue with your therapist or skip therapy and shape your anger into a story with some sort of resolution.

Keep the language clean, please.  This is a family friendly event.

No essays:  Your eloquent musings are beautiful and look pretty on the page but wont’ work on stage.