USA Network and The Moth present A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power – a Characters Unite Storytelling Event

USA Network and The Moth present A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power – a Characters Unite Storytelling Event – on February 15. 


Hosted by Tony and Emmy Award winner Nathan Lane, the event will feature stories by Academy Award-winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black and Golden Globe winner & Academy Award nominee Octavia Spencer, as well as Aimee Mullins and Greg Walloch.

Special guest for the evening will be Matt Bomer, star of USA’s White Collar, and there will be a special performance by Grammy Award winner John Legend Also expected to attend are Willie Garson, Corbin Bernsen, Bruce Campbell and many more.

The event will see the USA Network continue to bring Characters Unite, its multi-platform public service campaign to combat prejudice and discrimination, into communities and schools across the country through a special partnership with The Moth, the renowned nonprofit storytelling organization, and Multichannel Video Programming Distributors (MVPD). The partnership includes Characters Unite-themed “Mainstage” storytelling shows in multiple cities across the country. Each Mainstage show – entitled A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power – will feature storytellers sharing a true, personal experience of facing bigotry or discrimination, in front of a live audience, without notes. The tales will highlight a time when the storyteller discovered his/her own identity and voice, making for powerful and uplifting evenings.

A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power is presented locally in Los Angeles by Time Warner Cable. USA and The Moth’s Characters Unite tour has stopped in New Orleans, New York, Seattle, Chicago, Denver, Washington, DC, St. Louis and Atlanta. In addition to the tour, USA also supports this initiative with extensive on-air programming, online content and other off-air activities.

The event takes place on February 15 at Pacific Design Center, Melrose Avenue Gates, 8687 Melrose Avenue. Find out more at Characters Unite.

The Moth and USA Network's Characters Unite National Storytelling Tour "A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power"

USA Network and The Moth, In Partnership With Charter and Comcast, Extend Award-Winning Characters Unite National Storytelling Tour 

"A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power"

The tour resumes this month in Washington, D.C. with a Mainstage showcase on October 26 featuring Christopher Gorham, Forest Whitaker, Meghan McCain, Greg Walloch, Kevin Jacobsen and Jeffery Rudell.

USA Network has partnered with multichannel video distributors across the country to extend its Beacon Award-winning Characters Unite National Storytelling Tour with the renowned nonprofit storytelling organization The Moth. The tour includes a series of Mainstage shows and educational workshops in communities and high schools across the country, as part of USA's Characters Unite public service campaign to combat prejudice and discrimination. Storytellers in the Mainstage shows and the high school programs tell a true story, live on stage, without notes, about facing some form of bigotry or discrimination and how the experience changed their outlook and empowered them to make a positive change. The goal is to use the power of storytelling to bring diverse people together, encourage more productive dialogue and foster greater understanding and acceptance.

The tour resumes this month in Washington, D.C. in partnership with Comcast, with a Mainstage showcase on October 26th at the Newseum and will feature Special Guest Christopher Gorham from USA's hit series Covert Affairs and stories from Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker; Author and Award-winning Blogger Meghan McCain; Comedian and Performer Greg Walloch; Co-founder of Kindness Above Malice (KAM), Kevin Jacobsen; and Jeffery Rudell, Writer and 2003 Winner of The Moth's Story Slam Championship.

The complementary high school program will take place at Ballou High School and will commemorate National Bullying Prevention Month. Nine students will participate in four days of after-school workshops to learn the art and craft of storytelling and then will share their true tales at an in-school assembly on October 27th.

For more information visit: http://www.charactersunite.com/ and http://themoth.org/

Video: Greg Walloch with The Moth at The Players Club in New York City

Greg Walloch performs at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts with The Moth in USA Network's "Characters Unite" National Tour.

USA Network and The Moth are teaming up to use the power of storytelling to encourage more productive dialogue and foster greater tolerance and acceptance. The national tour – A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power -- includes Mainstage storytelling showcases and high school programs in New Orleans, New York, Seattle, Denver and Chicago.  

Monday, March 7, 2011
The Moth On The Road

A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power 
featuring Pam Grier, Greg Walloch, Dan Choi, Reverend Leon Kelly, and Ernesto Quiñonez

 

The Moth and USA Network present the Characters Unite Tour in Denver
at Denver Center for the Performing Arts
14th & Curtis in the Denver Performing Arts Complex (DPAC)
Tickets available now at www.smarttix.com or 212-868-4444
6:30pm Doors / 7:30pm Stories Begin

www.TheMoth.org

www.CharactersUnite.com

Greg Walloch performs with The Moth in USA Network's "Characters Unite" National Tour.

USA Network and The Moth are teaming up to use the power of storytelling to encourage more productive dialogue and foster greater tolerance and acceptance. The national tour – A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power -- includes Mainstage storytelling showcases and high school programs in New Orleans, New York, Seattle, Denver and Chicago.  

Tuesday, February 8, 2011 

The Moth On The Road 

A More Perfect Union: Stories of Prejudice and Power

 

The Moth and USA Network present the Characters Unite Tour in Seattle 

at Marion Oliver McCaw Hall

321 Mercer Street, Seattle, WA

Tickets available soon at www.smarttix.com or by calling 212-868-4444 

6:30pm Doors / 7:30pm Stories Begin

www.TheMoth.org

www.CharactersUnite.com

About To Eat Cake

Greg Walloch in "The Moth: Carpe Diem" on Trio: Pop, Culture, TV.

A true story about Elvis, faith, and cake...

Visit: www.GregWalloch.com

The Moth - Jimmy Breslin, Mike Destefano, Blas Perez, Stephanie Summerville, Peter Trachtenberg, and Greg Walloch

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The Moth: Save Me: Stories of Rescue and Redemption (Unabridged Nonfiction)
Featuring stories by Jimmy Breslin, Mike Destefano, Blas Perez, Stephanie Summerville, Peter Trachtenberg, and Greg Walloch. Availible on iTunes.

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Sxip's Hour Of Charm

New York: Performance -
What an amazing year it's been so far! Sxip's Hour of Charm at Joe's Pub was truly sublime. I am honored to have been a part of it and to have shared the stage with such supremely talented folks.(Pictured left: Corn Mo, Sxip Shirey, the ears of Scotty The Blue Bunny, Greg Walloch, Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls, and Red Bastard) Photo courtesy of Ruth Arnold. Also check out this beautiful illustration by Michael Arthur!

Keepin' the love vibe going, I'm excited to be hosting All The People You Love at Chris Noth's Cutting Room. Featuring Mike Albo, Ophira Eisenberg, Sxip Shirey, and Jason Wachtelhausen. I hope you'll join me for what I know will be a lovely evening of storytelling and music.

Also, I'm absolutely beside myself to be appearing with two legends: Pulitzer Prize winner Jimmy Breslin at The Moth in New York City and Madame of Madame's Place and Solid Gold fame at Art Explosion in Fort Lauderdale, Florida!

Come out and see an actual LIVE show! Aren't you tired of YouTube yet?

The Best of The Moth: Out on a Limb Stories

New York: Performance
The Best of The Moth: Out on a Limb Stories
Eleven Stories available on a 2 CD set!
This compilation represents some of the best stories from the Main stage Series, Stories at The Moth, which is held monthly in New York City and occasionally beyond. Some literati hotties featured on the CD include: Jonathan Ames, Mark Katz, Todd Hanson, Michaela Murphy, Scott Armstrong, and Greg Walloch. The Best of The Moth: Out on a Limb Stories.

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