Storytelling Returns to the Stage as The Moth Comes Back to East Lansing
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EAST LANSING, MI—The Moth Mainstage returns to Wharton Center in partnership with Michigan Public, featuring a line-up of writers, performers, and other unique national and Michigan storytellers on Friday, November 13, 2026. Tickets went on sale Thursday, July 9, 2026, at 10AM at Wharton Center’s Ticket Office, online at whartoncenter.com, or by calling 517.432.2000 or 1.800.WHARTON.
The theme of this storytelling event is TIGHTROPE. Storytellers will spend the evening sharing extraordinary true stories about what happens when there’s no clear path—only the courage to keep moving forward. Featuring tales of balancing without a net. Trusting your gut. Taking the leap before you know where you'll land. Of big gambles and near misses, quiet acts of bravery and glorious mistakes. Of sending the text, booking the flight, sharing the secret you've carried for years, and watching everything change.
The Mainstage tour is The Moth’s signature live show, featuring a carefully curated lineup of storytellers—writers, artists, adventurers, community members, and unexpected voices—sharing true personal stories, told live and without notes. In recent years, this annual show has been held in front of sell-out audiences in Dearborn, East Lansing, Flint, Detroit, and, most recently, Ann Arbor. Don’t miss The Moth’s return to Wharton Center.
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About The Moth
The Moth is a global storytelling nonprofit with the mission to inspire people to listen and share openly, think and feel deeply, and expand their understanding of one another. Since 1997, The Moth has presented more than 70,000 true stories—told live and without notes—in 11 countries, across four continents. Today, The Moth produces 600+ live shows annually, as well as the Peabody Award-winning The Moth Radio Hour, and the popular The Moth Podcast. Through workshops for students, educators, adults, advocates, and professionals, The Moth guides thousands of new storytellers each year in finding and sharing their own voices.
