Carapace is an oral storytelling program that has people tell true stories before an audience . Back at Manuel 's Tavern in Atlanta , where Carapace holds its free monthly get-togethers , any storyteller who did n't get picked to speak was invited to come up on stage at the end of the evening to share their first , last or best line . Rules : Tell a personal story , limit it to five minutes , no notes , no political commentary , no poetry . The Moth holds storytelling workshops in New York , Los Angeles , Detroit and Chicago .
Carapace is an oral storytelling program that has people tell true stories before an audience . Rules : Tell a personal story , limit it to five minutes , no notes , no political commentary , no poetry . The Moth holds storytelling workshops in New York , Los Angeles , Detroit and Chicago .