Madison is hot for The Moth.
Tickets to the highly anticipated local launch of the story slam at the High Noon Saloon sold out quickly this morning, leaving many fans of the national storytelling competition disappointed. Some who missed out are doubly frustrated because the Moth’s website still says that tickets for the Feb. 15 show would not go on sale until Feb. 8.
“What happened to ‘All tickets become available one week before the show, at 2 p.m. CT/3 p.m. ET??’ Really disappointed to miss this show,” posted one fan on The Moth in Madison Facebook page.
Another alluded to the theme of the evening, which is about the heartache of love. “Very poorly done. I love The Moth. I guess this is my Love Hurts story but, ha-ha, I won't be able to tell it!”
Cathy Dethmers, owner of the High Noon Saloon, says interest was high after an Isthmus cover story on The Moth ran Jan. 7. “It’s typical for The Moth to [put tickets on sale] a week in advance. We just told them there was a ton of interest and people were emailing us like crazy, and they decided to put them on sale early for the first event.”
She says customers were then supposed to be able to purchase tickets on Jan. 18 from The Moth website, but tickets were in fact not available until Jan. 19. All tickets were gone in under an hour, Dethmers adds.
Jen Rubin, co-producer of the Madison Moth, says that she advertised the new ticket information on the group’s Facebook page, as did High Noon on its Facebook page, but The Moth’s website continued to run the old information.
Rubin recommends that people join The Moth in Madison’s Facebook page for up-to-date event information and, in the near future, storytelling tips.
Dethmers says the High Noon has a capacity of 400, but only 200 tickets were sold because it’s a partially seated show. The Moth has also reserved some additional tickets for media and others.
Those who missed out on tickets for the February event won’t have to wait long until the next slam. Shows are already scheduled at High Noon for March 14, April 11 and May 16. And, says Dethmers, “There will be more after that.”
