Green started as an audience member at The Moth before taking the stage herself. Co-host of Madison’s monthly The Moth storytelling event since 2022, Danielle Hairston Green is a performer. Hairston Green: I first came as an audience member. He said, “You have to come to The Moth and tell that.” I’d never heard of The Moth before. Even on a plane, it’s a good way to get strangers to hand me some snacks.