By Chris King. When presenting my “How to Tell Personal Stories”workshop at a 1993 Ohio storytelling conference, I shared the story of my son’s bout with cancer in 1989 for the first time in front of a live audience. Finally, I could tell it with the truth and drama it possessed. Why for the first […]
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told by Jonatha and Harold Wright Hear the story Harold and I took Antioch College students for a semester of study in Japan each year, 1992 through 2005. Also we were involved with the Kyoto Seika Students who came to Antioch for a semester each of those years. Harold was Professor of Japanese Language and
by Sara Beth Nelson My husband John and I cross the threshold from the still sunny summer evening into the dark music hall. There is a man at a podium. I show him the electronic tickets on my glowing phone screen. He stamps our hands with thick blue ink. I go to the table on
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By Regina Ress I learned how to tell stories while substitute teaching in the New York City public schools. Talk about boot camp! I was often working with “at risk” children, many of whom were…shall we say…deeply disengaged from the classroom activities. When I began to bring in stories… not read them, but tell them…my
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Told by Tom Sparough Listen to story My story is humorous, visually stunning, and truly uplifting. It blends the skills of juggling and storytelling. It is a bit strange to listen to it without seeing it, but in some ways that makes it better, more imaginative for the listener. For me the story answers the
by Leeny Del Seamonds “Live the Story!” That’s been my motto for 24+ years. This catchphrase is throughout my website and is part of my signature. I strive to apply it to my body of work as a performer and teaching artist. As a story coach, I often observe new students concentrating so hard on
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told by Sheila Arnold Click to listen arnold About the Story “Simon and Susannah” was my signature story when I was a Storyteller at Colonial Williamsburg (VA). When I first read the story, there was no “attachment” to Virginia, so I added the part about the Blue Ridge Mountains. When I started telling full time,
told by Kim Weitkamp Click to listen to story by Kim Weitkamp I was commissioned by a museum to write a Christmas story for their gingerbread house exhibit. Fun or what? So, I thought to myself, when I was a kid, what was the thing I loved most about winter? Sledding. What would be the
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Fringe organizers: Barbara Schutzgruber, Loren Niemi, and Mary Hamilton Fringe Performance Opportunity July 11-14, 2024 at the Dumas Bay Centre – Seattle, Washington Submission is Now Closed – Drawing is Sunday, Dec 17th at 3 pm CST Link for Drawing: https://zoom.us/j/92179415383?pwd=OG1reWR6RUo3RkNZU0xDbEVsNUUxUT09 The Fringe @ the NSN is back IN PERSON for its 16th Season! Explore
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by Anne Tezon “When you are young, your grandparents try to tell you their history, and you don’t care because it doesn’t interest you at the time. Later on, you wish you had written down what they said.” A good friend shared that message on my Facebook timeline more than a year ago. I use
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