I've been telling and writing stories since I was a young girl. My earliest memory of storytelling is when I used to write plays and cast my neighborhood playmates to play the parts. In recent years, I've taught storytelling and performed stories for Mid-South, a group of homeschoolers I was associated with. I've been a member of ASE since approximately 2002, so that has afforded me the opportunity to perform at a number of the organization's concerts and programs. Although lately, I've been more involved behind the scenes where I video record and stream the performances of other tellers.
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Any place or organization where the people are old enough to watch Sesame Street and young enough to listen without falling asleep...and everybody in between.
Fluid stories or pop-up stories participants can create on the spot with a little help from me. So I may present a folktale and solicit the audience to help develop and finish it. Lately, it's been important for my stories to have a social message.
Special programs that are developed to help participants learn a lesson, a message, or a skill.
Yes
Story talks that acquaint or familiarize participants with what they can gain by using storytelling in their workplaces, parenting, or networking endeavors.
Pre K-K, K-5, 6-8, 9-12, Teens, Adults
Yes
