When writer/performer Jonathan Tipton Meyers lost his girlfriend, his business and his identity, he got in his car and drove. With the audience in the backseat, this bravura monologue chronicles Jonathan’s two-year journey through the gig economy with Uber and Lyft.
You will hear authentic, personal stories — interesting experiences demonstrating passion and creativity that may make YOU laugh, cry and/or spark new ideas! The theme, “Larger Than Life ” is sure to keep your mind and heart engaged with these quick-paced visual stories of 20 images told in 6 minutes and 40 seconds!
Learn the fundamentals of running a storytelling business from goal setting to essential professional habits such as recordkeeping and setting rates.This class is part of the Oral Storytelling Certification Program from Mid-Continent Public Library and Metropolitan Community College. Program registration will close 30 minutes prior to the start of the program.
Stories from the formerly incarcerated and from storyteller- activists challenging the abusive conditions within our prisons. A fundraiser for the California Coalition of Women Prisoners and Drop LWOP (life without parole sentences), presented by the Storytelling Association of California. Free. Donations gratefully accepted.
Join our intrepid storytellers as they help us celebrate the Labor Day weekend!
Ken Iverson, Anne-Louise Sterry, Alton Takiyama-Chung and John Wylder will entertain you with tall tales and wild stories about friendship, travel, visitors, and other familiar themes with unfamiliar outcomes.
This Participation Workshop focuses on three stories and how you can adapt whether you perform virtually or in-person. You will learn kinesthetically by doing something new, different and FUN! This is a JOYFUL training giving every age at any level some new skills and ideas to increase involvement in a dynamic storytelling style, infecting all with JOY!
Pour One Out, produced and hosted by Ada Cheng, features strong and unique voices. We build community through intimacy and vulnerability. We are committed to cultivating and developing new tellers as we bring tellers of all experience levels together. We strive for equitable inclusion. We consistently give space to new talents.
On September 9, 2021, join emcee Jessica Robinson and storytellers Tim Ereneta, Kate Farrell, Erin Johnston, Vicki Juditz, Jude Treder-Wolff, and Nancy Wang for “Insult to Injury: Stories About Wounds.” Live streaming online starting at 8:00pm EDT on September 9th. Or watch the recording after.
STRONG WORDS is BACK! With all the safety standards you'd expect from a community that gets it. So bring your vax card, your mask and your beautiful, fun-loving self. We have a brand new musical guest and five incredible storytellers returning to our stage. And our very own New York Times bestseller Annabelle is bringing her latest delicious book to sell and sign!
Stories of 9/11, 20 years later. We hope you can join us to remember and honor. All proceeds will go towards 9/11 charity.
Please join us for our “second Sunday” StoryMasters meeting. Hear some stories, offer some evaluations, and meet new and old friends.
Genre Storytelling Series is a production of the Storytelling Association of California (SAC). On the third Wednesday of each month, 7 storytellers from 7 of California’s nearly two dozen SAC-affiliated swap groups come together to share stories. Each month features a different type, or “genre,” of story.
Friday, September 17th Traditional and True personal stories blended together to create one exceptional evening. Our next show is going to be fun and different. All the tellers are performing stories that are part personal story and part traditional story, skillfully weaved together. We're calling it "BRAIDED STORIES."
Storyteller and author Dr. Csenge Virág Zalka has recently finished an epic challenge: over the course of 5 years she read a folktale collection from every single country around the world! 200 countries and more than 10,000 tales later, she is ready to tell us about the adventure.
Everyone’s heard the story about the boy who became king, the sword in the stone, and the most famous of Round Tables. Many came to that table, but not everyone was given a seat. Allow yourself to be captivated by familiar stories told from unfamiliar perspectives, as we examine these surprising and often problematic stories.
YOU are invited to join us for an evening of storytelling from the comfort of your home via Zoom!
Let us gather together for this special 'night out' to lean in to listen to stories that connect us all at the level of our soul!
On September 22, 2021, join emcee Jessica Robinson and storytellers Jeff Gere, Misty Mator, Kory May, Roopa Mohan, Sam Pearsall, Ed Stivender, and Joey Talbert for a pop-up night of stories! Live streaming online starting at 8:00pm EDT on September 22nd. Or watch the recording after.
TELL is the transformation of the Three Rivers Storytelling Festival that was held in Pittsburgh, PA, for 16 years. Rather than sponsoring a once-a-year event, TELL now features multiple performances in the fall featuring one teller per evening per month. These stories for adults include comedic issues, current events, and compelling plots that you won't get to hear at a family festival or in a five-minute format.
Join us for an upcoming special program about Bunraku, a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre. Our speaker for the program will be Martin Holman, a literary translator, professor, puppeteer, and puppet theater director. Through the stories and music of the puppet theater, the presentation will include a brief history of Japanese puppetry, from its religious origins through the commercial enterprise of Bunraku.
Black Joy: Stories Celebrating Hope, Resilience and Love! The Black Storytellers Alliance (BSA) is sponsoring FREE storytelling Concerts for all schools on Friday, September 24, 2021. These storytellers are presented by the supporters of the Black Storytellers Alliance for our 31st Annual Black Storytelling Festival –“Black Joy:Stories Celebrating Hope, Resilience & Love.” This is an […]
Richard Cambridge’s Poets’ Theater takes us to Kingston Jamaica where we explore the creative community on the island. The story of artists reclaiming a city.
Animal stories are some of the oldest folk tales we know. Join us as we explore the wide world of ANIMAL TALES. From talking foxes, to demon bees, weaving cranes, and scorpions with a very specific sense of justice. From the humorous to melancholy, join Cooper Braun and Rachel Ann Harding as we bring you folk tales curated for an adult audience.
Craving nourishment from a seasoned virtual crowd? Thirsty for words of wit, wisdom, and whimsy? Hungry to put your memoir on the menu? StoryMasters Storytelling Café is a safe place you can share your work of art whether it’s still work in progress or a finished product.
With the autumn equinox just past, join an online journey through myth and prehistory, exploring the Uffington White Horse. Storyteller Jon Mason ties together traditional tales, modern archaeology, and tantalising hints from European myths, to try to make sense of this Wiltshire monument, and with it, the beliefs of prehistoric Britain.
Memory loss comes in many shapes and forms. Like music, stories are a tool that unlocks interaction across that spectrum, including advanced Alzheimer’s and dementia. In this workshop, you’ll learn basic storytelling techniques that have been specially designed to help family members, health care professionals, chaplains, volunteers, and other caregivers interact with folks who are dealing with memory loss.
What does education look like through a teacher's eyes? Come find out, as four teacher-storytellers share what they have learned at school. It's not at all what you expect!
Hosted by the Storytelling Association of California, and all proceeds go to support Aspire Education's Community Reading Buddies program.
We are presenting the Virtual National Storytelling Festival this October so you can still experience the world-class storytelling you have come to know and love from the comfort of your home. You can enjoy 20+ hours of storytelling from more than 30 tellers during October 1 and 2, and the videos will continue to be available for viewing for two weeks following the Festival.
The Storytelling Association of California presents a lively workshop defining the roles and responsibilities of Show Hosts, Emcees and Event Techs at online and hybrid events. Learn how to smooth out any rough edges with teamwork and artistry.
Why is it, that when we reach adulthood, we feel that stories are unnecessary in the workplace? In this workshop, we will not only understand the importance of a story in business, but in life. Participants will tell their stories and engage each other throughout the session. We will have breakouts, fully use the chat function and laugh and learn.
STRONG WORDS is BACK! With all the safety standards you'd expect from a community that gets it. MUST show proof of vaccination to enter. MUST wear a mask at all times. MUST bring your beautiful, fun-loving self. This month's guests: Musical musings by Molly Kirschenbaum (Oh yes, she's back!). Stories by Rose Abdoo, Kelly Aden, Bryan Kett, Claudette Sutherland, Trieu Tran and Adel Wilson.
A brand new photography show by our very own Michael Hirabayashi.