We are launching a new advanced storytelling workshop next week, and there are still spots available for those interested.
Details below.
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Our storytelling workshop focuses on the storyteller’s actual performance. You are not required to attend a beginner’s workshop, but please note that much of our direct storytelling instruction occurs in the beginner’s class.
Every participant will be expected to tell at least one story during the course of the six classes (and hopefully more). We will also dissect audio and video recordings of stories from The Moth and other storytelling shows, and I will tell a story at each session and discuss how it was “built.” I will also “work out” stories on the stage (unprepared, allowing for a peek into the initial creative process (as uncomfortable as that may be for me!).
This advanced workshop is designed so that anyone who has already taken an advanced workshop can take it again and expect entirely different content, since the stories will always be different and the lessons taught are constantly changing. This is being done to meet the request of previous workshop attendees who would like to take another class but felt that there was nothing left for them.
It will also result in a much more interactive workshop, with greater opportunities to participate.
Following each story will be an extensive critique in a friendly, non-threatening, low-stakes environment that targets story construction, performance, and revision. We will also focus on self-critique and the critique of one another, with the goal of developing better analytic skills.
Additional goals include:
- Formulating anecdotes and story kernels into fully realized stories
- The continued development of humor, suspense, and high stakes in a story
- The effective use of loaded language
- Revision for time constraints
- Shorter, spontaneous storytelling opportunities
The first five sessions will be taught by me, but Elysha will join us for the last session to bring her considerable revision and critique talent to the class.
The dates for the workshop will be September 2, 16, and 30, and October 7, 14, and 21. Workshops are held at Wolcott School and will use a stage, a microphone, and stage lighting to provide practice in an authentic environment.
The cost of the advanced workshop is $225.
If you’re interested in attending, please email us, and we will register you for the classes. First come, first served. We only allow for eight participants at a time, so once I have eight confirmed attendees, the workshop is closed.
