NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY
PUPPETRY || STORYTELLING
STORYTELLING
231 Massachusetts Ave, Apt. 208
Arlington, MA 02174
(781) 646-8876
"Rosa's vivid imagination, creative imagery and sense of humor capture the minds and hearts of children
and adults," says elementary school teacher, June Roche, Hardy School, Arlington.
"As inaugural children's performer at Huntington Theatre Open House Storyteller Rosa Bova captivated
ages 5 to 75. Thanks to the success of her performance we have established storytelling as an integral
part of Open House at the Theatre," says Deborah J. Gillis, Huntington Theatre.
Other Clients include: Lincoln Center NY Storytelling Festival, Cambridge Center for Adult Education,
Bookcellar Cafe, State of Maine Writers Conference, Schools, Libraries.
Program Titles: Amelia Earhart First Lady of the Air; Betsy Ross, Girl of Olde Philadelphia; Come and
Hear About Paul Revere; Glauscabi and The Wind Eagle (Native American); The Romance of Italy
(Folklore, Legends, Personal); Paul Bunyan and Other Tall Tales; A Whale of a Tale (Nature); Fluttery,
Buttery Butterflies (Nature); Turkeys, Indians and Popcorn (Fall/Thanksgiving); Childhood stories,
and more.
Fee: $300-$350
Special Requirements: Small table, chair; microphone/VCR as needed
PO Box 1052
Norwich, VT 05055
(802) 649-1815
Website: www.p-e-a-c-e.net
Email: michaelcaduto@p-e-a-c-e.net
Using traditional storytelling techniques, song, dance, guitar, Native instruments, discussion and
activities, Michael Caduto immerses his audiences in programs about World cultures and Earth
Stewardship. Performances are available based on Native cultures and the environment from
throughout North America and beyond.
Michael's natural history and environmental programs include slides, folklore, guitar and song,
field trips and, in some cases, live animals. These programs help children understand, appreciate and
care for Earth --- the plants, animals and cultures with whom we share this planet.
Michael is the author of the award-winning Earth Tales From Around the World and
In the Beginning: The Story of Genesis and Earth Activities for Children (A new color picture book for 2004), and co-author of the
best-seller, Keepers of the Earth: Native American Stories and Environmental Activities for Children.
Program Titles: Keepers of the Earth; Earth Tales from Around the World; The Rainbow Garden
(Celebrating Cultural Diversity); Native American Thanksgivings; Keepers of the Animals; Keepers of
the Night; Flying Turtles and Talking Bears; Nature in Native American Myths; Italian Tales of
Wisdom; Earth Gardens and the Seeds of Life; The Loon's Necklace; The Children Who Plant Trees; Tales from the Deep: Legends of the Living Waters; and Touching the Sky Dome:Tales of the Sun, Stars and Moon
Audience Limit: 50/class; 250+/assembly
Fee: $225-350 for each performance/workshop, plus .30/mile. Residencies are $600/day.
Funding Sources: New England Foundation for the Arts, Vermont Arts Council, New Hampshire Council on the Arts.
Special Requirements: Michael works in all kinds of environments, from classrooms and school libraries to assemblies and outdoor festivals. When indoors, a quiet space that can be darkened enhances the performance.
1378 Boulevard
West Hartford, CT 06119
(860) 561-5905
E Mail: sdebeer@comcast.net
Since 1978, Sara deBeer has delighted audiences of all ages with her repertoire of international folktales. An experienced classroom teacher with degrees from Yale and Bank Street, Sara frequently designs programs which tie in with on-going classroom studies of science and social studies. When working with individual classes, Sara often combines performing with writing or storytelling exercises which permit students to explore the events and characters of the stories they just heard. (Sara is a fellow of the 2005 Connecticut Writing Project, Storrs, CT.) Sara also offers workshops for teachers and assembly programs for elementary, middle, and high school students.
Program Titles: Tales of Deep-Rooted Magic; Folktales from the Many Cultures of Africa; Tales
of Women Wise and Wondrous; Jewish Tales for Young and Old; Legends of King Arthur; Hand-
Collected Irish Yarns
Fee: $250-$500
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| ANGELA
CAY KLINGLER - THE STORYTELLER |
PO Box 530
Salem, NH 03079
(603) 898-0537
E Mail: AKFairTale@aol.com
Website: Members.aol.com/AKFairTale
“Alternately wise and funny, silly and poignant,” (Yukon News) Angela bridges time, culture and curriculum with her retellings of traditional world folktales,
fables, fairytales, myths and legends.
“Very knowledgeable in curriculum” and with a “style and language for each maturity level,” (Teacher’s Center, CA/Gilmanton, NH) “Angela truly incorporates storytelling into the classroom” and “sparks students’ interests.” (Pond & Peak Reading Council/Parkside Middle School, NH).
Nationally recognized and telling professionally since 1989, presentations include the New England Conference on Storytelling for Children, Massachusetts Title I, Nature in Legend & Story and National Storytelling Conferences, Sharing the Fire and Higgins Armory Museum Faire.
Program Titles: World Folktales, Fables, Myths & Legends; Geomythology: Story, Stone, Water, Fire; The Middle Ages: Bold Knights & Ladies Faire; Literacy: Fairy, Beasts & Lore; visit website for additional curricular specific programming available.
Audience Grade Level Suitability: K - 8
Audience Size:
Special Requirements: Distraction-free room/space large enough to accomodate audience. If telling outside, electricity for portable sound system.
Fee: $400 for a half day of one to three sessions or evening PTA/PTO Book Fair or Family Night performances, $800 for a full day-up to six
sessions. Depending on travel distance, an additional $50 - $200 travel fee may apply. Residencies, Teacher’s Inservices and Conferences vary and are negotiable.
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| MARY
JO MAICHACK MINSTREL/STORYTELLER |
Maichack Arts
93 Homestead Ave.
Holyoke, MA 01040
(413) 532-3667
Fax (413) 538-6023
E Mail: EmJay7@aol.com
Website: www.maryjomaichack.com/
Mary Jo is a seasoned, national award-winning, dynamic storyteller, singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and just plain entertaining performer who presents interactive variety shows for children and families. Participate in world folktales, sing, dance, laugh, listen to the fiddle, act in costumed story theater - all in one show! Since 1989, Mary Jo has performed more than 3,000 shows in libraries and schools, on PBS, featured at regional festivals: Three Apples Storytelling Festival (twice); CT Storytelling Festival; LAUGHS Fest (Virginia), Sharing the Fire conference workshop presenter, League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling, (L.A.N.E.S.) M.I.T., Boston, 2002-2005; Mark Twain Festival, Hartford, Conn.; Celebration Barn Theater, South Paris, Maine, 1992 and 1994; Norman Rockwell Museum since 1998, Schoodic Arts Festival, Northeast Harbor, Maine; and from San Francisco’s Chinatown to Scuola Gozzi in Venice, Italy. “A Great performer,” says Peg O’Sullivan, Director of the CT Storytelling Fest. Her multilingual show, “Everybody Says Hello” was nominated for a Mass. Cultural Council Gold Project Award for innovation and community building. Her audio tape, "Books Are Celebrations: Stories, Songs & Fiddling to Energize Young Readers" won a 1999 NAPPA Gold Award. New CDs include “Howlarious Halloween: Ghost Stories, Songs & Jokes from the Crypt,” and “Missing the Muffin Man,” a short story of historical fiction set in Dickens’s London.
"A consummate artist, at ease with audiences of all ages and sizes." Northampton Center for the Arts
Program Titles: Books Are Celebrations—the funniest reading show ever; Everybody Says Hello—Multilingual Fun in Story & Song; The People Could Fly/African-American Folktales and Music; Clever Maidens: Women's History in Folklore and Myth; Greek Myths—ALIVE!, Native American Tales; Skunk Grease & Turpentine (Hilarious Tall Tales & Tunes of American Pioneers); The Minstrel's Revels: A Medieval Romp; Or Would You Rather Be A Fish? Folklore & Songs of the Sea); Howlarious Halloween/Ghost Stories & Songs; Sun, Moon, Stars!; All Together Now/Stories & Songs to Celebrate Diversity; Round the World in Tales & Tunes multicultural show; The Lake of the Croaking Frogs and Other Tales & Tunes of Nature; Preschoolers’ Palooza!; Stinkbug Bugaloo: Stories & Songs of Insects; Meowls & Growls: Animal Tales; After-school programs incorporating performance with teaching kids storytelling skills; Workshops, in-service programs and residencies in storytelling for adults and children; “Oh, Behave! Family Audience Management Essentials for Event Hosts.”
Audience Limit: prefer audiences of 200 and under but will discuss any
Fee: $395 + travel (depends on distance)and up; strong block booking discounts
Funding Source: Massachusetts Cultural Council, local councils, CT Humanities Council, other
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Mettanokit Outreach
173 Merriam Hill Road
Greenville, NH 03048
(603) 878-3201
E Mail: medicinestory@yahoo.com
NATIVE AMERICAN STORYTELLER, Medicine Story is a lecturer, workshop
presenter, and author (Return to Creation, Children of the Morning Light,
The Circle Way, and Ending Violent Crime). He tells stories of his
Wampanoag and other Native peoples, and lectures and teaches about Native
American society past and present, non-violence, spiritual ecology,
communication and conflict resolution, community building through the
way of the circle, and about the six successful prison programs that he
currently directs.
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