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History
Below
is a partial performance history. In addition to the events listed,
I have performed frequently at Seanachie
Nights, as host, storyteller, singer, and musician.
Storytelling Clubs in 2008
Featured at three New England Storytelling Clubs: StoryHome in
New Hampshire, Outspoken Word in Massachusetts, and Solo
at Geno's in Maine.
November 2008
Co-produced, and performed at, the 8th MOOSE Tellabration!™,
an annual, worldwide storytelling event.
Gave storytelling demonstration at
Yarmouth Middle School.
October 2008
'Tales of Terror' at Portland's historical landmark, Victoria
Mansion: adapted and performed The Telltale Heart, by
E.A. Poe, and Green Tea, by J. Sheridan LeFanu.
September 2008
Told Biddy Early and Other Tales of Irish Witches as Seanachie
Nights feature in Portland, Maine.
May 2008
Featured performer at Granite State Story Swap, North Conway,
New Hampshire.
April 2008
Featured performer at the Comic Arts Festival, Belfast, Maine.
January 2008
Performed Irish stories and ballads with fiddler Janet Lynch
at Blue, a pub in Portland, Maine.
December 2007
'Winter Tales' at Symonds Elementary School, Keene, New Hampshire.
October 2007
'Tales of Terror' at Portland's historical landmark, Victoria
Mansion. Adapted and performed 'The Cask of Amontillado,'
by E.A. Poe, and 'The Judge's House,' by Bram Stoker.
Featured performer in the Cassandra Project's Festival of Women
Performers in Portland, Maine: Wrote and performed an one-act
play: 'The Amazing Life and Mysterious End of Ragana: Mistress
of Illusion,' playing eight roles.
July 2007
Featured performer at Celtic Celebration, Belfast, Maine.
March/April 2007
Original play, 'Jesus and the Sewing Circle,' chosen for
production in The Maine Short Play Festival.
Workshop presenter at the Society
for Storytelling's annual conference 'The Gathering',
England: 'A Guy Walks into a Bar: Making People Laugh'.
February 2007
'Winter Tales' at the Warren Memorial Library, Westbrook,
Maine. A LANES/Warren Library co-production to promote storytelling.
2006
Featured performer in the Cassandra Project's Festival of Women
Performers in Portland, Maine: In a Pig's Eye: Our Strange
Relationship with the Animal Kingdom.
Performed standup comedy (original
material) at Comedy Connection, Portland, Maine.
May 2006
Began producing Seanachie Nights, a monthly evening
of Celtic/British stories and music at Bull Feeney's Pub, Portland,
Maine.
March 2006
Original play, 'Heaven', chosen for production in the Maine
Short Play Festival at the Saint Lawrence Performing Arts Center,
Portland, Maine.
February 2006
'Tales from the Melting Pot': at Stories from the Wharf Club,
Yorkshire, England. Gave children's
workshops at the Otley Courthouse Arts Center, Yorkshire, England.
November 2005
Children's storyteller at the CND Peace Fair, Yorkshire, England.
September & November 2005
'Tales of Byzantium' and 'Feast of Fools' tales at
the Mariposa Museum, Peterborough, New Hampshire.
July 2005
'Fish Tales,' and children's workshops at Jessop's Primary
School, Dudley, England.
June 2005
Featured performer at Tir Na Nog Storytelling Club and Otley
Walking Festival Story Walk, Otley, England.
Featured performer in the Cassandra
Project, Portland, Maine: Here Be Dragons: Bellyflopping
into the Unknown.
June 2004
Featured performer in the Cassandra Project, Portland, Maine:
Hopeful Monsters: Absurd and Comic Tales of Life among the Naked
Apes.
November 2004
'Winter Tales' at the L.L. Bean's Winter Festival, Freeport,
Maine.
February 2004
Original play, 'Endymion', chosen for production in the Maine
Short Play Festival at the Portland Performing Arts Center,
Portland.
July/August 2003
Children's storyteller: ReadBoston, Boston, Massachusetts.
August 2003 & 2004
Storyteller at the Chocolate Church Arts Center, Bath, Maine.
2002 & 2003
Performer at the Arisia Fantasy/Science Fiction Convention,
Boston, Massachusetts.
1999-2001: England
Awarded a Yorkshire Arts Grant for skills development. Member of
Tir NA Nog Storytellers' Club, Otley. Featured teller at
an Amnesty International Benefit
Experience
and Training
Editor and Designer of the LANES
(League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling)
quarterly newsletter, The Museletter
Member of LANES, MOOSE (Maine
Organization of Storytelling Enthusiasts), NSN (National
Storytelling Network), and The British Society for Storytelling
2007-2008
Studied Irish-style concertina with Noel Hill, Ballyvaughan, Ireland
and Durham, NY.
2006
South Paris, Maine - Weeklong storytelling writing/movement/performance
workshop with Antonia Rochas and Milbre Burch at Celebration Barn
(founded by mime Tony Montanaro)
2004-2006
Member of Maine Playwrights' Lab, an intensive, collegial workshop
for playwrights, taught by dramaturge, director, and actor Suze
Allen
2004, 2006
Two seven-week standup comedy (writing/performing) workshops at
Portland's Comedy Connection with comedy writer Tim Farrell
2004
AMMA School of Acting, Portland, Maine
2001
Shropshire, England - "Voice of the Storyteller" weeklong
residential workshop sponsored by the Festival at the Edge.
Presenters: Shonaleigh Cumbers (voice) and Mary Medlicott
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