Entertain, Educate and Enthrall your Group!
Endless Possibilities at a Reduced Price!
We are Tellabrators, planning our annual November Celebration called Tellabration!
So, what does THAT mean?
We are professional storytellers who are also: authors, actors, musicians, performers, artists, chefs, teachers, professional development presenters, grant writers, business owners, librarians, therapists, clergy, historians, communicators, speech pathologists, life coaches, scientists, researchers and lovers of the arts. We are well trained in our craft! We are spreading out all over Connecticut this November, at a reduced price to Tellabrate!
So, what does THAT mean?
We are sending “Tellabrators” to schools, libraries, community centers, theaters, homes, museums, offices, gyms etc.
We come to you and your group, no matter your age, or setting to “Tellabrate” during the month of November because of our love of storytelling. We donate our services to the CT Storytelling Center for this event, so the CSC can offer these events to your group for half price? The money raised by our donation and your significantly reduced priced event supports our literacy projects and events in schools, to encourage new readers, tellers, students of all ages.
Since we are from the CT Storytelling Center, does Tellabration have to be a sit and listen storytelling event? Not by a long shot.
Who is your audience? What is their age?
A Tellabration Event could be any of the following or more:
A home party with families or adults playing improvisational games
designed for your needs.
A musician singing group songs with audience members
involving extensive family participation.
A historian enthusiastically sharing stories that celebrate
Veterans, Connecticut or local history.
Professionally shared historical stories that lead to facilitating
as your audience shares their own stories.
A public speaking workshop focusing on general skills and confidence for any age.
A public speaking workshop focused on giving the best toasts!
A workshop on shaping a story to present at the MOTH!
A Presentation on how to use story skills to persuade others to:
Buy your product * Do their homework * Vote for you! * Get a dog
A home musical or storytelling concert to family and friends.
A community celebration where some audience members arrive prepared to share their own stories. (modeled and facilitated by a professional)
A public speaking event for members of your company to improve client connections
An event for dance, Zumba, or athletic class instructors
to feel more confident leading a crowd.
Professional Development for Early Educators
to use Storytelling Tools for enhanced listening skills.
Professional Development for K-12 Educators
to use Presentation Strategies with students to increase confidence and success.
A highly interactive storytelling event where audience members of all ages, sing, dance, and become the characters on stage.
Your audience’s art turned into stories by our tellers.
Your audience’s art turned into stories by your artists.
We are the CT Storytelling Center. We understand that people use stories everyday to communicate, connect, persuade, entertain and learn.
We celebrate every November with our monthlong event called Tellabration!
We would love to Tellabrate with you!
Want to hear more? Let’s get started!
We hope your summer is off to a great start. We, at the CT Storytelling Center are busy with summer events and laying the important groundwork for our celebrated fall programs.
We look forward to the possibility of your involvement in Tellabration this year. Tellabration is one of our favorite times of year and we are anxious to get started lining up the perfect Tellabrators for sites all over Connecticut My name is Carol Glynn. I’m a professional performer myself, and I’m helping Ann Shapiro, Executive Director with initial contacts and organization to get the ball rolling. Ann will be kept informed about all discussions and will be taking over in September.
My email is Tellabrationglynn@gmail.com, and my phone number is 860-334-3470. I look forward to chatting and planning with you!
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Tellabration! is an international celebration of
story. Libraries, historical societies, churches, bookstores, museums and
community organizations have found Tellabration! to be an exciting and
enriching addition to their program offerings. In collaboration with the Connecticut
Storytelling Center, each Tellabration! can be customized to appeal to
an organization’s specific mission and audience. We can and will design the event to meet your
needs.
Tellabration! is a collaborative effort between The Connecticut Storytelling
Center and your organization that can build interest and participation for both
of us. The Connecticut Storytelling Center supplies the Tellabrators who
perform at your site. It is important that we schedule your Tellabration!
for the audience that is most appropriate for what you normally do, at a time
when your patrons are used to coming to your facility.
Our Tellabrators can accommodate audiences of any age: Littlest Listeners (ages
2 – 4), Children aged 5 – 12, Families, or Adults. We have programs that focus
on multicultural folk tales, history, personal life experiences, songs that
tell stories, the environment/nature, or stories tailored to your
organization’s needs.
The Connecticut Storytelling Center will provide:
Bios and photos of your storytellers
Press release for your local publicity
PDF of a poster for your site’s performance(s)
Statewide, general publicity
Audience Building Guidelines
Email blast to The Connecticut Storytelling Center list
Listing of Tellabration! sites on The
Connecticut Storytelling Center web site
Listing of The Connecticut Storytelling Center sites in
Hearsay, The Connecticut Storytelling Center newsletter
You will:
Send press release to local newspapers, radio, cable TV
Email blast to your members, clients, patrons
List your Tellabration! on your web site
List your Tellabration! in your newsletter
Display poster locally
Fees:
Our standard financial arrangement is that each site pays a fee of $400 to The
Connecticut Storytelling Center for our services and two performers.
For a fee of $250, we will provide one teller.
Another way to produce a Tellabration is to charge admission. Tickets
are typically $10 for adults and $5 for children. Admission fees can be split
between The Connecticut Storytelling Center and your organization.
We appreciate your potential interest in hearing more about Tellabration. We look forward to speaking with you further.
Thanks again,
The Connecticut Storytelling Center