Calling All Passionate Young Adults!

Join the Tellin’ Tales Ambassadors Program and be a voice for creativity, leadership, and advocacy! This is your chance to:

Promote our mission
Support impactful programs
Engage in meaningful outreach

In return, you’ll gain opportunities to grow as an artist, leader, and advocate for the arts and community.

For more info, contact: steve@tellintales.org

Don’t wait—become part of something amazing today! #Leadership #TellinTalesAmbassadors

Young Adult Writer’s Workshop and Readers Theater

Each summer Tellin’ Tales invites up to 12 young adults college age and beyond with and without disabilities to develop stories on a theme that resonates with young adults today. The six-week workshop is held on Zoom culminating in a virtual performance. Check back here for info about this summer’s workshop.

Six Stories Up

Part education, part magic—our Six Stories Up mentoring program teams Chicago middle school children with professional storytelling mentors. What is unique about our particular program is that it includes both children and mentors with disabilities. Other groups mix children with and without disabilities with the use of “shadowing”, whereas the able-bodied child acts as a guide to the child with a disability, Tellin’ Tales educates and trains all the actors so they function on an equal playing field— for life changing results. Because of the intimacy of the group, we are able to take the time to draw out the specific abilities of each child and empower him or her to shine.

Each adult/child team works together to write a 10-12 minute theater piece on an assigned theme, which is often a curriculum topic. Each team is encouraged to sprinkle their scene with personal stories to help them connect to the theme. The entire group comes together to weave the pieces into a full-length show, which is beautifully produced with original music, fanciful masks and innovative sets—also created by mentor/apprentice teams. Eager audiences of all ages pack into a professional theatre for our two-week run.

If your middle school student is interested in participating in Six Stories Up please contact Tekki.