Young Adults wrote their stories in a 6-week workshop
Eleven young adults were asked to look inside for their truest selves. They removed the filters and honor their truth, unleashing powerful messages filled with emotion, insights and transformations.
Featuring:
Manuela Alvarez
Tim Bannon
Logan Czernia
Josh Friedberg
Jack Bryant Gehringer
Aaron Holzmueller
Nichelle Noble
Mary Pfaff
Olivia Rasa
Sarah Schechtman-Thale
Alexis La’Shay Smith
Leading Teaching Artist: Stephen Donart
Assistant Teaching Artist: Israel Antonio
July 21, 2024 @ 2:00 pm
Mrs. Murphy and Sons Irish Bistro
3905 N. Lincoln Ave.
Chicago, IL 60613
The performance is ASL interpreted
Tickets: $10 suggested donation
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.