I could really use some new participation stories. If you have a good one, would you share it with me and the rest of the Tell Me Something Good gang?
Are you coming to the East Valley Tellers of Tales meeting on April 11th? Would you bring your favorite participation story and teach it to the rest of us?? Gigi, I think you still tell the one the Jim May taught us several years ago about a caterpillar who eats a tree – or something like that. Would you teach us that one?
Poking around on the internet this morning I found two rich sites. The first one is Audience Participation Stories that is apparently aimed at a scouting audience. There are links to over 70 stories and their instructions on this site. Many of the stories involve detailed instructions for involving the listeners, but they look fun.
The other is the Story Lovers audience participation page. It has stories and descriptions of books and other resources.
But really, nothing is as effective as having someone teach a participation story in person. If you’ve got a good one, bring to EVTOT on the 11th of April.
In the image at the top, a young storyteller from the Tertulia Pre-College community and I lead the audience in The Dark, Dark Night.
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