I had a lot of wonderful experiences during my Toledo tour for Hispanic Heritage Month, but perhaps the most memorable one occurred at an afternoon program at a small urban library. The crowd that day was small (in size and stature!), but boy, did they surprise me! I was performing the Mexican folktale, “The Ram… Read more »
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Stories To Fight Prejudice
Earlier this month I told the story of Frog and Snake for the first time. This folktale of the Ekoi people from the Cameroon and Nigeria deals with the concept of taught prejudice, making it as relevant today as when it was first told. In the story, a young frog and snake meet and become… Read more »
Why Adult Participation Matters
This was my fourth summer in a row working with the Stark County District Library and its ten locations. This year, since they were using an exercise theme, they decided to depart from doing a typical performance and asked me to do a creative movement and dance workshop that would have participants moving around and… Read more »
Drama Is Fun! (Irrespective of Ability)
Yesterday was my last Poetry through Theater workshop with the third graders of Cleveland Metropolitan School District. And as I finished up the class, I closed it as I do each one by asking the students to share something that they’d learned during our time together. One boy at the back of the room raised… Read more »
