Bob Bloom - Drumming About You Bob Bloom PO Box 436 Storrs, CT 06268 (860) 429-9280 E Mail: bb@drumming-about-you.com Web Site: www.drumming-about-you.com DRUMMING ABOUT YOU (DAY) is a hands-on musical hoot. Audiences as large as two hundred people are actively engaged on an inviting array of drums and percussion instruments as Bob launches some of the catchiest rock & roll, funk, boogie, and world tunes of artists like The Beatles, Chuck Berry, Babatunde Olatunji, and James Brown. In education settings, DAY arts-integration presentations foster imagination, creativity, critical thinking, problem solving, discovery, and team work. To raise their esteem and instill the joy of learning, every student in your school participates. Bob offers you a menu of arts-integration program choices that meet state and national standards of learning including assemblies, classroom workshops, interdisciplinary residencies with culminating performances, and extended-day activities. All of Bob's programs are accessible to people with disabilities. DAY professional development workshops enable educators and service providers to incorporate interactive drumming programs into their work. They are presented by organizations and institutions including The New England League of Middle Schools, The National Music Educators Association, Young Audiences, The American Music Therapy Association, The Hartt College of Music, Southern Connecticut State University, and The University of Connecticut. Bob's certification as a "Master Teaching Artist" was awarded by The Connecticut Commission on the Arts in 1997. He is chair of the Interactive Drumming Committee of The Percussive Arts Society, the largest percussion organization in the world. Program Titles: Drumming About You; 21st Century Drumming; Drum Ride; Where's Your Drum? Fee: Please call for custom program quote Funding Sources: Connecticut Commission on Culture and Tourism, New England Foundation for the Arts, Albany/Schenectady Alliance for Arts in Education (NY)

RICK   ADAM Encore Performing Arts, Inc Roberta Wolinsky PO Box 630 Melville, NY 11747 (800) 669-9850 Fax: (631) 423-1795 E Mail: rickadam@encoreperforming.com Website: http://encoreperforming.com/ra.htm Rick Adam presents entertaining and effective performances dealing with social issues for all ages. "Sound Choices" (for grades K-6) With a unique combination of songs, circus arts and audience participation, this up-lifting, entertaining program teaches children how to build a foundation for healthy living. Grades K-3 focuses on developing healthy choices around food, exercise, emotions and having fun. Grades 4-6 expands on how to make positive choices, grow up substance-free and create a balanced lifestyle. “Be Cool, Be Safe” (for grades K-6) creates a fun jam of original music, mime, circus stuff, and audience participation that will help empower children to make positive choices regarding bullying, taming tempers, preventing abuse and violence, resisting peer pressure, and celebrating differences. It is an educational, enchanting, and highly entertaining performance designed to leave the audience with plenty of creative tools to build and maintain harmony in our world. "A Journey Through Addiction" (for grades 5-12) is a compelling theatrical production, using original music, drama, mime and vaudeville, to explore alcoholism, drug dependency, eating disorders, teen suicide, and self-destructive attitudes, encouraging students to make healthy choices and build self-esteem. "Resolving Rage" (for grades 6-12): This mesmerizing, autobiographical program teaches easy-to-remember tools to control tempers, address bullying, channel aggression, avoid conflicts, and simple tips on how to be smart and safe in cyber-space. Rick delivers his message using music, mime, storytelling, and a variety of stage skills to discover how to tap into student’s creative energy, appreciate differences, and instill a positive outlook on life. "Red's Recycle-O-Rama" (for grades K-6) uses audience participation, storytelling, magic, juggling, hand shadows, original songs, and Red's Original One-Man Junk Band to offer fun-loving tips on how and why to recycle, reuse, and reduce. “Shaking’ Up Shakespeare” (for grades 6-12) Equipped with an electric guitar and his arsenal of stage skills, Rick translates into modern times, the works and world of Shakespeare. Rick shares his personal story, of how at 18 he went from the streets to the stage. Students will get to examine ageless teen issues and discover that the “Old Bard” still rocks, raps, and rules! Program Titles: Sound Choices; A Journey Through Addiction; Be Cool, Be Safe; Resolving Rage; Red's Recycle-O-Rama; Shaking Up Shakespeare. Audience Limits: none Special Requirements: 90 minute set-up time; electricity; clear stage. Fee: $650-750 for 1 show; $950-1050 for 2 back-to-back; public performances may be higher Funding Sources: New England Touring Roster, New England Foundation for the Arts

LON   CEREL 18 Pinewood Avenue Johnston, RI 02919 (401) 946-3183 E Mail: magicguy@cox.net Website: loncerel.com/magicofreading.html "The Magic of Reading" is a curriculum-based program incorporating popular children's books. Lon Cerel has been entertaining children and their families for over 20 years and has twice been voted "RI's Best Family Entertainment" by the RI Parents' Paper. Lon's goal is to aid in your efforts to motivate your children, by promoting the Fun of recreational reading, and the use of the library. Instead of turning on the TV, children learn to turn on their minds and their imaginations. The program is a perfect companion to the Books & Beyond and Feinstein Good Deeds programs. In addition, by utilizing the techniques of stage magic, each illusion reinforces moral values such as sharing, cooperation, giving respect to get respect, "paying it forward", and consequences (cause and effect). The program is specirfically geared to grades K-5. Program Title: The Magic of Reading Audience Limit: 250/assembly Fee: $450-$550; second show, same day: $200 additional

CHILDREN'S   VOICES  THEATER Ellen Weiner Professional Artists Management 2411 Bay Road Sharon, MA 02067 (781) 784-6394 E Mail: elweiner@comcast.net Website: www.elweiner.com Promote Literacy and Celebrate the Imagination With ‘Children’s Voices Theater’ Children’s Voices transforms stories and poems written by students K-6, into a magical theatrical experience that combines acting, mime, comedy,masks,puppetry,jugglling, and audience participation. Throughout the performance, Michael Zerphy and Marv Klassen-Landis, creators of Children’s Voices, weave themes of trusting one’s inner voice, overcoming fear, and getting started when ‘I don’t know what to write’ . Students get so excited after seeing this performance that they can’t wait to write their own poems and stories. This production is a high energy high student motivator. Workshops and residencies are also available. A Teacher Guide is provided. Audience Limit: 250/300 for schools; Public Presentations: No limit Fee: $800 for one, $1,300 for two -block booking rates available -public performances may be somewhat higher Funding Sources: New England Foundation for the Arts, Vermont Arts Council, New Hampshire Council on the Arts Special Requirements: None- a stage is not required –set up time approximately one hour

FOODPLAY  PRODUCTIONS Barbara Storper, M.S., R.D. 1 Sunset Avenue Hatfield, MA 01038 (800) 366-3752 Fax: (800) 366-3752 (please call first) E-Mail: info@foodplay.com Web Site: www.foodplay.com and www.foodplaykids.com "FOODPLAY" -- Captivating theater with essential health messages, this national award-winning nutrition show helps turn today's children on to healthy eating and exercise habits. Featuring fantastic feats of juggling, a cast of colorful characters, motivating messages, audience participation, music, magic and more...FOODPLAY addresses the major health concerns affecting today's schoolchildren. This educational and entertaining program includes a school-wide assembly performance (45 minutes), a comprehensive school resource kit with materials for everyone involved including, a Teacher's Follow-Up Activity Guidebook, a snack guide for parents, handouts for children, packet for school food service, evaluation materials, and press packet. FOODPLAY has been presented to over one million schoolchildren coast to coast and received a host of awards including an Emmy Award for "Best Children and Youth TV Special". (Grades K-5) "THIS IS YOUR LIFE" -- Help adolescents make their choices healthy ones with this upbeat, thought-provoking, health theatre show that has received the highest ratings from schools throughout the country. Addressing nutrition, fitness, and body image, "THIS IS YOUR LIFE" helps young people see through the messages they receive from the media, family, and peers in order to make healthy choices. Originally sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and Centers for Disease Control, this program features a school-wide assembly performance, Follow-Up Teacher's Activity Guidebook, School Resource Kit, and press packet. (Grades 5-9) Program Titles: FOODPLAY; This Is Your Life! Audience Limit: 400/assembly Fee: Call for prices Funding Sources: Safe and Drug-Free Schools, TEAM Nutrition, BOCES, and more

GOULD and STEARNS Bonnie Stearns, Managing Director 44 Hillcrest Terrace Brattleboro, VT 05301 (802) 254-8355 Fax: same email: stearns@sover.net Web: www.sover.net/~stearns OR Ellen Weiner Professional Artists Management 2411 Bay Road Sharon, MA 02067 (781) 784-6394 E Mail: elweiner@comcast.net Website: www.elweiner.com Peter Gould and Stephen Stearns are madcap performers and master teachers who have been offering school programs and residencies for over 20 years. Their performances are clever, often zany, and always heart-warming. In their work as workshop and discussion leaders, often in conjunction with a performance, they give students a can-do message about managing problems and opportunities with the help of humor. Programs include: Secrets: Peter and Stephen use stories of their own growing up to look, with humor, at real kid issues - peer pressure, self esteem, and choice-making. (grades 4-6, 7-8) Fee Fie Fo Fun! involves the audience in re-creating the familiar story of Jack and the Beanstalk with Peter and Stephen - and gives insight into the art forms of mime, theatre and comedy. This new look at an old favorite is a perfect way to introduce young students to storytelling as a living art form. (grades preK-5) A Peasant of El Salvador - about which teachers have said - "The best social studies lesson my students will have all year... The most moving, meaningful play I have ever seen... Taught more about Latin American culture in one hour than I do in three years teaching." (grades 9-12) Simple Gifts - a special holiday program for December - highlights stories from a variety of cultures and traditions, and reminds us that the simple gifts of ourselves are the best sources of warmth and comfort we can offer one another. Laughing Matters teaches students basic illusions and mime techniques and creative use of language while it takes them on a journey of the imagination - from a whaling ship of the 1800s to the vaudeville stage, and into the future! (grades K-5, 6-8, 9-12). Program Titles: Secrets, Fee Fie Fo Fun!, A Peasant of El Salvador, Simple Gifts, Laughing Matters Audience limit: 24/class, usually 300-350 /assembly, up to 650 or more in suitable auditorium. Fee: $500-$800/performance Funding Source: New England Foundation for the Arts

THE   IMPROBABLE   PLAYERS Lynn Bratley, Artistic Director 22 Auburn Street Watertown, MA 02472-3955 (617) 926-8124 or (800) 437-4303 Fax: (617) 926-8315 E Mail: players@improbableplayers.org Website: http://www.improbableplayers.org Not another lecture about substance abuse! Spotlight tough social issues as they relate to alcohol/drug use with plays that captivate, educate, motivate. All the young actor/educators are in long-term recovery. Participate in drama workshops that weave theater and health lessons so students can give voice to their ideas to help solve community issues. “Thanks for coming to our school today. The issues you portrayed were realistic. Both the performances and the opportunity to speak with and hear from the actors was invaluable to our students – it stimulated great discussions. The best part of the experience was knowing the actors had real issues: it made the students more willing to listen, and it offered them the hope of having fun without drinking. Your work is amazing and inspirational.” Program Titles: I'll Never Do That!; Passing It On; Running on E; Hitting Rock Bottom; Stages Audience Limits: none Fee: Ranges from $550 to $1,600 (+travel expenses) Funding Sources: Call us to find out about the many options available for funding. Improbable Players is a Massachusetts Cultural Council Creative Teaching Partner

MICHAEL   ZERPHY Ellen Weiner, Professional Artists Management 2411 Bay Road Sharon, MA 02067 (781) 784-6394 E Mail: elweiner@comcast.net Website: www.elweiner.com Michael Zerphy, with his zany style and participatory humor, has captivated audiences across the United States and Europe. Michael offers a school performance, "Don't Do That!" for grades K-6 that focuses on problems, conflicts and a peaceful approach to solving them. We all experience problems - how we react to them is what sets us apart, and therein lies the tale. Physical comedy, stories and humor set the stage for a look at personal conflict. "Don't Do That!" encourages students to deal with conflict in a positive, creative way instead of reacting negatively. Study Guide available. Zany Acts is a show for general audiences - a family concert of clowning and fun for all. Michael creates a world that continually surprises both Zany, the clown, and the audience - a world in which the ordinary becomes magical and failure is turned into success. Music, juggling, a wide variety of props, and even the audience are included in this versatile show which is appropriate for all ages. Recent appearances, in addition to schools, include the New York International Festival of Clown Theater, the New England Vaudeville Festival and the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Program Titles: Don't Do That!; Zany Acts; $600 (1), $950 (2), travel extra Fee: $525 for a single performance, $800 for a double; reductions for block booking. Funding Sources: Vermont Cultural Council, New Hampshire Cultural Council, New England Foundation for the Arts, B.O.C.E.S.(New York)

JUDITH BLACK Ellen Weiner Professional Artists Management 2411 Bay Road Sharon, MA 02067 (781) 784-6394 E Mail: elweiner@comcast.net Website: www.elweiner.com With a degree in education and twenty years of experience, Judith uses storytelling in both performance and workshop with all grade levels. Her original performance material has been featured at festivals and conferences throughout the continent from the Montreal Comedy Festival to the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesboro, Tennessee. She has keynoted conferences on the uses of storytelling in education and received commissions to create original works for organizations as wide ranging as the U.S. Department of the Interior and the Boston Museum of Fine Arts. Program Titles: History Alive - America's Unsung Heroes and Heroines; The Long Journey - Stories of Immigration; Pinching the Giants - Tricksters of the World; Glad to Be Who I Am - Tales To Bolster Self-Image; Rainbow Race - World Folk Tales; many more. Audience Limit: 25/class; 200/assembly Fee: Begin at $500 for the first performance, $300 for each thereafter same day/same location. Funding Sources: Massachusetts Cultural Council, New England Foundation for the Arts, B.O.C.E.S. (New York), New Hampshire Humanities Council

KAREN   CHACE 97 Chipaway Road East Freetown, MA 02717 (508) 763-8565 E Mail: storybug@aol.com Website: www.storybug.net Since 2000 Karen has presented her enthusiastic, interactive, and participatory programs at libraries, conferences and schools around the country. She is also the founder and director of a student storytelling program and since 2002 she has mentored over 200 student storytellers. She is a contributing author to the National Storytelling Network's recent publications, A Beginner’s Guide to Storytelling and Telling Stories to Children and writes a regular column for Storytelling Magazine and offers a free bi-monthly storytelling/education newsletter at http://storybugnewsletter.blogspot.com. Her conference presentations include the National Storytelling Conference, Youth, Educators and Storytelling (YES), Sharing the Fire, and the Northland’s Storytelling Network. With a Bachelor’s Degree in English Literature, she combines her passion for literacy and storytelling in delightful programs of stories from around the world. Karen believes that storytelling inspires students, offering them opportunities to succeed in ways they never imagined! “Karen catches the children and never lets them go.” Karen Allen, New Bedford Whaling Museum, MA Residencies Story by Story - Building A Student Storytelling Troupe An experienced educator, Karen combines her teaching skills with her vast knowledge of storytelling to create a School Storytelling Club. During school hours or after school, Karen will work with your students on the dynamics of storytelling. From the page to the stage, students will learn the anatomy of a story, research skills, story selection, and story presentation. The residency culminates in a student Story Festival. In addition, Karen can tailor the residency to include individual student coaching. Program Titles: Jaws, Claws and Paws: Animal Stories From Around the World; Tales With Scales: Fish Stories From Around the World; The Trickster Tour; The Treasure Chest; Book A Trip Around the World; Winter Wonderland; Spooktacular Stories; The Spirit of the Season; Pathways to Peace; Dragon Tales Workshop/Residencies: Storytelling With Ease; Story by Story – Building a School Storytelling Club; S.T.A.R. (Stories Teach and Reach); Researching Stories on the Internet Audience Limit: 25/class; 200/assembly Fee: $250 plus travel; Block Booking rates available. Residencies, Teacher's In-services and Conferences vary and are negotiable Possible Funding Sources: Massachusetts Cultural Council

SARA DEBEER 51 Randal Ave. West Hartford, CT 06110 (860) 561-5905 E Mail: sdebeer@comcast.net Website: http://sdebeer.home.comcast.net/~sdebeer/ Need a riveting entertainer who can delight audiences of all ages? Need an artist-in-residence who can partner effectively with your school's staff? Need a versatile, experienced performer? Storyteller Sara deBeer can meet all these needs and more! Since 1978, Sara deBeer has told stories to young and old, drawing from her broad repertoire of international folktales. She can frequently be found presenting assembly programs to elementary, middle, and high school students. An experienced classroom teacher with degrees from Yale and Bank Street, Sara designs programs which tie in with on-going classroom studies. A fellow of the Connecticut Writing Project, Storrs, CT, Sara often combines performing with writing or storytelling exercises which permit students to explore the events and characters of the stories they just heard. Sara also offers workshops for teachers. Another specialty of Sara's are programs for senior citizens: holiday/seasonal themes or “Tales of Wit and Wisdom,” which celebrates the struggles, challenges, and triumphs of everyday life. Program Titles: Tales of Deep-Rooted Magic; Folktales from the Many Cultures of Africa; Tales of Women Wise and Wondrous; Jewish Tales for Young and Old; Legends of King Arthur; Hand- Collected Irish Yarns Fee: $250-$500

LEENY   DEL SEAMONDS Master Story Performer PO Box 1268 Westford, MA 01886 Phone/Fax: 978-692-3961 E-mail: leeny@LeenyDelSeamonds.com Website: www.LeenyDelSeamonds.com With a face and voice that launched a thousand characters, Leeny Del Seamonds, Master Story Performer™, is a multi award-winning, internationally acclaimed master performer of Hispanic/Latino, original and multicultural stories spiced with exquisite mime, a cornucopia of voices, and love of people. With a twinkle in her eye and fire in her heart, Leeny breathes life into her stories, as she masterfully and effortlessly springs from one story character to another. A dedicated Teaching Artist, Leeny encourages listeners to feel positive about themselves and rejoice in human and cultural diversity, inviting them to share in her Latin/Cuban-American sense of humor and love of performing. Leeny Del Seamonds has over 30 years of stage, film and directing experience in Philadelphia, New York and Boston. Originally from the Philadelphia area, Leeny graduated magna cum laude from Rowan University and holds a BA in Speech & Theatre/Performing Arts (with a minor in Stage Directing). In New York City, she was trained by and has performed with The Richard Morse Mime Theatre, The Herbert Bergdorf Studio, The Purple Craft Theatre and The Mercer Ballet Company. Since moving to New England in 1978, Leeny has worked as an actor, director, coach, teacher, and Master Story Performer™. Although she loves all aspects of theatre, Leeny's happiest when performing a tale, for she is best able to utilize mime, acting, singing, writing and teaching talents. From 1991 to present, Leeny has devoted all of her passion and energies to full-time, professional story performing. Awarded the title 2002 National Storyteller of the Year®, Leeny is on the Massachusetts Cultural Council's Creative Schools Program roster, the MA Touring Program, the New England Foundation for the Arts roster, Young Audiences of Massachusetts artist roster, BOCES NY arts-in-education roster, the Connecticut Storytelling Center’s School Programs roster, is a member of the National Storytelling Network and is a past Board Member of the League for the Advancement of New England Storytelling (LANES) and is a frequent contributor to their Museletter. Leeny has also been published in Storytelling Magazine; Tale Trader; Ahhhh! A Tribute to Brother Blue; Holy Headshots!; Hearsay and on the web site of Parents' Choice Foundation. Leeny is a regular presenter at the Sharing the Fire Northeast Storytelling Conference, and in March 1996, was their featured Opening Keynote performer. Leeny is a former Board Member of Three Apples Storytelling Festival, a Charter Member of The Sky's The Unlimited, Ltd., a Boston theatrical production company, and a member of Theatre Unlimited Stage Company. She holds memberships with the International Order of E.A.R.S., Inc.; Boston Cultural Network; Massachusetts Alliance for Arts Education; Massachusetts Business Association; Connecticut Storytelling Center; and Folk Arts Network. She has taught numerous courses in acting, improvisation, storytelling, voice, mime and movement in community theatres, community centers, national conferences, festivals, schools, universities, and privately. Additionally, Leeny has performed and presented workshops/residencies in hundreds of school systems and libraries internationally. Leeny is a Department of Education Professional Development Provider for New Jersey and Massachusetts. Leeny was Keynote and workshop presenter for “¡Hola! Heading Out to Latin America” at Foxcroft School in Virginia, at the 7th Annual Conference on Storytelling for Children, Keene State, NH, and at the 2004 Conference for the Massachusetts Association of Family & Consumer Sciences. She has performed and presented at National Storytelling Conferences in Philadelphia, Kansas City, Providence, Denver, Bellingham, Pittsburgh, Gatlinburg and L.A. In 2002, Leeny was one of seven national tellers in the NSN Conference General Session "Bienvenidos a la Fiesta: The Latino Experience." Leeny has twice been headliner at the National Storytelling Festival and Teller-in-Residence at the International Storytelling Center, both in Jonesborough, TN, as well as headliner at "Gimistory," The Cayman Islands International Storytelling Festival, BWI; Mesa Storytelling Festival, AZ; Mariposa Storytelling Festival, CA; Weber State U. Festival, UT; St. Louis Festival, MO; Open Hand Theatre, NY; Patchwork Tales Festival, SC; Riverway Storytelling Festival, NY; Multi-Cultural Storytelling Festival in OR; NC Storyfest (twice); Nebraska Storytelling Festival (twice); Kansas City Storytelling Celebration; Virginia Storytelling Alliance Gathering, VA; Tcha Tee Man Wi Storytelling Festival, OR; Three Apples Storytelling Festival, MA (three times); Prairie Center for the Arts Storytelling Festival, IL; and Smoky Hill River Festival in Kansas (twice). She has been featured at dozens of national festivals including Clearwater Great Hudson River Revival, NY; Connecticut Storytelling Festival; Granite State Storytelling Festival, NH; and Corn Island Storytelling Festival, KY. In September 2006, Leeny was a featured delegate and master teller in China as part of the Nu Wa Storytelling and Cultural Exchange tour. Leeny Del Seamonds has been a featured performer at eight First Night Boston and five First Night Worcester celebrations; and in September 2004 was headliner at the Baltimore Book Festival (sponsored by Parents' Choice Foundation) and the City of Jacksonville's "Celebration of Women." Leeny stars in the international Television and DVD series Ribert & Robert's WonderWorld, a multi award-winning children's program, whose most recent award is the 2006 iParenting Media Award Winner. In the series, Leeny plays ‘Leeny the Story Performer’ and writes and performs her own segments. Her highly acclaimed recording, "¡Ay Caramba! ¡Ay Ay Ay! Cuentos y Canciónes (Latino Stories & Songs)," takes listeners on a journey through Leeny's rich Latino heritage and won a 2003 Parents' Choice Silver Award. Leeny's musical CD, "CelloTales: The Melding of Music, Myth & Memories," created and performed with cellist Gideon Freudmann, won a 2004 Parents' Choice Gold Award and a 2005 Storytelling World Winner Award. Both CD's received favorable endorsements from Booklist and School Library Journal. September 2009 marks the release of two new recordings created, produced and performed by Leeny Del Seamonds geared for seasoned listeners. “It Takes Two to Tango – Ties that Bind Us” is an alluring, witty and insightful look at the triumphs and tribulations of relationships and “Shadows in the Woods – Spine-Tingling Tales” is a compilation of Leeny’s original scary stories guaranteed to shiver and chill all who lend an ear. Her renowned CDs are also featured on www.Tales2Go.com. Leeny’s celebrated repertoire of nineteen story programs and eight sought-after workshops reflects her desire to embrace life to its fullest. With passion, fire and wit, Leeny’s one-woman performances and renowned workshops headline festivals, concerts and events worldwide. For additional information and schedule of Leeny’s upcoming performances, visit www.LeenyDelSeamonds.com (or call the office at 978-692-3961). Audience Limit: 200/school performance; 25/ school workshop Fee: $500/one school daytime performance; $775/two; $925/three. $125/school workshop. For all other performances/workshops, call for quote. Funding Sources: New England Foundation for the Arts, Connecticut Storytelling Center School Programs

JACKSON   GILLMAN -   "Stand-Up   Chameleon" PO Box 41 Onset, MA 02558 (508) 295-0886 E-Mail: jacksong@jacksongillman.com Web site: www.jacksongillman.com Sparkling with energy, wit and whimsy, the "Stand-Up Chameleon" magically transforms into a wide array of colorful characters. Through his many talents as songsmith, comic, mime and storyteller, Jackson engages and delights audiences of all ages with his highly visual and interactive performances. Many different shows to choose from including several educational nature programs. Has been a featured performer at festivals across the country. For 6-12 grades, his two substance abuse awareness presentations have been used annually by schools for their prevention programming. 30+ years experience, easy-going and flexible, references galore. Program Titles: Nature in Action, Story and Song - an educational romp on the wild and crazy side of natural science; Riot in the Garden - fun-filled farm science, awarded Most Educational at the MOFGA Common Ground Fair; BUGS! - doodlebugs, spiders, ants and other crawlies are featured in this low-life revue; Once Upon a Tide - fun and fishy repertoire from the sandy beach to the briny deep; On a Wing and a Song - a birds-eye view of the cycle of seasons; Moon Crazy - captivating songs and stories to take you far away and pilot you happily home; Autumn Wonders - a rich tapestry of the colors, sounds and smells in a heartwarming, story and song-filled celebration of the season; Halloween Silly Willies - songs and stories to tickle your funny-bone without scaring your pants off; Winter Wonders (or Holiday Huzzah for Christmas and/or Chanukah) - heartwarming celebrations of the seasons, holidays and the human spirit; Spring Into Action and Song - celebrates spring and in all of its song-filled wonder; The Man Who Planted Hope - an inspiring account of reforestation in Provence, adapted from the story by Jean Giono; The Magic of Rudyard Kipling: Just So - the classic Just So Stories brought to life; Levity in Motion - mime and stories for the family, airborne exploits and other childhood flights of fancy; A Family Cabaret - an intergenerational look at daily rituals, wake-up to bedtime, from all perspectives; The Dancing Man (with ASL) - lively, interactive songs and stories to move and groove with; Harlequin and the Gift of Many Colors - stories of friendship performed with sign language; Swamp Cake and Cattails - assembly program about anti-bullying and social acceptance, fancifully disguised as a prehistoric comedy with dinosaurs and dragons; Hard Knocks - an intense one-man drama dealing with substance abuse within a family; The Perfect High - a lighter-side look at the prevention of substance abuse; Fee: starts at $375 + travel Funding Sources: New England Foundation for the Arts

SUMNER   McCLAIN Ellen Weiner Professional Artists Management 2411 Bay Road Sharon, MA 02067 (617) 784-6394 E Mail: elweiner@comcast.net Website: www.elweiner.com A respected and sought-after storyteller, Sumner's message is Yes! You can be anything you want to be. Appreciating differences and self-esteem are two topics close to his heart and ones that are frequently requested. In addition, he has in his repertoire many stories from folk literature as well as the African-American experience. His original story about Martin Luther King, Jr., "Daddy King" is heavily booked each year. Workshops for students and teachers are also available. Audience Limit: 25/workshop; 200/assembly Fee: $500 for the first performance, $300 for each thereafter same day/same location. Funding Sources: Massachusetts Cultural Council, New England Foundation for the Arts, B.O.C.E.S. (New York)

ELISA   PEARMAIN PO Box 634 Lincoln, MA 01773 (781) 259-0492 E Mail: elisa@wisdomtales.com Website: www.wisdomtales.com With a background in dance and theater, and a Master's degree in Education, Elisa's performances, residencies, and workshops are moving, participatory, and educational. From the 1990 National Storytelling Festival in Tennessee, to First Night Boston, and The Three Apples Storytelling Festival, Elisha performs for thousands of children and adults. Elisa was a Storyteller in Residence in the Boston and Lowell Public Schools for ten years, and trains teachers and others in storytelling through Lesley College. She is the award-winning author of Doorways to the Soul: Fifty-two Wisdom Tales From Around the World (Pilgrim Press 1998) and Once Upon a Time: Storytelling for Character Development and Bullying Prevention (Character Development Group, 2006), which offers 99 folktales and follow-up activities for the K-8 Classroom. Programs Include: Wising Up - World Wisdom Tales for Character Education and Bully Prevention (grades K-8) The Calabash of Wisdom - World wisdom tales for building empathy, awareness and responsibility (Middle and High Schools, performance and follow-up workshops) For All to Share - Multicultural folktales, myths and legends (pre K-12) Halloween Tales From Around the World - Multicultural Halloween, performance (K-12) and writing/storytelling residency (5-8) I Can Tell - Storytelling residency and teacher training, K-8 A Trunkfull of Tales - Family storytelling for Home and School - a workshop for educators and parents, and residency (2-8) Program Titles: We Share a Common Story; The Calabash of Wisdom; For All to Share; Halloween Tales From Around the World; I Can Tell; A Trunkfull of Tales Audience Limit: Varies with program Fee: $400 for 1 performance; $500 for two; $600 for three +travel over 1 hour Funding Sources: Massachusetts Cultural Council

DIANE   POSTOIAN 130 Wentworth Ave. Cranston, RI 02905 (401) 461-1322 E Mail: dianepostoian@gmail.com Website: www.dianepostoian.com In 2006, Diane Postoian received an Honorary Doctorate from Rhode Island College for her life-long achievements in theatre and education for young audiences. During her time as director of Looking Glass Theatre, she received grants nationwide for her commitment to educate through performance. "I didn't choose my profession. It chose me. Once I knew I had a gift for comedy and a love for learning, I knew I could use my performance energy to teach in a way both children and adults would find entertaining and inspiring.” Diane’s programs include: Acting Naturally About Reading- Staged stories and classroom workshops helping students to connect the passion and emotion of the spoken word to its written text. The Olga! Project- a ‘serious’ comedy routine tackling such topics as media-hype, body image, violence in entertainment and bullying. ParentZING – a playful, informative lecture/workshop for educators and parents on the value of pretend in early childhood education. Tell Me a Story- professional, exploratory coaching for beginner storytellers. Program Titles: Acting Naturally About Reading, The Olga! Project, ParentZING, Tell Me a Story Audience Limit: Shows: 150 students; Workshops - classroom size Special Requirements: open space Fee: $425 and up Possible Funding Sources: New England Foundation for the Arts, State Arts Councils, VSA Arts, Titles One and Four

ELENA   DODD –   MEET   ELEANOR   ROOSEVELT Elena Dodd - Meet Eleanor Roosevelt Ellen Weiner, Professional Artists Management 2411 Bay Road Sharon, MA 02067 (781) 784-6394 E Mail: elweiner@comcast.net Website: www.elweiner.com "Meet Eleanor Roosevelt," performed by the actress Elena Dodd, is a four-part personal visit from Mrs. Roosevelt. Part I covers Childhood and Adolescence (and carries a strong self-esteem message), Part II, Mother and First Lady, and Part III, Private Citizen and First Lady of the World, and Part IV, Eleanor Roosevelt and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. These segments may be presented individually, in sequence or in any combination. A dialogue with the audience follows each performance. [Grades 4 and up] Program Title: Meet Eleanor Roosevelt Audience Limit: 200 for Grades K - 6, otherwise no limit Fee: $500 for first show, $300 for each thereafter same day/same location. Funding Sources: Vermont Arts Council, Vermont Humanities Council, New Hampshire Council on Humanities, New England Foundation for the Arts, B.O.C.E.S. (New York)