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Currently
residing on the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts where
she was born and raised, Susan Klein is noted for a variety of presentations
involving Story. She tours her one woman shows internationally in
theaters, at conferences and at special events. Her highly acclaimed
storytelling and memoir writing workshops are held annually on Martha's
Vineyard and around the nation and in Europe.
Susan's substantial repertoire includes selections from the world
body of folklore and myth, literary stories, rites of passage and
love stories for adults of all ages. Her autobiographical material
encompasses growing up on Martha's Vineyard in the 50's, waitressing
and teaching school in the 70's, her work as an itinerant storyteller
in Alaskan Yup'ik Eskimo villages in the Kuskokwim Delta and the
native peoples of the Alaskan panhandle in the 80's. Her recent
commissioned story, "FLOOD -- Bound Brook, NJ, 1999, A Confluence
of River and Rain," has been hailed a masterpiece that has a "searing
effect on the soul."
| WORKSHOPS
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Spice of Life-Organizing Memoirs
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Personal Narrative for the Page and Stage
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Once Upon a Time-Conceiving, Crafting & Creating a Children's
Picture Book
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Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury
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Making Meaning
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Sowing the Seed
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Words Wonderful
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Imagination! The Heartbeat of the Intellect
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And Now, Would You Please Welcome...
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Effective Public Speaking and Microphone Use
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Crafting Myth, Folk and Fairy Tale
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Storytelling from the Inside Out
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The Next Voice You Hear- Creating a High-Quality Storytelling
Recording
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In Education, Susan is highly sought after for teacher training
in the Uses of Storytelling in the Curriculum. She authored a 20,000
word article on the courtesies and ethics of the storytelling profession,
a guide to emceeing storytelling events, and a book about growing
up on Martha's Vineyard.
While she directs the spoken-word audio projects of other storytellers,
her own audio tapes and CD's have won awards including the Publisher's
Weekly Listen Up Award, NAPPA, STORYTELLING WORLD GOLD, and Parents'
Guide Award. ABC NEWS NIGHTLINE produced and aired a 30 minute special
on the Festival of Storytelling on Martha's Vineyard that Susan
founded in 1988 and she was Guest Host and Storyteller for Minnesota
Public Radio's "Good Evening" Show for NPR. Susan has been a featured
performer at more than 80 storytelling festivals including the National
Storytelling Festival and has taught students and teachers in the
DODDS system in Europe annually since 1991.
In 2001, Susan received a Circle of Excellence Award presented by
the National Storytelling Network.
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