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As was explained in this article by SM Shrake, Story League Contests are different from other organizations’ “slams” in several key ways, one of which being the CASH PRIZE we offer. And each time you compete for the $100 Contest prize, you are also competing for a spot in our periodic Tournaments, where the...
Continue Reading »As we all sit around dipping crudités in barbeque sauce, drinking room-temperature Asti Spumante out of a coffee mug (well, what are YOU doing, then?), we reflect on our New Year’s resolutions for 2012. Which makes this a nice time to look back on all the things we got done in the last calendar...
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Story League is partnering with Pink Line Project to present two lunchtime story shows at ZestFest, on Wednesday, September 17 from noon to 1 PM and Wednesday, September 28, same time, at First Street Lawn (1st St. and M St. NE, 1 block from New York Avenue Metro ). FREE!
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Excremental (poop) and bacchanalian (drunk) stories seem to be perennially popular, regardless of how original they are.
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One should use artifice wisely so that it does not detract from authenticity. Both have their power, but they need to balance each other. Too much authenticity and you get a transcript of a life rather than a shaped tale. Too much artifice and you lose the feeling that the story is true and...
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"I think I've learned a lot about telling stories to adults by teaching kids. In both cases, keeping information concise and simple, making your presence fill the room, and if you start to lose them, shout something about diarrhea. The difference is that some adults will feign disapproval at the diarrhea joke, every kid...
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Story League is collaborating with Brooklyn-based science-story series The Story Collider on our biggest show yet: Eight fantastic stories from eight fascinating people in one fantastic venue: Artisphere. Our stellar lineup includes actors, authors, comedians, teachers, at least three PhD’s, at least one Moth storyslam winner, locals as well as people coming down from...
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"I get nervous but I just accept those nerves as part of living and doing creative things. I heard once that 'Fear is just excitement with a bad attitude,' so I try to remember when I'm fearful that maybe I'm just totally psyched. I lie to myself a lot."
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"I see the two genres as the difference between setting up a tent and building a house. In stand-up, you want to get to the point as quickly as you can, and like building a tent, you want a temporary structure. In storytelling, you're building a house. The audience wants more detail and foundation...
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"There needs to be an element of surprise, and I think it helps if it's something a little bit beyond your own self-discovery. You want the audience learning about something they have a stake in, no matter how tangential the connection."
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