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The Raven Narratives seeks to connect us with each other and the places where we live and play through dynamic storytelling. Learn how to write your story in this workshop!
Develop the art of telling true stories from your life through the exploration of storytelling techniques including creating compelling story arcs, enlarging your story through the five senses, and finding your own authentic voice! All that is required is a pen and paper or a computer and a willingness to share a true story from your own life. You will leave with the fundamental structure of your story to share with others! No previous experience necessary.
Snacks and tea provided!
Please RSVP online or ask library staff for help.
Sarah Syverson has written, produced, and acted in professional theatre for more than 20 years. She studied Improvisation, Stand Up Comedy and Sketch Writing at Second City in Chicago, played on the Durango
Dot Comedy team and currently works with Lower Left Improv as a performer and teacher. She also co-produces The Raven Narratives, a live storytelling event and podcast based in SW Colorado. In 2019 she was the Executive Producer of Purple Fox Conundrum - an innovative, immersive theatre-in-the-field experience that collaborated with 30+ visual/performance artists and was featured in the Denver Post. She has worked with Merely Players in several productions including playing the solo lead in the production of Every Brilliant Thing and Growing: Adventures in Food and Farming. She is passionate about storytelling, our fallible humanity, and the quirky and unpredictable ways that we are all connected. When not writing, performing and producing, you’ll find her managing the Sunflower Theatre in Cortez, Colorado, tending to her elderly goat herd and spending time with her best friend and partner, Janette.
Tom Yoder worked as an archaeologist in the wild places of the American Southwest for 16 years before he began his career in media. He started volunteering as a DJ at KSJD in 2004 and joined the staff as Programming & Media Director in 2010 and is now the Executive Director of KSJD and the Sunflower Theatre. Tom has several years of experience in radio interviewing, audio production, and digital media distribution, and brings a deep passion for connecting people and community through storytelling. Tom self describes as a “recovering archeologist with a passion for soundscapes”.
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