The Art of Storytelling

Doing research for our upcoming Drama Camp Mini Show, I have realized many things.

1.  Aesop was the king of storytellers.  Aesop was born around 620 BC and his stories are still some of the most well known stories.  They had to be passed down through the art of oral storytelling and still have stood the test of time.  I'm thinking in order for his stories to be remembered and retold years and years and YEARS later, he must've been something to listen to.

2. The art of storytelling isn't as important as it used to be.  People are so quick to jump on social media and post snippets of thoughts and quick photos that tell the minute to minute story of their lives.  The need to communicate orally is becoming more and more diminished (This comes from a hermit of sorts, who would rather text or answer an email than talk on the phone or face to face. Realizing this helps me to remember that oral communication is important and I should work to improve those skills even if it's not my favorite form of communication.)

3.  Theatre arts is helping to preserve the art of live performance and oral communication.  Teaching kids to be able to tell a story and perform for an audience helps them to think about other people and how to engage an audience and keep them engaged.  This is important in everyday life in so many aspects.

4.  Realizing the Art of Storytelling is an important aspect of theatre that we haven't specifically touched on in the past.  Though in teaching kids to perform in theatre arts, we had to do this to a point, but an in depth study of this and teaching storytelling to kids isn't something that we have done...until this next week.

5.  I'm excited about teaching kids about ancient stories and helping them to realize that ancient stories can have modern appeal.  The type of stories we are working with next week are classic and timeless and through creativity we can add our own fun twist on these timeless classics.


Aesop's Fables showtimes are Friday, August 14 at 6pm and 7:30 pm.  Tickets are $5 and can be purchased at the theatre this week Monday - Friday from 9am - 2:30 pm.  Email us at silvermoonchildrenstheatre@gmail.com for more information.

-Meredith