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Make Your Program Special! Attorney and master storyteller Scott Pavelle can help you to make that difference
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A past President of Pittsburgh's guild of professional storytellers, Story Swap, Scott is widely known as one of the most accomplished "classical" storytellers to be found. He uses no puppets, props, music or other gimmicks to distract from the experience; this is pure storytelling, the bare, essential magic of voice, nuance, gesture and ear.
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One day Story, dressed in his magnificent clothes, came across
Naked Truth weeping by the side of the road.
"Truth, why do you weep so?"
"It's a terrible thing," said Truth. "Everyone I visit welcomes
me at first, but as soon as I begin to speak they turn me about
and kick me out the door. Nobody wants me!"
"Oh, that were easily solved," said Story. So he dressed Truth
in beautiful robes of parable and fable, and ever since then
Truth and Story have been welcome, together, wherever they go." - Adapted from an old Jewish Folktale |
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Why Concentrate On Adults? I have two children of my own and I love kids in general. I tell for them all the time, too. I've probably done hundreds of K-3 level shows over the years . . .
Nevertheless, there's a unique reward in telling for adults. Well-told stories have a power that nothing else can touch. Conversations tell about what happened; a few skilled presenters can show what happened; but only the fictive dream of a story can draw the listener through what happened. And what might have happened, should have happened, or could have happened. People who hear a well-told story vanish inside it in the same way you get lost in a book. Too many adults have forgotten what that's like, and it's my special joy to watch as they relearn it.
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Savona the Monk, who is now roasting in hell,
set his heart on a life of Virtue and never once
told a lie, not even in jest.
One day, after seeing their helpless victim run
past him and hide, Savona, sitting where the two
rivers meet, answered the thieves: "That way." Good Saint Martin was meditating before his cave
one day when a traveler slid past him with terrified
eyes. "Don't tell them I'm here!" he gasped.
"I'll do what I can," said Martin, "but I cannot
tell a lie."
The thieves arrived a few minutes later and demanded,
"Where is he?"
Martin looked deep into his bowl and said, "He's not
in here." And off the robbers went. - Adapted from an old folktale |
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What Do You Tell? Whatever the circumstances call for (a wonderfully squirrelly lawyer's answer if ever there was one). My repertoire includes individual pieces that range from a few seconds long to well over an hour, and sets of all varieties. General categories include:
- Original Stories
- Wonder, Wisdom Tales, Parables and Fables
- Folk And Traditional Tales
- Myths and Legends
- Epics, Hero, and Adventure Tales
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- Ghost and Horror Stories
- Medieval and Viking Tales
- Fairy Tales and Children's Stories
- Literary Stories and Poems
- "True Life," "Urban Legends" and the grey land in-between
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Please click on the appropriate link to read or hear a sample story.
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THE MIRROR OF GOD
One day the Creator conceived a desire to see
His own reflection, and so He built a great mirror
and held it up before His eyes.
No mirror can hold the image of God, though, and so
it shattered into millions of glittering shards that
sprinkled across the world.
And thus came all the Peoples of the Earth.
- Origin unknown, learned from
Texas storyteller Elizabeth Ellis |
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What Do You Charge? Fees are negotiated case-by-case and depend greatly on the circumstances. I make my living as an attorney rather than as a storyteller, which allows me to offer a reduced rate for business-relevant events such as fundraisers, trade shows and charitable affairs. By the same token, I will almost never promise to appear at a given festival for several weekends in a row because professional concerns may interfere. If I can't help you directly, I'll be glad to refer you to other tellers who might fit your needs more closely.
Please call or write to discuss the specifics or make a booking. My contact information appears immediately below. |
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