About this Event
“When you write a memory, it isn’t in the past anyway. It’s alive right now.” ― Natalie Goldberg
This advanced-level story exploration and creation class builds upon the skills taught in the Unexpected Productions Creative Storytelling course. Our goal is to help you expand your story repertoire, strengthen your connection with your audience, and enhance your performance skills. Throughout the course, we will delve into narrative development, audience rapport, themes, and your personal storytelling journey. We will explore how to develop stories by unpacking your personal histories and memories, including those that you may have been hesitant to share. Each class will focus on two concepts, one practical (sensory work and presentation) and one more esoteric (vulnerability, empathy, and listening). With a limited class size of 12, all students can share their work and receive feedback. Participation is required, and we look forward to helping you expand your storytelling skills on a deeper and more substantial level.
Dates: 6 Saturdays. 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm, starting Sept 16, 2023
NOTE: Attendance at the first session of your course is mandatory as it sets the agenda for the entire quarter. If you think you will have to miss the first class, please consider registering for the next time the class is offered.
Location: Market Theatre 1428 Post Alley Seattle 98101
Maximum Students: 12
Cost: $225
Prerequisite: Must have taken Unexpected Productions Creating Stage-Worthy Stories class or have approval by the instructor.
Ages: 18+
Teacher Bio:
Kent Whipple is the founder of the storytelling program at the Unexpected Productions Improv School, where teaches intro and advanced classes, and is the narritive coach for the improv ensemble. He also hosts Inside Story, a storytelling show at Unexpected Productions. He has participated in many Moth StorySLAMs (and won the first Moth StorySLAM he attended) and Moth GrandSLAMs. He has been featured on the Risk! podcast three times. By audience vote, he was named Best of Bawdy Storyteller for 2019. He is a story coach for Ignite Seattle . In the Winter of 2022, he was featured on the PBS show, Stories from the Stage, which illustrates the power of real stories told by masterful storytellers and is produced by WORLD Channel in collaboration with GBH and in partnership with Tell&Act. Throughout the PNW, he has performed at Fresh Ground Stories, the Intersections Festival, Bawdy Storytelling, Bad Date Storytelling, Over the Rainbow Storytelling, and Do Tell: Humorous Storytelling.
He has mentored with Natalie Goldberg author of Writing Down the Bones, and studied with Larry Rosen: The Moth, Kevin Allison, and Brad Lawrence: Risk! Podcast, Margot Leitman, author of Long Story Short: The Only Storytelling Guide You Will Ever Need, Matthews Dicks, author of Storyworthy: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling, Joan Logghe – Poet Laureate of New Mexico, Ron Reid: Stand-Up Comedy, Matt Smith: Improv for Writers, and Randy Dixon: Improv for Writing.
https://www.facebook.com/Kentstoryteller/
"Such a great telling of the story and the audience reaction was amazing."Kevin Allison, Risk! Podcast, 9/18
“Kent Whipple is a treasure.” Paul Currington, Producer, Fresh Ground Stories
**Cancellation policy: If you must cancel before the first class, we offer credit only towards a future class. We are unable to offer refunds. If you cancel after the first class, we will not offer credit towards a future class. Again, we are unable to offer refunds.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Unexpected Productions' Market Theater, 1428 Post Alley, Seattle, United States
USD 250.00