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Teller to Teller with Andrea Lovett
Event Details
Time: May 16, 2012 from 8pm to 9pm
Location: phone conference
Event Type: teleconference
Organized By: friend massmouth
Latest Activity: May 3, 2012
Event Description
Registration Opens today for LANES Teller to Teller Teleconference - free to members.
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Presenter: Andrea Lovett
Topic: "Producing a Story Slam from Soup to Nuts."
Host: Karen Chace
Date and time: May 16, 2012 from 8 PM - 9 PM (EST)
Andrea Lovett
Story Slams have made some noise, created a little buzz and opened up the storytelling doors to new tellers! What's the secret? Want some answers? Or Have you been thinking of running a slam but weren't sure where to start?
Join LANES next Teller-to-Teller conversation with massmouth's Andrea Lovett. She will present "Story Slams Soup to Nuts”. Andrea will help answer your questions giving an outline on how to run a story slam. She will touch on everything from finding the best venue to suit your slam needs to choosing a theme and all those detailed questions in between.
Bio
Andrea Lovett is the co-founder of the award winning non-profit organization Massmouth, Inc.(http://massmouth.ning.com/) She has helped organize and run over 40 slams in the Boston area. Most recently she was the slam coordinator for massmouth's sold out season three. Andrea teaches the workshop How To Tell A 5 min. Kickbutt Story helping potential slammers get their stories ready to tell at story slams. Andrea was featured in the Boston Globe article Truth in Telling on April 7th.
http://www.boston.com/yourtown/brookline/articles/2012/04/07/massmouths_andrea_lovett_on_truth_in_storytelling_truthin_thetelling/ She has performed and taught both nationally and internationally.
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BMO 2013 Winners
Scott Schultz, 1st prize, Katie Liesener, 2nd and Rob Goldman, 3rd Prize
StoriesLive® Winners - 2012
StoriesLive® 2013:
Sophomores:
Annemarie DeMarco-Alfama - 1st place
Kenny Le & Moises Caraballo - Runner-ups
Juniors:
Latisha Joujute - 1st place
Stephen Carlin & Henry Chavez - Runner-Ups
Kristen Ruffin - Audience Choice
Seniors:
Nico Luisi - 1st Place
Moises Ramirez & Vance Crayton - Runner-ups
Theodore Biv - Audience Choice
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StoriesLive® 2012:
First place, and $1,000 prize
Junior Fernando Ortiz from Revere High School
Senior Amario Malcolm from Boston Latin Academy
Runners-up ($500 each)11th
Alan Estes from Newburyport,
AngelinaFerullo from Everett and
Runners-up ($500 each)12th Caylen Bryant (Andover)
Shavar Lazarus (Boston Latin Academy).
Audience Choice awards:
11th Justin Alexander
(South Community High)
12th Varvarra Valentin
(Lynn Classical High School)
massmouth choice awards:
Juniors
Jennifer MonJoie(Revere)
Bahiya Nasuuna (Chelsea)
Karen Hua (Andover)
Senior
Jason Hittinger (Revere)
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Last Year 2011: StoriesLive® first ever high school story slam. 1st place awarded a $2,000 scholarship Brianda Agramonte, Lynn Classical High School, senior
2 runners up received $1,000 scholarship each: junior Conor Miller Newburyport High School and Mathews DeSouza, Everett High School, Our "massmouth choice" was Sandy Fonseca, Boston Latin Academy, senior [below] She was awarded $500
Lexi Hernando Lynn Classical High School, senior was chosen by the attendees and awarded the Audience Choice prize of $500.
Congratulations all!
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