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I love telling stories to people young & old. There's nothing more satisfying than to see folks in an audience who have entered into a story & become part of it.
About 17 years ago I took a storytelling class in Kansas City. I learned a folktale & tried it out on my 1st grade class. To my delight I found that by putting the book down & telling a story an immediate positive bond was formed between my students & myself. I was hooked. On weekends & during the summer I started getting offers to do paid performances at some area libraries & then began to tell to adult audiences.
Since then I have developed an extensive repetoire of original stories, my own versions of folktales & stories based on literature. In the spring of 2000 I left teaching to become a full time performer & have been on the road visiting many states in the U.S. Recently I did a storytelling tour in Ireland!
When telling to the very young I use lots of music & audience participation. For older kids & adults I have some great funny pieces, ghost stories & inspirational stories. I also write music & bring my banjo along for a song or two.
For detailed descriptions of my programs click on the "Programs" button above.
Contact Information:
E-mail
rcutrer2@cox.net
Phone
785-271-1982 or 785-640-8845
Links:
Kearney Storytelling Festival: http://kearneystorytellingfestival.org
Kansas City's River & Prairie Storytellers: www.storyraps.org
Cape Girardeau Storytelling Festival: www.capestorytelling.com
2012 CALENDAR
JAN. 2 MINERVA CLUB PROGRAM IN TOPEKA 1 PM
JAN. 27 KANSAS DAY PIONEER PROGRAM AT CARBONDALE JR. HIGH SCHOOL 1:30 PM
FEB. 3 PROGRAM FOR TOPEKA P.E.O 1:15
FEB. 6 CHARACTER EDUCATION STORYTELLING PROGRAM FOR CENTRAL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN LYONS, KS AT 1PM
FEB. 8 STORYTELLING ASSEMBLIES AT MAIZE ELEM. SCHOOL IN MAIZE, KS 10:30 AM & 1:00 PM
MARCH 2 AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM AT RANDOLPH ELEM. SCHOOL IN TOPEKA
MARCH 6 TWO PROGRAMS FOR CARBONDALE ATTENDANCE CENTER 1:20 AND 2:10 PM
MARCH 13-14 FEATURED TELLER AT THE FRANKLIN COUNTY LITERATURE FESTIVAL IN OTTAWA, KS
APRIL 11 ALL SCHOOL MORNING ASSEMBLY AT AMANDA ARNOLD ELEM. IN MANHATTAN, KS 9:30 AM
APRIL 11 TWO AFTERNOON ASSEMBLIES AT BERGMAN ELEM. IN MANHATTAN, KS 1 PM PRIMARY CLASSES AND 2 PM INTERMEDIATE CLASSES
APRIL 19-20 FEATURED TELLER AT THE CHOCTAW LAND RUN FESTIVAL IN CHOCTAW, OKLAHOMA
APRIL 30-MAY 3RD FEATURED TELLER AT THE HOMESTEAD NATIONAL MONUMENT IN BEATRICE NEBRASKA
MAY 5 WASHBURN RURAL MIDDLE SCHOOL PIONEER PROGRAM TO VARIOUS CLASSES THROUGHOUT THE MORNING
MAY 6 TOPEKA AND SHAWNEE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY DAY OF THE CHILD STORYTELLING PROGRAM 6-&:30 PM
MAY 9 TELL TO PRESCHOOL CLASSES AT MISSION VALLEY SCHOOL IN ESKRIDGE, KANSAS
MAY 11 TELL TO 5TH GRADE CLASSES AT SILVER LAKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN SILVER LAKE, KANSAS
MAY 17 TELL TO PRESCHOOL CLASSES AT JAY SHIDELER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN TOPEKA
MAY 18 TWO END OF SCHOOL ASSEMBLIES FOR GRADES K-3RD GRADES AT GOOD SHEPARD SCHOOL IN SHAWNEE, KANSAS
JUNE 4 SUMMER READING PROGRAM AT THE WAMEGO KANSAS PUBLIC LIBRARY 10AM
JUNE 4 SUMMER READING PROGRAM AT THE FRANKFORT KANSAS PUBLIC LIBRARY 1PM
JUNE 12-13 SUMMER READING STORYTELLING RESIDENCEY FOR ST. JOSEPH MISSOURI'S FOUR PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
JUNE 18-22 TOUR OF SUMMER READING PROGRAMS FOR THE SOUTHWEST KANSAS LIBRARY SYSTEM (LIBRARIES VISITED WILL BE: LIBERAL, ASHLAND MINNEOLA, FOWLER, PLAINS, KINSLEY, SPEARVILLE, DODGE CITY, ROLLA, HUGOTON, ULYSSES, TRIBUNE, DIGHTON AND NESS CITY)
JULY 6 SUMMER READING PROGRAM FOR THE PAOLA PUBLIC LIBRARY IN PAOLA KANSAS 10 AM
JULY 9-11 TOUR OF SUMMER READING PROGRAMS FOR THE SOUTHWEST KANSAS LIBRARY SYSTEM(LIBRARIES VISITED WILL BE: JOHNSON CITY, SATANA, INGALLS, CIMARRON, ENSIGN MEADE, KISMET AND SUBLETTE)
JULY 13, 20, 27 TELL AT WANAMAKER ELEM. SCHOOL'S KINDERGARTEN CAMPS IN TOPEKA
JULY 28-JUNE 1ST ATTENDING NATIONAL STORYTELLING CONFERENCE IN CINNCINATI
SEPT. 15 TELL AT SUNFLOWERS AND STORIES FESTIVAL IN INDEPENDENCE, KANSAS SPONSORED BY INDEPENDENCE PUBLIC LIBRARY
NOV. 7-11 REGIONAL TELLER AT THE MAPLE WOODS STORYTELLING CELEBRATION IN KANSAS CITY, MO.
DEC. 14 ALL DAY RESIDENCY AT PAULINE CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL IN TOPEKA, KANSAS
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RECOMMENDATIONS
"Thank you so much for sharing your stories all week in the Kearney Nebraska area...you made our festival! Your style, humor, creativity all intertwined into beautiful stories and enriched all who listened."
-Colleen Jacobson
Board Chair
Kearney Storytelling
Festival
Kearney, Nebraska
"The students & staff at Lincoln Elementary truly enjoyed your great stories & songs. Your use of group participation kept the atention of the students & added to their fun. We'd love to have you back again."
-Lee Ann Hunter, Principal
Lincoln Elem. School
Parsons, Kansas
"Rosie's style is dynamic, most engaging & quite polished. In some sessions she entertained nearly 500 students & captivated her audience throughout. I highly recommend her."
-Joel Rhodes Producer
Cape Girardeau
Storytelling Festival
"Excellent storyteller! Kept both children and adults interested."
-Sinead O'Gorman
Director
County Wexford Libraies
Wexford, Ireland
"Mrs. Cutrer, thank you for the wonderful stories. You are fantastic."
-Nicole Staudinger
Principal
Dessert Willow School
Tucson, Arizona
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