Experiential Workshop with Colin Urwin, Irish storyteller

Thursday, March 20, 2025. 7:00 – 9:00 pm

“Storytellers Talk Too Much”

Join Irish storyteller, singer-songwriter and author Colin Urwin in this workshop designed to enhance your storytelling performance skills with alternative use of language, voice, music and other simple techniques that will bring a new level of interest and intensity to your practice. Colin will guide participants through some fun exercises and discussions and share a few tried and tested methods that he regularly incorporates into his dynamic and engaging performances. Get workshop tickets

Individual topics for discussion will include:

• showing, not telling – dialogue vs. description.
• heightened use of language – verse / poetry vs. prose.
• enhanced use of voice – singing (NO SINGING ABILITY REQUIRED).
• use of basic percussion and / or musical instruments (NO MUSICAL ABILITY REQUIRED).
• Non-verbal communication – gestures, facial expression, body language.
• use of simple props.
• use of humour – comic asides, spontaneous reactions to audience and external factors.

Details

• Date/time: Thursday, March 20th, 7:00-9:00 pm
• Location: Volunteer Hospice of Clallam County, 829 E 8th St, Port Angeles, WA 98362
• Cost: $40 Get workshop tickets
• Bring: Yourself. Nothing else is necessary.