Colorful Magical Creatures: Trickster Tales - Storytelling ShowRunning Time: 45 Minutes | For Ages 3 to 8
Audacious, creative problem-solvers, tricksters delight and amaze us with their humor and magic. Join-in with storyteller Katie Adams as she brings to life trickster folk tales from around the world with colorful scenery and fun props. Laugh-out-loud and ponder the wisdom of Drakestail, a story from France, Raven Brings Light, from the Pacific Northwest, Sean O’Malley and the Wee Folk, an Irish folk tale, and Anansi Frees the Stories from Ghana, Africa. The show includes a take-home coloring page. |
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The Enchanted Kingdom Fairytales storytelling show
Classic Fairytales with Interactive Audience Fun Running Time: 45 Minutes | For Ages 3 and Up Hats for sale! Traveling hat seller and storyteller Katie Adams pulls in a wooden wagon full of old, new and quite curious hats. She brings up audience members to wear the hats and help with the stories in this colorful adaptation of classic fairytales. Singing, rhythm instruments and mime round out this 45-minute show. Stories include The Three Billy Goats Gruff, The Princess and the Pea, Jack and the Beanstalk and The Three Little Pigs. |
“Ms. Adams is a great storyteller. The children were mesmerized by the performance. The innovations to the stories are excellent!”
Kathy Partin, 1st Grade Teacher, Dale Mabry Elementary School |
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Animal Safari Stories
Running Time: 45 Minutes | For Ages 3 and Up Travel around the world and hear stories about animals from many cultures. Katie's sparkling, animated style includes mime and audience participation, combined with different rhythm instruments, to bring you the sights and sounds of many cultures. Stories include Anansi and His Six Sons, Coyote and The Laughing Butterflies, The Crocodile's Tale and Papagayo. |
“My 4 and 5 year olds sat for a whopping 45 minutes because they were so stimulated. The audience participation was huge.”
Mr. Peacock, Headstart Teacher, Forest Hills Elementary School Curriculum Connections: Language Arts, Theater Arts, Music |
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Florida Folk Tales
An Interactive Storytelling Show Running Time: 40 Minutes | For Ages 3 and Up The backwoods of old Florida meander through your mind's eye as Katie Adams tells stories from Florida's cracker heritage. A racoon that makes wishes come true...A young fool who makes the cattle rancher's daughter laugh...A one-eyed fish that saves an old woman from robbers. These characters and more inhabit the captivating, humorous tales from Florida's folklore. Props, costumes, audience participation, and singing add color to these "gator tales." |
"It is a treat to listen and watch Katie tell. As a visual teller, her graceful, fluid mannerisms are as much a part of her stories as the words. She has a wonderful repertoire of participatory stories and she tells them with such pizzazz."
Connie Trama, Storyteller Coordinator Cracker Storytelling Festival “We love Katie Adams. She is able to keep the kids engaged and involved thru her stories. Her Florida Folk Tales are a great intro to our Folk Tale program for 2nd grade.” Mrs. Ferrera, Media Specialist, Lake Magdalene Elementary School Curriculum Connections: Language Arts, Theater Arts, Music, Character Education |
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Pirates and Seafaring Tales
Running Time: 40 Minutes | For Ages 8 and Up An Interactive Storytelling Show Come Aboard with storytelling, parrot puppets and participative fun! Avast ye mateys! The coasts of Florida were once crawling with pirates. In colorful pirate garb Katie brings these stories to life with a treasure chest full of props and costumes, vivid scenery, parrot puppets, and audience participation. Stories include Anne Bonnie and Mary Reed, The Pirate’s Three Wishes, Short Tales of Florida Pirates and more! Audiences will discover what treasure lies at the spot marked X and be inspired to sail away with books about pirates. |
"Katie is always a hit at our school. She has a very animated presentation style and thrills the audience with her wonderful stories."
Cecile Longfellow, Writing Specialist, Knights Elementary School Curriculum Connections: Language Arts, Theater Arts |
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Red, White and Blue-American Tall Tales
Running Time: 45 Minutes | For Ages 5 and Up Step back in time to America's early days and hear tales from the legendary lives of Paul Bunyon, Sally Ann Thunder Whirlwind Crockett, and Pecos Bill. Katie Adams spins these tall tales entwined with old-time songs like This Land is Your Land, Oh Susanna, and more. Young audiences will thrill to the big, bold stories of America's mythical men and women of power and wonder. |
"She was wonderful! The students talked about her for days. They came to get folk tale books in the library."
Mary Menoski, Media Specialist Lowry Elementary School “Katie was great! She really engaged students of all grade levels. The students are asking for Paul Bunyan books in the library” Jodi Vizzi, Media Specialist, Nelson Elementary School Curriculum Connections: Language Arts, Theater Arts, Music, Character Education |
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Favorite Aesop’s Fables – Storytelling Show
Running Time: 45 Minutes | For Ages 3 to 8 Kindness… perseverance… honesty… helping others, Aesop’s fables tell us how to make good choices in life. Storyteller Katie Adams ignites your imagination with her energetic performance of The Lion and the Mouse, The Race of the Tortoise and the Hare, The Boy who Cried Wolf, The Fox and the Stork, and more fables in this fun, interactive storytelling show. Rhythm instruments, scenery, and audience participation are included in this entertaining show. |
“Katie is awesome! Both adults and children enjoyed the presentation.”
Debbie Mills, Assistant Principal, Brooker Elementary School Curriculum Connections: Language Arts, Theater Arts, Music |
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Stories From The Sea
Running Time: 45Minutes | For Ages 3 to 10 Splash into aquatic fun with storyteller Katie Adams. Get your toes wet and participate with these stories; the hilarious “Alligator and Hen”, “Dolphins and Shark”, “Bimwili and the Zimwe”, and “Why the Sun and Moon live in the Sky”. These stories were originally performed at the Florida Aquarium. With colorful props, and audience participation this forty five minute show is sure to be a refreshing dive into the imagination. |
“Your stories were wonderful! I was having a bad day today and your stories transported me away to the sea. Thank you!"
Library patron, West Hernando Library, Hernando County Curriculum Connections: Language Arts, Theater Arts, Music, Character Education |
