MARILYN A. HUDSON: Author and Storyteller: Preparing Story Programs featuring the "Ghost Teller"

3.10.10

Preparing Story Programs featuring the "Ghost Teller"

Appearing in October at the Choctaw Library, Warr Acres Library, and the Overholser Mansion. As the "Ghost Teller", Marilyn A. Hudson is the only storytelling in Oklahoma currently featuring tales of legend, myth, local history, and her own original stories for and about this haunting season....

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Storytellers, like other performers, usually charge for the services they render.

The following prices cover the range from experienced to national name. The bold figures are what I normally charge. The storyteller researches, learns, and perfects their art in the same manner that dancers or musicians do. In addition, differing ages require different levels and types of stories. Many hours of prep work proceed any storytelling event.

A full performance of 40-50 minutes usually costs about $100 to $1500, plus mileage or trandsportation /meals/board. A short performance of about 20-30 minutes usually costs $50-$550, plus mileage (etc.).

Delivery of one story under 20 minutes is about $25-$100... Sometimes the cost is negotiable - depending on the situtation - always ask.

Storytellers usually need smaller, intimate spaces, or if larger spaces are used, there must be sound and few distractions. Some water bottles handy are always a plus.

Places to NOT place a storyteller: near a music band, animals, machinery, a noisy bar or eating space.

marilynahudson AT gmail.com

WRITER

Writing experiences include nearly 200 published articles in numerous periodicals, a short stint as a contributing editor of a national magazine, a short stint as a stringer on a local newspaper, editor of several organizational publications, and author of several books, "Shadow Tales of Oklahoma" (2005- out of print), "Off the Page: Basic Tips for Conducting a Story time" (2005), One Night Club and a Mulebarn: 60 years of Southwestern Christian University" (2006), "Elephant Hips Are Expensive", a children's book (2007). Currently at work co-authoring a paranormal thriller, The Mound. Other projects include a collection of short suspense stories, a biblical studies work , and a novel.

STORYTELLER

Over the years Marilyn A. Hudson has shared stories in schools and libraries across the state and to audiences in many other locales.Honing a sense of the dramatic she delivered tales full of energy, theater, and grand play. As a professional librarian she found a steady audience with children, teens, teachers, and parents. Blending a love of stories with literacy she advocated for the use of stories in classrooms, in homes, and in many other settings. She has traveled the state over the last decade sharing stories whereever she could get people to stop long enough to listen. She has been a featured teller at three "Tellabrations!", at the OKC Zoo, Orr Farm, The OKC Arts Festival, Wintertales! (Oklahoma Olio Concert), the Lawton Community Theater, various churches, schools, and libraries. She was featured on the 2002 CD "Autumn Leaves & Stories All Around" produced by the Oklahoma Territory Tellers. She conducted workshops at Encyclo-Media, Oklahoma Library Association, and for "Storytelling 101" programs sponsored by the Metropolitan Library System of Oklahoma City and County. Many of the handouts for these are on her blog "OKLAHOMA TELLERS". She assisted in several program designed to instill a love of reading, books, learning, and stories in county families. As a School Library Media Specialist she created what may be the first tall tale female of Oklahoma," Annie Oklahoma". Her story appeared in the first "Red Dirt Book Festival Anthology" (2003). As an inspirational speaker she used stories to share timeless wisdom from many cultures.