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Storytelling with

"The Woman of 101 Voices!"

“Historical Hysterics!”

Laurette’s most requested Storytelling program, “Historical Hysterics” is geared to age group (pre-K through adult).   

This energetic, interactive storytelling session includes “The Snake Story” with its important “Be Drug Free” message (popular during Red Ribbon Week).

Younger audiences also meet a chatty turtle who lives in a Cherokee basket – and won’t come out! 

Actually, Laurette’s a master ventriloquist – but I won’t tell if you won’t!  And wouldn’t you know ALL the children want to meet the feisty little turtle and give him the cookie he’s been screaming for!  He “helps” Laurette tell the old Cherokee tale “Why Turtle’s Shell is Cracked.”  

Older students help Laurette re-enact Sequoyah's 1820 Syllabary experiment, where he proved to his people that the Syllabary (Cherokee Alphabet) could help the Cherokees advance by sharing their wisdom via “talking leaves” (books and the written Cherokee language). 

Realizing that Sequoyah (George Guess) grew up without his father’s influence, that he suffered a physical handicap and was often ridiculed by his peers, students learn about overcoming obstacles, the high cost of leadership and the importance of following one's dream.

Note: Often schools will select Great Women of the Frontier for grades 4 and above, and “Historical Hysterics” for the younger students.  These 2 programs can be performed back-to-back during the morning or afternoon. 

Great Women of the Frontier combined with “Historical Hysterics” geared to older audiences makes for an entertaining, educational program as well.

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“Folktales of Scotland”

“Oh, you’ll take the high road, and I’ll take the low road...

  And I’ll be in Scotland a’fore ye…”

      Join Laurette in full Scottish regalia for Folktales of Scotland.  With convincing Highlander’s accent and flair, “The Woman of 101 Voices” takes us “across the pond” to experience some of Scotland’s most treasured folktales.

     Meet the beautiful young heroine Jennet MacKenzie who rescues princely Tam Lin from the frighteningly evil Queen of the Faeries in the haunting “Ballad and Tale of Tam Lin.”

   Become part of the fun when Laurette invites volunteers from the audience on stage to help her tell the hilarious children’s tale, “The Wee Mannie and the Great Big Coo” (a.k.a. “The Little Boy and the Big Cow).

          Try out the Scottish dialect for yourself as Laurette teaches you to speak with the proper Highlander’s “burr” – “It’s a brrroad brrrickt moonlickt nick tonick” (…a broad bright moonlight night tonight!).

          “Folktales of Scotland” promises to be an enchanting experience the whole family will enjoy. 

          We’ll see you – “on the bonnie, bonnie banks of Loch Lomond!”

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Looking for SHAKESPEARE in a

STORYTELLING format? 

Check out:

Storytelling – Shakespeare!

  “The Woman of 101 Voices”

meets “The Bard of Avon!”

Also known as Great Women of Shakespeare, it’s Shakespeare in a clever storytelling format suitable for grades 4 thru adult! 

Storytelling allows the broad sweep of the stories to be told, while creating a framework for some of Shakespeare’s most stirring soliloquies to be presented as well. 

Laurette presents Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth with a background of Shakespeare’s life and legacy. 

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Since 1993 Laurette's shows are

Available for funding from:

Available to work with

Indian Education-funded projects

(JOM, Title programs and

Cherokee Nation Co-Partner Program).