"HAVE
FUN WITH THESE STORIES.
IT'S CLEAR THAT SPELMAN DID."
Video Cassette
Broadcast Television In
Print Ordering
ON COMPACT DISC:
"JON SPELMAN
TELLS TALES"
& "LIVE FROM
THE SMITHSONIAN"
"The best way to hear Jon Spelman's stories is in person, where you can watch the lanky storyteller shape his tales with his long arms, and accent them with his bushy eyebrows. The next best thing, though, is this audio collection of stories."
The Washington POST
"The stories are from
traditional sources, both oral and written, but the performance is pure Spelman.
He savors every hidden nuance. New fans will savor the experience and ask for
more."
Parent's
Choice Magazine Gold Award
"Storytelling as entertainment, and as an art form in the midst of a revival, comes boldly to life. Exceptional skill...neither the live audience at the taping nor the video viewers can pull themselves away until the tale ends."
The Washington POST
"A blending of elements from Cinderella and King Lear, told informally, yet directly and lightheartedly. Employing contemporary idiom, Spelman's style is refreshing and very entertaining. There is something in this telling for virtually every member of an audience, be it the familiarity of the basic tale, the interplay of classic folk and Shakespearean motifs, the humorous turn of a phrase, or the contemporary imagery with which Spelman recreates the Cinderella tale."
The National Storytelling Journal
"Instead of exploding heads, these tapes are full of people telling stories. It's quite a concept; asking viewers to use their imaginations and make pictures in their minds instead of having every image spoon fed."
Atlanta JOURNAL AND CONSTITUTION
ON VIDEO CASSETTE: THE STORYTELLERS SERIES from Acorn Video
"It's refreshing to come across stories told the very old-fashioned way, on one's feet with no props or graphics whatever."
The New York TIMES
"Without props or special effects, Spelman and his guests just tell stories…the show is so old-fashioned that it's truly innovative."
The Columbia FLYER
(THREE
STORIES TALL and its Host, Jon Spelman, won three EMMIES
and an ACT Achievement in Television Award)
IN
PRINT: PERFORMANCE TEXTS AND BOOKS
PRESENTLY AVAILABLE
FRANKENSTEIN
ON THE BEDPOST OVERNIGHT
TALES FROM CANTERBURY
BEOWULF
I WAS IN AMERICA BUT DIDN'T KNOW IT
GRIMM N' GRITS
I STILL BELIEVE: THE LIVES OF CHILDREN IN HOLOCAUST AND OTHER EXTREMITIES
WAR STORIES: NAM
OFF THE MAP
READY-TO-TELL TALES,
edited by David Holt and Bill Mooney, features Spelman's
"THE OLD GIANT".
THE
STORYTELLER'S GUIDE: STORYTELLERS SHARE ADVICE,
written and edited by Bill Mooney and David Holt, features an interview with
Jon Spelman.
TO
RECEIVE ORDERING INFORMATION
FOR WORKS ON TAPE AND/OR IN PRINT
SEND AN E-MAIL TO orders@jonspelman.org
or CONTACT US BY PHONE OR MAIL.
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