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For Family Audiences:

photoAdults and children alike will enjoy these interactive storytelling programs. With popular themes like Dinosaurs , Rainforest Animals and Halloween , Diane shows how fun-loving stories and songs expertly performed create unforgettable events. These performances, as full of entertainment as they are of insight and meaning, have been featured at some of America's most popular museums - from the Museum of Science in Boston to the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia. With beautiful audience rapport and stories varied according to age range, Diane is just as skilled at engaging a lively pre-school or library crowd as she is in a museum theatre. Browse through the Seasonal , Cultural , and Nature program descriptions to choose a performance sure to please all age ranges in your particular audience.

For School Assemblies:

For over twenty years, Diane has been bringing top quality storytelling assemblies to schools and educational institutions. Her gifts as a storyteller, educator and communicator make her as appreciated by teachers as she is by students with many repeat engagements requested. The effortless way Diane's programs bring educational information into an entertaining format inspire the most reluctant learners to open up their imaginations. Every school performance comes with curriculum enhancement materials, including both hands-on and written exercises. From Nature and Science programming to unusual cultures including Native Americans and the Kurds of the Middle East , each performance is the result of careful and thorough research. Look through the Seasonal , Cultural , and Nature descriptions of Diane's award-winning storytelling events. Each performance comes with extensive curriculum enhancement materials.

Stories on Commission

Ask Diane to create a performance for your exhibit or special event. Diane has created thematic storytellings to dovetail exhibits at Museum of Science (Bears & Winter Solstice), at New England Science Center(Animal Adaptations and General Science) and at Museum Institute for Teaching Science (Rainforest Legends). In 1991 Diane created original stories for World Trade Center Boston's robotic dinosaur exhibit. Subsequently Roger Williams Park Zoo brought these same storytelling performances to R.I. for two summers (1992 & 1994) to complement their dinosaur exhibit. Diane has created original stories for Boston Harbor Conference ('What Now, Cloacina?!' published in a collection by New Society Press and republished by water conservation groups in Canada and England) and the Loon Festival in Ellsworth Maine.

Digging Dinosaurs Native American Nature Tales Rainforest LegendsTales for the Earth