STORIES PLUS...

“Tom Taylor – a poet of a storyteller.”

Renowned Teller, Donna Ingham

“(Taylor)…is an educator, a talented performer and a person of character..... his performances will make you laugh, cry, do some soul-searching, and stir your deepest emotions.”

Dr. Charles Patterson, Superintendent (Ret.), Killeen (TX) ISD

“Your performance for our School Dedication Ceremony was outstanding! Our students, parents, teachers, board members and everyone else attending loved it. Your portion of the ceremony will long be remembered as the best thing we did that day. The students are listening to your material in the cafeteria, in their classrooms, and at their homes, also.”

Janet Williams, Principal – Conroe (TX)

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Work Description

Tom Taylor is who and what he is today, in large part, because of (1) - a youth of “storied” summers with his maternal grandparents in the fabled piney woods of East Texas, and (2) - a truly remarkable “super”woman, cleverly disguised as a mere, mortal, single-parent mother/teacher/principal raising her children in the Humidity Center of the Universe, Houston, Texas.

He now shares with a wide variety of audiences not only personal and family stories, but folktales from around the world, peace tales, biblical stories, true Texas tales, tall tales (Not QUITE so True!), as well as his original stories, poems and songs.

His programs are most often interactive, and frequently include, where appropriate, a segment focusing on American folk rhythms – spoons, bones, washboard, hamboning, etc. So SOME programs include not only the telling of, and the listening to - Stories – but, in fact, have been known to include short outbursts of spontaneous dancing!

Mission Statement

My intention is to combine the most effective combination possible of stories, songs and poems to provide encouragement, laughter and inspiration to my audience

Benefits

My almost 30 years as an educator (secondary through university level) teaching speech, theatre and English, have equipped me to prepare and conduct effective residencies and workshops for both teachers and students

A decade of work as a successful professional actor and director now enables me to serve others as a performance coach working with storytellers/speakers/actors either one-on-one, in workshops or in classes

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