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Show The Thunderbird Editors note: This cartoon strip begins a new weekly feature of The Thunderbird Cf'REG- - p.E MT MBERS -- " &KE&, . C-REbl OPgW UP! " I''JE DECIPEP -- ro use Cristal Owens Story telling is as old as man. Some believe that long ago, primitive people sat around fires listening to stories of hunters, gods, demons and more. A modern day storyteller, Cynthia Orr, is SUSCs guest speaker at Thursdays Convocation. Lana Johnson, Convocation Coordinator, says Cynthia Orr should add a little diversity to our program this quarter along with some intrigue and interest. Orr began her career by telling a story to a friend. She then improvised and listened to her stories on tape and said that she amazed herself at how good they were. Now, after eight years of telling stories full time, Orr is considered a leader in the national revival of storytelling. She has appeared on The Today Show and at seven national storytelling festivals. Orr regularly performs at colleges, universities and prisons. Beside producing two albums of original stories Stories Mother Never Told You and 7 Healing Stories she has done over 150 television and radio shows. Orr says she is one of about 200 people who make a living telling stories. I was always interested in writing both poetry and prose, Orr says, but I found that storytelling was much more rewarding than story publication. With writing, you dont see the impact of your work. The joy of storytelling is watching peoples faces change. She adds Im interested in leaving people with a sense of power. I want them to feel good about themselves. Theres a strong healing element in storytelling. Orr believes in the power of stories to reach even the most resistant person because you can say things in a story to someone that you cant say directly to them, she says. They have to discover the meaning of the story on their own, and the impact I NEED the phonb Stories part of learning process by Page 5 Brad Holt. C'rlON THE FBTEFUe NIGHT., l' by Monday, February 6, 1984 'TV is greater. One-thir- d of the material to one-hashe uses, Orr writes herself. The rest she adapts from old stories and borrows from other cultures and times. Orr is careful to match the stories she tells to each audience. At times she changes a story even as she is telling it. For example, when performing in prisons, Orr doesnt tell highly charged stories. Prisoners have no privacy, she explains, and theyre not free to get up and leave the way people can leave a theatre if a story makes them uncomfortable. lf Orr has had no formal training in business, public speaking or drama, but she is delighted at the turn her life has taken. Things fell into place when I started telling stories, and Ill be doing it for the next 50 years. Orr adds, Stories wake us to our lives. They let us laugh. What more could we ask? BEST LITTLE lf one-thir- d HAIR-HOUS- E IN UTAH I V Cynthia Orr, a modem day storyteller, is the guest speaker this week for the Convocation Series. of to one-haShe writes all her stories. Come In and See Why! Y Penny Ward SAVE US FROM RETURNING THESE BOOKS! 23 t u Nil-Ima- ge c3 CPenny FF Selected general trade books February 6th- - Oth SUSC BOOKSTORE S & Evening houia are available Welcome Cal! or Walk 5 to 9 p.m. Mon. thru Thui Ts)arrf OwfftorOporotar OCu-SJma- ye Beouty Solon 4 490 South Main The Professionals Cdor Gty, Utah 64720 Cheryl Jenkins Carol Jeanne Tong Valynn Jones Penny Wan. Color Coding Lori Ward Steve Roberts By tvh. Gail Bunk. Bus (801)566-065- 7 |
