Curriculum Vitae

Since 1989 Storysmith® Susan Marie Frontczak has brought literature and history to life, created stories from thin air, and honed personal experience into tales worth telling again and again. She performs in theatres, corporations, schools, libraries, and festivals internationally. To date she has presented programs in 42 of the United States, as well as Canada, Bermuda, New Zealand, and eight European countries. Specific listings are given below in reverse chronological order. (Most events prior to 1995 have been omitted for brevity.)

  1. Performance
  2. Workshops and Classes
  3. Original Scripts and Stories
  4. Recordings
  5. Publication
  6. Awards

1. Performance

Living History

Storytelling Keynotes and Master of Ceremonies

Storytelling in Corporate/Professional Settings

Storytelling Festivals

Theaters and Coffee Houses

Storytelling House Concerts

A House Concert is either a private party or a semi-public event held in a home. In the last twenty years Susan Marie has given over a hundred and seventy House Concerts on various themes, including:

Holidays, including...Groundhog Day, Valentines Day, Stories of Spring, April Fools, Mother’s Day, End-of-School Celebration, Father’s Day, Easter, Halloween, Beethoven’s Birthday, Christmas & Hanukkah, the Summer or Winter Solstice,

OR, Family Events, such as... Significant Birthdays (from 18th to 80th), Baby Showers, Weddings, House-warmings, Reunions with Family History (e.g. Germans from Russia),

OR, a theme of the host’s or storyteller’s choosing, such as... Robert Service, A Multi-cultural Feast, Friendship, Birds, Pets, Music & Dance, Women’s Perspectives, Animal Friends, Stories to Chill Your Bones, Horses, Myth and Magic, Shoes, and Literature: Live.

...in the following cities:

California: Berkeley, Sacramento, Oakland, San Francisco; Colorado: Bellvue, Berthoud, Boulder, Broomfield, Colorado Springs, Denver, Estes Park, Fort Collins, Lafayette, Lakewood, Loveland, and Littleton; Connecticut: Hartford; Florida: New Port Richey; Maryland: Tacoma Park; Tennessee: Nashville; Quebec: Montreal; and Bermuda.

Storytelling for Family Audiences

... as well as homeschool groups, reunions, literacy fund raisers, mother-daughter banquets, the zoo, and arts festivals.

Storytelling in Schools

Storytelling in School

For description of programs, see Storytelling Repertoire.

Elementary School

Many hundreds of performances across U.S. 1992 to present. Performances in international schools in Europe Nov 09 and in urban and rural Scotland fall 99.

Programs include: A Multicultural Feast, Children in Colonial America, A Trip at Sea, Stories of Eastern Europe, Celtic Tales, A Visit to King Arthur’s Court, The Horse in the Attic, The Road West, Bullies Beware, Myths, Animal Friends, Ghosts & Goblins, Let’s Build a Story, Give the Planet a Hug, How Math Can Save Your Life, Engineering with Stories, Building Respect, and Celebrating Young Writers, as well as custom programs aligned with the curriculum.

Junior High, Middle School and High School

Many dozens of performances for audiences in Colorado, Michigan, Tennessee, Ohio, and California 1992 through present. Sample programs: A Visit with Madame Curie, Literature: Live!, With Respect to Respect, The Human Spirit Around the World, Stories to Chill Your Bones, Firsthand Accounts from the 19th Century, The Roaring Twenties, A Visit to King Arthur’s Court, Celtic Tales, African Tales, Women’s Perspectives, and The Storyteller’s Art.

Storytelling for Children in Libraries and Museums

Other Storytelling for Children

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2. Workshops and Classes

Conference Workshops

Teaching at Colleges and Universities

Classes and Workshops for Adults

Workshops for Children

Young Chautauqua Training through Colorado Humanities for students, grades 4 through 12.

Storytelling and Drama Workshops

Hundreds of workshops 1991 through present with students grades 1 through 12 in Storytelling, Drama, Oral Interpretation, Improvisation, Story Structure, and Creative Writing.

School Residencies

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3. Original Scripts and Stories

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4. Recordings

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5. Publication

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6. Awards

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Living History

Workshops

Storytelling