Looking for spellbinding entertainment to make your events unforgettable? Miriam's storytelling weaves traditional fairy tales and folk tales into a tapestry of entertainment to enchant both children and adults.
Perfect for children's parties, private events, school and library entertainment, and more, Miriam customizes each performance to your event's needs. She can use stories as a medium for building cross-cultural understanding, creating personal transformation, and of course, creating fun and laughter. Let her show you the power of story!
Thank you, Miriam! Miriam came out to our family camp night to tell a few stories that captured the audiance of adults and children of all ages. She kept the crowd captivated. Miriam is a theatrical story telller that can really project her voice to an audiance. Thanks for coming out.
Miriam came to my daughter’s 6th birthday party and brought it to life. There were kids of mixed ages and all of them listened attentively as Miriam was in her element. My daughter was over the moon about the stories Miriam told and even told me after the party that she wants to be a storyteller when she grows up.
Miriam was great to work with from an organizing perspective too. She called after the booking was made to understand the details of the event. She came prepared with recommendations that met our criteria. She even worked a new story into her routine.
We had Miriam working on the childrens stage at our City Light Up the Night event and she was fantastic. The weather was a little dicey but Miriam kept the energy up and was just a wonderful addition to our event. We are very grateful she was able to participate.
Miriam kept the children engaged and entertained. Her stories were familiar as well as new. She came early and took time to let the children ask questions at the end.
For over a month, I worked with Miriam to prepare for a night of spine-tingling and spooky tales for a California State University Student-Housing and Residential Life Halloween celebration. We have a wide range of age groups living on our campus housing, including students with families and students fresh out of High School. Miriam expertly catered to them all. At our event, everyone was thrilled with Miriam's performance as she put on a profoundly engaging show. She was in full costume, and her performance included very creative visual effects. She was professional, curious, and willing to work/consider any special requests. I would highly recommend hiring Miriam to perform at your event, and I would not hesitate to hire her again!!! Thank you, Miriam:)
Response from Storytelling with Miriam:
Thank you so much! This world of live, virtual shows is such new territory for us performers, and it's great to know that the audience enjoyed the show.
In this new COVID-19 world we need to be creative in how we gather. I had a bit of a different concept: a storyteller on a kids zoom meeting so the adults could have a parents meeting on another zoom meeting. This was new territory for both of us and Miriam had great suggestions for how to make the event even better. Miriam is a gifted performer and the kids were engaged and it was awesome.
Response from Storytelling with Miriam:
Thank you so much! I am so glad to know that everyone enjoyed themselves!
Miriam was super friendly and professional! She was able to adjust her storytelling content to meet the age of the audience nicely.
Miriam was hired to entertain the families at this event I was asked to arrange last minute. She was absolutely fantastic. She was on time, polite, and an awesome and clear communicator throughout the entire process.
Our group was initially going to include children in which Miriam was hired to entertain, however, the fires and power outages affected those with children and they didn’t arrive.
Miriam didn’t bat an eye, she adjusted her content for adults and gave a wonderful performance.
Thank you Miriam!
Miriam was on time, thorough in her prep questions, and delivered on what she promised. Would definitely recommend.
Response from Storytelling with Miriam:
Thank you so much! It was a delightful event to be a part of,
Miriam
Miriam was fantastic! She could really read the room and the kids were captivated. The ensemble piece was fun and her charisma was contagious!
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My daughter really wanted a storyteller for her 9th Birthday party, and I’m so glad we found Miriam! She’s an extremely talented storyteller and captivated the whole group of fifteen kids. She was also easy to work with and very thoughtful and accommodating about customizing her selection of stories for this particular party. She’d be a great addition to any party!
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Miriam began storytelling in college as part of a Medieval and Renaissance recreation society. Within the society, her storytelling skill earned her the honor of being made a Companion of the Troubadour and appointed the Baronial Bard. After an apprenticeship with Boston area storyteller Alex Newman, she began performing for schools, libraries, bookstores, cafes, fairs, festivals, and parties.
An interest in theatrical storytelling inspired her to develop a 25-minute personal narrative story based on her quest to find the tomb of al-Mu'tamid, the 11th century poet-king of Seville, in Aghmat, Morocco. She performed the piece, "Touring al-Mu'tamid," at FronteraFest in Austin, TX and followed it several years later with "A Life for Love and Pleasure: Remembering Mata Hari." She has also created two theatrical shows that blended storytelling with circus arts: "Zoo of Mythical Creatures," which was performed at a series of street festivals in Fremont, and "Once Upon a Cabaret," which was performed at Dragon Theatre.
She also performed theater with the Vortex Repertory, Austin Bike Zoo, Chaotic Theater, and as a haunt actor with the Winchester Mystery House. She received the 2006 Austin Circle of Theatre's award for Best Ensemble Performance for her work as a Fury.
She received her MA in Folklore from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
| October 27, 2024 • 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Children’s Birthday Party |
| August 24, 2024 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Camp Event |
| December 09, 2023 • 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Children’s Birthday Party |
| December 08, 2023 • 3:30pm - 4:15pm | School Assembly |
| December 02, 2023 • 5:00pm - 5:30pm | Festival |
| August 07, 2023 • 10:30am - 11:15am | Camp Event |
| October 18, 2020 • 7:00pm - 7:45pm | Halloween Party |
| October 01, 2020 • 6:30pm - 7:30pm | Nonprofit Event |
| December 07, 2019 • 11:30am - 12:30pm | Children's Birthday Party |
| November 02, 2019 • 12:00pm - 1:00pm | Festival |
| October 30, 2019 • 6:00pm - 7:30pm | Halloween Party |
| September 21, 2019 • 6:00pm - 7:30pm | Camp Event |
| February 03, 2019 • 1:30pm - 2:15pm | Children's Birthday Party |
| January 26, 2019 • 3:00pm - 3:45pm | Children's Birthday Party |
| October 28, 2017 • 7:30pm - 9:00pm | Corporate Event |
| June 18, 2016 • 7:00pm - 8:00pm | Birthday (Adult) |
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