The Epic Telling | Part 3

Tonight was the Epic Telling at the Festival Gathering of the Network of Biblical Storytellers International.  I've been working on learning my passage, Acts 16:1-5, since I received it in March.  The past few days I spent trying to nail down the last section. 

The Epic Telling began at 7 p.m. and concluded at 9:20 p.m.  I was among 42 tellers, ranging in experience from first timers (me) to professional storytellers.  I especially enjoyed hearing the accents of the international tellers.  (Apparently in some English-speaking countries "shone" is pronounced "shawn" rather than "shown.")  There were quite a variety of styles, gestures, and approaches.  My passage was rather short; some were quite long.

In a previous post, I thanked the Northwestern Ohio Synod for its financial support of this educational opportunity.  I need to also thank my wife for taking vacation time to be with the kids so I could be here and give my full attention to learning and experiencing this week. 

Oh... I should probably mention that I did flub my lines a bit, but I was in good company.  One of the other tellers said Peter instead of Paul and one said Jesus instead of Paul.   

Already looking forward to next year!

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