Raisin Wine opens OST 4th Stage Season

Ottawa StoryTellers holiday gift to you is a wonderful line-up of great stories for our 2014 – 2015 Speaking Out/Speaking In series at the 4th Stage of the National Arts Centre. Take the time over the next few weeks, while downtown shopping, to pop into the Box Office of the National Arts Centre, and buy your tickets for these great shows. And while you’re at it, shorten your Christmas gift list by buying tickets for a friend! Tickets are $22 for Adults, and $18 for Seniors. Just go to: nac-cna.ca/en/community/packages/speaking-out-speaking-in. You may also follow the link from OST’s website on our 4th Stage page at www.ottawastorytellers.ca. But, do remember, tickets are cheaper when you buy in person at the NAC Box Office! Ottawa StoryTeller’s 2014 - 2015 season offers stories of boyhood adventure, of love lost and found, of mysterious encounters, and musical misadventures. We are proud to bring you many of the well-known storytellers you have come to love and enjoy, and delighted to welcome new storytellers to our Fourth Stage series. OST’s season is full of original tales that provide a unique view of worlds both real and imagined, and stories interwoven with music ranging from the haunting melodies of the Celtic harp, to the urgent strains of Kurt Weill, to the light-hearted accompaniment of piano and violin.  We’re ‘speaking out’ about stories that matter, and ‘speaking in’ to the heart and soul of what moves us all. 4th Stage showtime is 7:30 PM. OUR SEASON BEGINS on Thursday, December 18th, with RAISIN WINE, written by James Bartleman, featuring storytellers Alanis King, Brock Lewis, and Lesley Parlane. Mr. Bartleman will also be appearing to speak about the importance of storytelling in his life. A tale described by the Globe & Mail as “both generous and wise, from one of our most distinguished elders”, James Bartleman’s boyhood memoir of growing up in a ‘different’ Muskoka is the humorous and heartfelt story of a young boy with big dreams, and an even bigger imagination. Every show in OST’s 4th Stage is a not-to-be-missed event!January 15, 2015Robbie Burns: A Man’s A Man for A’ ThatGail Anglin & Fraser Gordon We welcome each year with Auld Lang Syne, but who was the man behind that much loved song? Robert (Robbie) Burns was a farmer, lyricist, lover of words and women, national poet of Scotland, and pioneer of the Romantic Movement. Join us as we explore his life and celebrate his rich legacy of songs and poems. February 26, 2015Ain’t Misbehavin’? Anne & Phil NagyAin’t Misbehavin’  - so they claim!  Hear the stories of five men who wrote songs we love: Fats Waller, Kurt Weill, Billy Strayhorne, Glen Sherley, and yes, Charlie Chaplin, and swing to their music performed by Pat Moore, Mary Moore, and friends. March 19, 2015Straight From the HarpDawn Bailey& Susan Toman, with Tess MacManus Immerse yourself in the haunting sounds of Seraphina, the talented duo of soprano Dawn Bailey and harpist Susan Toman. An evening of music in the Celtic Irish tradition, with tales from Tess MacManus that will melt your heart. April 16, 2015Under the Influence: Tales from the ClassroomKathryn Hunt & Marta Singh From urban landscape to small town, from freedom to dictatorship, the classroom of our childhood is our window on the world. Tellers Kathryn Hunt & Marta Singh share their insightful and surprising encounters with some very compelling teachers. May 21, 2015That Delightful Strain: Tales of Musical Misadventure Kim Kilpatrick & Tom Lips, with Alex Vlamis From the earliest ordeals of the childhood piano lesson to the full-blown perils of the concert stage, the best-laid plans of musicians can go disastrously wrong.  What then?  Tellers Kim Kilpatrick and Tom Lips, with pianist Alex Vlamis, share lighthearted stories of musical mischance, choral calamities, and the pitfalls of the pianoforte. June 18, 2015The Game’s Afoot: Stories of Sherlock HolmesKathie Kompass & Mary Wiggin Step out of the shadows and plunge into the fog-damped streets of Holmesian London where violence and danger abound. This is your chance to join in the hunt and investigate a pair of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s fine, yet lesser-known tales of the Great Detective. Ottawa StoryTellers has so much to offer… Where does a love of storytelling begin, well it may begin when a young person hears a wonderful story at our annual Children’s Festival of Storytelling, or in one of OST’s many workshops, at the Story Swap, or perhaps over a cup of tea and a sweet at Stories & Tea. You’re never too old, and (seldom) too young, to be a storyteller. Visit our website  www.ottawastorytellers.ca and learn about all that OST is doing to promote this lively and essential art form. You’ll be amazed at the things you see – if you just listen!Thank you!