Told Stories

My son was never easy to get to sleep.  At bedtime, I would read stories to him until I could barely keep my eyes open – at which point I would get him into his bed and tell him improvised stories until I fell asleep.  If this happened in mid-sentence (which was not infrequent) and particularly if it happened at a point that left him hanging, he would shout “Mommy!” and, so prompted, I’d carry on to the end, attempting not to drop any stitches.  Some crazy tales surely emerged from this half dream state but they must have had some cohesion because when he got to be about four years old, he began taking a turn at the bedtime “told stories,” and I remember thinking that his sense of structure and character development was uncanny and patted myself on the back for having imparted this somehow.  And while my son, now almost 11, has indeed turned out to be a wonderful storyteller, I now think that back then, maybe his, skill was actually just a reflection of the internal story sense that we all have, that I believe is, at least to a degree innate.

On this page, you’ll find all things relating to stories: stories about stories, stories about storytellers; stories about storytelling in various mediums.  There will be stories of all kinds, true and partly true (as no stories are wholly fictional).  In short, this page is dedicated to stories, however, whenever and wherever they are told.

Jennifer Wollerman is a freelance producer, writer and script consultant who has worked extensively in creative development as well as production management. She has worked with creative organizations as diverse as Dragone (originator of Cirque du Soleil), Radio City Entertainment, Second Stage, La Mama and C2 Creative (a marketing solutions firm). With an MFA from Columbia University in Dramaturgy/Theatre Criticism and early producer training on Broadway from the legendary Alexander H. Cohen, Jennifer’s focus has been on dramatic storytelling. Along the way, she’s had numerous dramaturgical and writing assignments including providing and guiding extensive content for the theatre publication, StageNOTES as well as various reviews and published feature articles. Currently, Jennifer is directing and producing a documentary about what happens when big-time journalists meet a small-town newspaper.