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News New Amphitheater: Interview with Massmouth Winner Judith Black
Posted: 2010-06-04 By SNStaff
 "Story Slams," spoken-word contests and fringe-style events are becoming popular places for new interpretations of storytelling. Driven mostly by humorous, personal stories, these events have moved storytelling from the "traditional" places such as libraries, festivals and classrooms to bars, theaters, street events and other very approachable places. In essence, these events are the new front porch of America. Unlike the front-porch of yesteryear, these stories are compact five-minute creations with an audience who might be drinking lemonades both hard and soft. Some storytellers from the "traditional" side of things are exploring these new avenues of expression. Recently, international and award-winning storyteller Judith Black participated in the Massmouth "The Big Mouth-Off" in April. Telling a story of meeting her active-duty son home from military service in Iraq, she took first place for this contest. We thought it would be interesting to talk to Judith about the experience of a traditional "national level" teller taking on this new paradigm. Sean Buvala’s interview with Judith follows. You can listen in when you visit the Storyteller.net Amphitheater at this link now.
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