"One of the unsung gems of the Santa Barbara
performing arts scene. . . . [They are] carefully
executed theatrical presentations. Director
delaPena not only casts the stories, but also
rehearses the actors to achieve the seemingly
effortless polished delivery of complex prose."
--Santa Barbara News-Press
"In the beginning there was the word, long before
film and TV made images dormant. Harking back to
the time when each word and its expression
counted vitally in human communication, Speaking
of Stories brings to life works by fine writers,
delivered by skilled actors."
--Ventura County Star
Speaking of Stories has become, indelibly, part of Santa
Barbara’s cultural lexicon; its "Theater of the Mind" is a refreshing
and much-needed dose of oral-storytelling in a mostly digital age...
I don’t remember being so captiated, even as a child, by
stories read aloud. Good dreamtime fare to nourish the internal world.
-- Korina R. Jochim, The Independent
"The best theater [presentation] in town!"
--Jennifer Quinlan, KMGQ 106.3
(Jennifer and the Kat)
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