Basics:
- All shows are just under 2 hours, including two 40-45 minute acts and a 10 minute intermission
- Shows include live musical accompaniment and a lively slideshow (stills, embedded video, and some audio)
We provide:
- 2-3 Readers, 1 Host, 1 Musician, 1 Projectionist/Stage Manager
We require:
- Video projection, music stands, microphones, stools, chairs, lighting
Episodes
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ALL OUR BEST—perseverance in times of struggle
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LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME—letters of loving, longing and leaving
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THE ROAD TO FAME—letters about fame from the famous
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DEAR DAD—letters to and from famous fathers*
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FROM THE FRONT—letters of service and sacrifice
See descriptions on the Shows page. New shows/themes will be added regularly and may be available by request. Workshops/residencies also available by request.
*This show is being updated to include additional parent-guardian-child relationships.
Booking
- Letters Aloud is pleased to be represented by Robin Klinger Entertainment. Please visit Contact – Robin Klinger Entertainment for booking inquiries.
Promotion & Marketing
- Letters Aloud will publicize your show via our newsletter, Facebook page and/or website
- Paul Morgan Stetler, creator and host, will be available for press interviews
- Letters Aloud will provide materials including images for ads and posters, quotes, and press releases as needed
Sample marketing kit and EPK:
- Letters Aloud – Sample Marketing Kit (LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME 2020)
- Letters Aloud – Electronic Press Kit
Advance press clippings:
- HeraldNet – ALL OUR BEST
- Anchorage Press – FAME
- Fairbanks Daily – FAME
- FAME KMXT article
- HeraldNet – FROM THE FRONT
- The Stranger – WITH OR WITHOUT YOU (now titled LOVE ME OR LEAVE ME)
- City Arts – Story Time for Adults
Performance history
Letters Aloud Show History & Performance Calendar
Outreach
Several options, including:
- Full version of show
- Shortened version of show
- 35-minute school assembly program designed for 5th-12th grades
- Participatory school program for drama, literature, or debate classes (students perform parts of the show for each other)
- Post-show talk back
- Letter-writing exercises or full workshop tailored to your outreach demographic
One example of an outreach offering in detail is here:
Letters Aloud Outreach Program: Write a Letter to Your 16-year-old Self