CONCERTS
Travel Tips: Planning that long awaited trip? Hear about adventures in paradise; learn the details of the great international towel incident; travel behind the speckled door. Chris Kastle will be your guide for personal stories and songs of of mystery, joy and discovery.
A Passel of Pirates: Set sail on a tall ship for a pirate adventure across the seven seas limited only by the boundaries of your imagination as guided by maritime lore, language, songs, and stories. Go in search of treasure, hear the cannons roar and meet bold buccaneers of days gone by.
Full Moon on Halloween: Find out what's at the foot of the bed,;travel the road taken; listen to the call of the wind. Scary songs and stories to chill and thrill in the dark of night or the light of day. Join Chris Kastle ,award winning songwriter, storyteller, and author of From the Icy Fingers of the Deep.
That Time of Year: Seasonal songs and stories for winter and the holidays including “A Turkey Story,” “Winter,” “Another Gift of the Magi,” “A Very Bad Boy” and “All Alone on Christmas Eve.”
Love and Other Things: First love, lost love, last love. greatest love – experience the excitement, joy, laughter and occasional regrets. Enjoy heartwarming, hopeful and humorous songs, stories and poetry.
Pub Days: Hear the piper in the pub, go behind the speckled door, meet the electronic leprechaun. Drink up the Celtic ambience, remember your first pint, your first game of darts (on a real board) and feel the pure joy of singing along to your old favorites. Join Chris Kastle award winning songsmith, storyteller and poet—and one-time singer in Irish pubs as she shares amusing, unusual and poignant personal stories and songs of her “Pub Days.”
Mermaids, Myths and Miracles: Explore the amazing world of mythical creatures around the world and right here in Florida through songs, stories and poetry.
Growing Pains: However did you survive the slings and arrows of outrageous childhood? Or manage to live through the horror and humor of that first date? Or experience both the tears and joy of reconciliation? Or find peace in that last and final conversation? Personal stories and original songs. We all suffer growing pains -–the stuff of life!
Totally Original: Enjoy songs and/or stories written and performed by Chris Kastle.
WRITING AND PERFORMANCE WORKSHOPS
Tell Your Story! Hear an example of a personal story followed by a short discussion on choosing a topic. Learn the basics of assembling and organizing your story. Get tips for telling. Improvise a short personal story (3 minutes or less) and share it with the group. 90 Minute Workshop; limited to 12 participants.
Off The Top of Your Head! Learn techniques to overcome writer's block, improvise, build confidence and improve performance and communication skills. Write, arrange, rehearse and perform a short song or poem. 90 Minute Workshop; limited to 12 participants.
Chris Kastle is a seasoned, critically acclaimed, award-winning, nationally and internationally touring performer who enjoys working with all types of audiences in all kinds of venues. Her extensive repertoire gives her the ability to work within a broad range of festival formats in concert sets and workshops.
