Common Booking Questions

What does this program involve? How long is it?

What are the technical staging requirements? What are appropriate audiences?

Where has this program been presented?

How much will it cost?

When is Doug Lipman available to perform?

COMMON QUESTIONS

What does this program involve? How long is it?

The Soul of Hope by Doug Lipman:

• is a two-hour-plus, one-person storytelling show
• incorporates flute and guitar*
• is in two acts
  1. Act I is 70 minutes in length
  2. Act II is 50 minutes long.
• includes a 10-minute or longer intermission. You can serve refreshments, if you desire.

*If the religious observance of your organization prohibits the use of musical instruments on the date of the performance, they can easily be omitted.

COMMON QUESTIONS

What are the technical staging requirements?

• Requires only a stool or chair and a glass of water!
• It helps if you can provide a small table for the glass of water and Doug's flute (and, when Doug is not able to drive to you, for Doug's set of five small candles).
• Doug will bring (to place on-stage):
  • a candleabra, which he lights in the course of the performance
  • a guitar-stand
• Call to discuss sound system requirements, if any. (Doug has his own system or will plug into yours.)

COMMON QUESTIONS

What are appropriate audiences?

The Soul of Hope is most appropriate for teen and adult audiences. A Jewish background is not necessary to understand and enjoy the story.

COMMON QUESTIONS

Where has The Soul of Hope been presented?

Doug has performed this show in a variety of venues, from theatres and conferences to private homes, from churches and synagogues to libraries - even in a restaurant (after-hours)!

Since the fall of 1995, Doug has performed The Soul of Hope over fifty times. He has brought it from coast to coast and as far afield as New Zealand and Belgium.

• Birmingham, AL
• Juneau, Alaska
• Phoenix (AZ) Museum of History
• Pasadena, California; Riverside, CA; Los Angeles, CA; Santa Cruz, CA
• American University (Washington, DC).
• Atlanta, Georgia
• National Havurah Conference, Hofstra University (Long Island, NY)
• Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois); Skokie, IL
• Baltimore, Maryland; Pikesville, MD
• Kansas City, Missouri
• Greensboro, North Carolina.
• Albany, New York; Albion, NY; Clinton, NY; Rochester, NY; New York, NY, Schenectady, NY
• Ashland, OR; Portland, OR
• Cleveland, Ohio
• Eastern Tennessee State University (Johnson City, Tennessee); Bristol, TN
• Richmond, Virginia. Center for Creative Leadership (conference, Renton, VA)
• Texas Conference on Storytelling (Abilene, TX)
• Missouri River Storytelling Festival (St. Charles, MO)
• Sequim, WA
• Masonic Lodge (Malden, Massachusetts). A Page About Freemasonry
• Brandeis University (Waltham, Massachusetts); Williams College (Williamstown, MA), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA); Hebrew College (Brookline, MA)
• Passim Coffee House (Cambridge, MA); Stories Across the Arts (Acton, MA); Storytellers in Concert (Cambridge, MA); The Brookline (MA) Deli; Friends Meeting House (Worcester, MA)
• Brussels, Belgium
• Aukland, New Zealand; Hamilton, NZ; Masterton, NZ; Rotorua, NZ; Wellington, NZ.

Upcoming Performances

COMMON QUESTIONS

How much will it cost?

For performances within a two-hour drive of Boston, $400-600, depending on audience size, location, and date of performance.

For performances requiring an overnight stay:

• $600/day (total time away from home)
• plus travel and accommodations.

COMMON QUESTIONS

When is Doug Lipman available to perform?

A full-time, professional performer and storytelling coach, Doug is available for weekday, evening, and weekend performances and workshops.

While Doug travels extensively, he has selected dates available in every month.

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Doug Lipman
Phone: (918) 712-7336
Toll free: (888) 446-4738
Fax: (206) 202-7719
P.O. Box 521165, Tulsa, OK 74152 U.S.A.
soul@storydynamics.com
http://www.soulofhope.com

This page was last updated on October 12, 2004
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