THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Thursday, December 1, 1994 TAG: 9411300125
SECTION: SUFFOLK SUN PAGE: 10 EDITION: FINAL
SOURCE: BY FRANK ROBERTS, STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: SUFFOLK LENGTH: Short : 42 lines
LYNN RUEHLMANN, WHO told stories to more than 10,000 schoolchildren last year, will be performing for the youngsters again Dec. 17, at the Suffolk Museum.
Her vehicle this time will be ``On Holiday Around the World.''
Since this is the season, subjects will include Christmas and Hanukkah folklore, and religious and secular tales.
During her storytelling, Ruehlmann will try to stimulate young imaginations and attempt to focus attention with a variety of techniques, such as paper cutting and folding.
Listeners are further involved by participating in songs and story refrains.
Ruehlmann is an old hand at storytelling. Add to that many years of experience in dramas, comedies and musicals with performances in more than 60 plays, including appearances in every professional Hampton Roads theater.
A Norfolk resident, she won the 1991 Port Folio Award for Best Actress in a comedy.
Last year Ruehlmann's stages, in additon to classrooms, have been auditoriums, churches, radio stations and libraries.
She also teaches the art of storytelling to children and teachers. MEMO: ``On Holiday Around the World,'' a free performance by storyteller Lynn
Ruehlmann, will be presented at 11 a.m., Dec. 17, at the Suffolk Museum.
For information, call 925-6311. The performance is sponsored by Suffolk
Museum and Suffolk Art League, funded by the Suffolk Fine Arts
Commission. ILLUSTRATION: Photo
Storyteller Lynn Ruehlmann will be at the Suffolk Museum on Dec.
17.
by CNB