Mo Reynolds
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Sharing Stories for 10 + years
Location: Mapleton, Ut
Chapter: Timp Tellers
Phone: (910)585-3330
Email: missmostoryteller@gmail.com
Website: https://www.moreynolds.com/
Types of Stories: Folk Tales, Fairy Tales, Braided Tales (Folk/Fairy Tales woven with personal narratives), Reimagined
myths and legends
Books Written: That Makes Sense, Finding Grace in Your Stories
Mo Reynolds tells stories to spark imagination and encourage conversation. After a strong showing on the Exchange Place stage at the National Festival in 2022, Mo has performed twice at the National Festival and connected with audiences at many other festivals around the country. Mo’s engaging style and unique approach to braiding folk tales with personal narratives create reflection, laughter, and insight. You can also find her on YouTube and podcasts as “Miss Mo Storyteller,” where she travels the world through stories with a new tale every week and a new country every month. Mo’s vision is to make stories a more regular part of every classroom and living room in the country.
“Mo is hilarious–even out of character–and her story took an ancient piece of literature and made it shiny and hysterical. I think Mo might be my new favorite storyteller.” —Lisa Mitchison, NUVO Cultural Foundation
Featured storyteller at festivals around the country:
● National Storytelling Festival
● Timpanogos Storytelling Festival
● Ojai Storytelling Festival
● Kansas Storytelling Festival
● Florida Storytelling Festival
● Women’s Storytelling Festival
● Tejas Storytelling Festival
● More Tales Storytelling Festival
● Paris Storytelling Festival
● Sandbar Storytelling Festival
● Weber State Storytelling Festival
● Old North State Storytelling Festival
● Amelia Island Storytelling Festival
Mo is not just a nationally touring storyteller; she is also an educator. She has worked as a K-8 librarian, high school Spanish teacher, and college professor. She can craft engaging schoolwide assemblies and productive individual classroom workshops. She also offers individual coaching to storytellers looking to take their performance to the next level.
“Monarch: A Metamorphic Tale” is a piece Mo created that weaves together stories from her family’s adventures living
in Mexico with an Aztec legend and the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly. Using shadow puppets and drumming, Mo
carries the audience through an adventure that communicates the transformative power of love and the beauty of each
soul’s potential. Link to video: https://youtu.be/W2mOduCQHvE
The Storytelling Teacher: How to Use Storytelling in Your Classroom
What: A 90-minute interactive workshop that will give you tools to use storytelling to teach ELA, Science, Math, History, and Foreign Language. You will leave with clear ideas on how stories can help you both deliver content AND build a stronger classroom community.
Storytelling is a Circle: How to Listen to an Audience
This workshop teaches how to build a relationship with the audience and pay attention to what they are saying with their body as you perform. We will discuss the value of mindfulness, the process of finding and trusting your voice, and you will leave with tools to help you be a more confident and present storyteller.
Braided Tales: Weaving Your Personal Narratives with Folk and Fairy Stories
Mo has built a reputation as a story weaver, braiding together folk and fairy tales with personal narratives in a powerful and original way. It is an approach she loves and wants to help others experiment in a new way! In this workshop she will guide participants through the creative process from brainstorming to outlining. You will leave with a new idea in your pocket and some tools to get it to the next step.
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“Wow. My idea of storytelling has completely changed in coming here today.”
-Participant in Mo’s workshop
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