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"It made sense that the Moth was coopted," [Jen Dole] says. "But it's never going to be in danger of being overrun by famous people here."
Extempo, run as a competition, works like this: Each participant has five minutes in which to tell a story on any topic. Dole prefers not to hem performers in with prompts - themes can feel "exclusionary," she says. A jury of authence members decides which story is the best. Points are deducted if the storyteller exceeds the allotted time. There are no "prizes," but recordings of the top three stories are published on the event's website."There's something lacking now," [Brooke Dooley] says. "You need to feel like you're part of a herd. That's why storytelling is comforting."See the full content of this document
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When Tom Boone took the stage at the Vermont College of Fine Arts Saturday night, it wasn't to sing, dance or play music. Boone, a recent University of Vermont grad, stood behind a lectern and a microphone, bathed in stage lights, and told a true story. And the 300-odd people in the authence listened.
Boone, a slim, soft-spoken 23-year-old, recounted the time he went to visit his sister in Veni...See the full content of this document
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