In this program, Michael presents folktales from around the world: Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. You can pick the place, and he'll share the tale! The program will illustrate the uniqueness of different cultures, and intriguing similarities between them as well. The stories evoke laughter and develop cultural awareness and pride.

Multicultural folktales and original stories, which deal with the consequences and morals learned from making good and bad choices. This program is great for those interested in performances related to positive character development.

Inspire children with folktales and original stories that teach them about compassion for themselves and others; a perfect and powerful show which addresses the topic of bullies and bullying.

Encourage students to read through this captivating program where Michael explores the joy of searching for good books and discovering the wonderful worlds of entertainment, education and imagination that they provide.

It’s December, you want to honor the holidays and the coming vacation break, but you want to respect the holidays of different cultures and you don’t want a show that is too “religious.” The Holidays Through Story is a wonderful choice. In this new show, Michael features stories that celebrate not just the wide variety of holidays during the month of December, but focuses on stories that emphasize the over-arching themes of these celebrations; generosity, patience, warm-heartedness and love.

Mchael tells the classic Italian folktale of Pinocchio, written in the late 1880's by Carlo Collodi. This beautiful story touches on such beautiful themes as: patience, keeping good company, loyalty, honesty, wise speech, gratitude, common sense, good decision making, courage, adventure, self -effort, sacrifice and generosity. Not to mention it encourages reading!

This piece was commissioned by the Santa Barbara Bowl.

Students will be entertained by the amazing variety of storytelling styles which make up the American Patchwork including: tall tales, folktales and native myths. They'll laugh at the rollicking adventures of Pecos Bill from the West, soar with the Boy Who Fed Eagles from the native tribes of Alaska, giggle and gasp at the Talking Eggs from the Black American storytelling tradition of the South and chuckle at the misadventures of Lazy Jack from the rich Jack Tales tradition of the Appalachian Mountains.

This assembly features multicultural folktales, original stories, myths, and personal tales, retold in a highly animated and energetic style that encourages students to broaden their perspectives about what makes up a story, and energizes children to read!

Age appropriate ghost stories and scary tales from around the world. Lower grades will giggle over giants and willy nilly men, while the upper grades will get chicken skin and goose bumps from the jump tales an eerie stories they crave.

This assembly features a lively telling of folktales and original stories from the rich and hilarious Jewish storytelling tradition. Through the stories, students will be given a general introduction to the history and customs of Jewish culture.

Because of Michael's extensive research of stories, his repertoire is so vast he can find the right story for almost any event. If you don't see a theme which interests you below, please contact Michael and he can try to create a show for you.

What Michael is best at, finding the right stories for the moment.