Mary Jo Maichack

Performing Group

Fun. Laughter. Wonder. Play. Excellence. www.singingstories.info (not .com) Mary Jo Maichack brings it all together for audiences of all sizes and ages. Specialties: Adults: cabaret show of Great American Songbook selections with pro keyboard players. Fabulous Folktales for Adults & Seniors. Family and children's programs combining audience participation in diverse world folktales, singing, guitar, audience dance and dress-up drama. Lost count at 4,000 shows, workshops and residencies over decades of full-time pro work--this guarantees that your audience will love her programs! Infused with warmth and polished style, this is a performer who can read your audience and respond with a vast repertoire. Has performed on PBS live, National Storytelling Network, Mark Twain Festival, theatres, schools, libraries, retirement centers from San Francisco to Austria, Italy, London, Paris & Prague. School residencies fuse the play of the performing arts with literacy for a PLAYFUL method of teaching and learning. 

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Primary Discipline

Theater - Solo / One-Person Show

Additional Disciplines

Literary Arts - Spoken Word
Music - Children's
Music - Folk
Music - Solo / Recital
Music - Traditional
Theater - Children's
Theater - Musical
Theater - Puppet
Theater - Storytelling
Theater - Variety / Vaudeville
Visual/Crafts - Assemblage
Visual/Crafts - Paper
Multi-Disciplinary

Activities

Cultural Education
Curriculum Development
Residency - In School
Workshops / Demonstrations / Master Class
Professional Development / Training

Awards

  • Nat'l Parenting Publications Assoc. (NAPPA) Gold Award for CD
  • NAPPA Honors Award for CD of original historical fiction, "Missing the Muffin Man"

Education

  • B.A. cum laude, Middlebury College, English Literature

Professional Associations

  • Connecticut Storytelling Center
  • Hartford Performs
  • Former Northeast Regional Director, Nat'l Storytelling Network
  • Former Massachusetts Liaison to National Storytelling Network

Additional Information

  • Year founded: 1998
  • Is a Teaching Artist
  • Is a Touring Artist
  • Geographic Reach: Nationally, Surrounding States/Region, Internationally