Warren Brown

Description

Mark Twain Avatar - Warren Brown
Warren Brown has been portraying Samuel Langhorne Clemens, America's greatest storyteller, in Catch The Twain across the country. He was a four-year, member of the Illinois Humanities Council, Road Scholars Speakers Bureau and is a recipient of the Studs Terkel Humanities Service Award. Catch The Twain is an uproariously authentic characterization of Clemens' (a.k.a. Mark Twain) stories and lecture series, guaranteed to entertain audiences. The core program includes general information about the author's life, family, and travels. Most commonly used stories include: The Golden Arm, Presence of Mind, Travels at Home and Abroad, The Cat Story, Putnam's Book Store, The Interviewer, Running for President, Bad Habits, Maxims, and concluding remarks. The program promotes an appreciation for humanity, education, and literacy in a way that is humorous, inspirational, and historically amusing, appealing to people ages 4-104. A first-person Chautauqua-style audience question and answer session makes this show unique. Answers to the 'meaning of life' are addressed.

Work Sample

Mark Twain and Nikola Tesla's "Electric Chair" runtime 2:12, Feb. 26,2011, Twain talks about his friendship with scientist Nikola Tesla, engaging audiences of all ages with storytelling, humor, history, and interesting facts.

The selected sample was intended for family viewing. Each program includes core story selections which are complemented by humorous antidotal stories intended to inform, educate, entertain, and create a desire to learn more about the author and encourage individual and family reading.

History

1200+ performances since September 1996, including: Nebraska Humanities Council Chautauqua Troupe Moderator as Mark Twain for "Free Land? 1862 and the Shaping of Modern America," 2012 through 2015; Northern Mariana Islands; Mark Twain Birthplace Historic Site; National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum; Prairieland Chautauqua; Owens Theatre in Branson.

Artistic Vision

This nationally recognized theatrical storytelling program promotes an appreciation for humanity, education, and literacy. An uproariously authentic characterization of Mark Twain's stories and lecture series with a first-person, Chautauqua-style audience question and answer session included. This program, "bridges the lessons of history with the demands of contemporary living" in the spirit of America's greatest humorist.

Programs for Specific Audience(s) Expertise

In 24-years, I've produced and modified the stories to present this show for: children ages 4 and 5, families of all ages, school grades K-12, college honors programs, senior facilities, libraries, churches, clubs, professional organizations, and worked as the Humanities Nebraska Chautauqua Troupe Moderator from 2012 through 2015. I've presented workshops for grade school students to become authors in 30-minutes using concrete poetry, and given master classes on the life and writings of Mark Twain. Was an adult literacy tutor for 18-months. Created a 2-page system for teaching ESL classes which can be used in any language. Have worked with special needs population for 40+ years as a parent and advocate.