About: K. Sean Buvala
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Sean Buvala
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Sean describes the collection of stories in his head as “life and legend” representing the mix of stories from his experiences, myth and legend from many cultures, sacred stories and observations of shared life events. As a storyteller, Sean primarily works with teens and adults and schools and libraries use him all the time for younger children. He describes his style as somewhere between “in your life and in your face” depending on the needs of the group he’s telling to/with at any given gathering. Sean recognizes the ability of story to change the lives of the listeners, as he see stories change his own life as a teller. Sean has been presenting and storytelling “on the road” since 1985. He’s traveled to perform and present workshops in dozens of states and to hundreds of organizations in those states. His audiences have ranged from just few people gathered in a living room to several thousand teens and adults. Both national organizations and local groups have experienced Sean as a teller and workshop leader. Sean’s experience also involves training and design for the telecommunication and hospitality industry. He’s done customer service instruction/team development for companies ranging from government, to faith based organizations to major corporations. Sean is an author and recording artist. He’s had a number of magazine articles published and is the Executive Director and Founder of storyteller.net. He’s produced several CD’s of storytelling and theater with many more on the way, including a Volume II of stories intended for teenage guys. Sean’s CD, stage, storytelling and theater presentations have included such productions as “Burn,” “One Fool Experience,” “Seven Raven: Unvarnished Tales from the Brothers Grimm,” ” “Voices from the Noise,” and “Calling Out a Rising Sun: Stories for Teenage Guys.” There have also been many hundreds of presentations custom designed for the sponsors who’ve used Sean in the past. Most important of all- Sean is the father of four daughters and husband of one wife. He lives in the Phoenix, Arizona area. His wife says that he is a great cook. You can see more about K. Sean Buvala at Seantells.com
