Shared Stories
The Shared Stories reader’s theater series engages audiences with timely topics through the voices of the past.
Each script was created using excerpts from historical letters, diaries, reports, documents, and newspaper articles. Discussion questions are included to lead your group in conversation following the script reading.
The stories are written as reader’s theater scripts intended for use by libraries, museums, art centers, senior centers, and high school or college classrooms. Shared Stories scripts are available for free download. Historians have reviewed all scripts.
Shared Stories of the Kansas Land
Shared Stories of the Kansas Land reader’s theater scripts bring to life the voices of the people who lived through events that altered the land and environment.
Create a Shared Stories of the Kansas Land event in your community
Here’s everything you need:
- Review How to Host a Shared Stories Event
- Choose a Shared Stories of the Kansas Land topic
- Create a press release (download template)
- Download the HK Logo
- Report back and let us know how it went (download evaluation). Email it to abigail@humanitieskansas.org.
Support for Shared Stories of the Kansas Land has been provided by the Topeka Community Foundation and the Elizabeth Schultz Environmental Fund of the Douglas County Community Foundation.
Shared Stories of the Civil War
The Shared Stories of the Civil War project features stories created from historical letters, diaries, newspaper articles, and other materials. These voices from history provide insight into how 19th century Americans living in Kansas and Missouri struggled to define the meaning of freedom during the Bleeding Kansas and Civil War years.
Created a Shared Stories event in your community.
Here’s everything you need:
- Review How to Host a Shared Stories Event
- Choose a Shared Stories topic.
- Create a press release (download template)
- Download the Humanities Kansas logo
- Report back and let us know how it went (download evaluation). Send completed evaluation to abigail@humanitieskansas.org.
The Shared Stories of the Civil War project is a partnership between Freedom’s Frontier National Heritage Area and Humanities Kansas.
