Lompoc Theatre Project will offer a free, six-week storytelling and poetry workshop for adults ages 18 and over, led by artists and community advocates Tayllor and Ademola Oyewole-Davis.
The workshop, titled Telling Our Stories: A Storytelling and Poetry Workshop, consists of six 90-minute sessions taking place on select Sunday afternoons beginning Sept. 28.
The location will be given to participants once confirmed for the program.
Participants will learn techniques for writing and performance; connect with multicultural mentors; discover their unique voice; and build confidence through creative expression.
Once their stories are completed, each participant will be invited to present their work, or have a professional actor read on their behalf at a community performance, Sunday, Nov. 9.
The idea for this workshop was brought to Lompoc Theatre Project by Robert Morey, board member and Cabrillo High School teacher. Morey has a passion for sharing arts and culture with adults, especially seniors, in the Lompoc Valley.
“As an educator, I see first-hand how youth benefit from creative programs offered in and out of the classroom,” he said. “For adults, these types of opportunities can be harder to find; but are no less important to engaging our creative minds at every life stage.”
Thanks to grants received by Santa Barbara County Office of Arts & Culture and Collaborative Communities Creating Change (C4), Lompoc Theatre Project can offer the workshop free to all participants.
Direct registration inquiries and event questions to lompocstories@lompoctheatre.org. Event details and online registration can be found at lompoctheatre.org/tellingourstories.
“We look forward to welcoming adults of all ages and backgrounds to join in this inaugural workshop,” said Morey. “Sharing pivotal moments from their personal histories and capturing snapshots of life as it is and was for residents in the Lompoc Valley, for future generations to enjoy.”
Tayllor Oyewole-Davis is an internationally recognized poet, educator, and social impact strategist committed to arts, equity, and community transformation.
She is the founder of Sisterhood (verb), Inc., where she develops cultural content and strategic programming for marginalized communities. Her expertise spans curriculum design, public speaking, and community-centered consulting. Tayllor has led arts-integrated education with an emphasis on social-emotional growth.
Ademola Oyewole-Davis is a Brooklyn-born artist, educator and activist whose work spans music, poetry, and social change.
Performing since age eight, he has performed nationally as a poet and public speaker. He is currently working on a second album with his father, “Abiodun Oyewole of The Last Poets,” alongside his debut solo project, “Lib(er)ation.”
With seven years of teaching experience, including at Urban Word NYC, Ademola Oyewole-Davis cultivates conscious, creative learning spaces rooted in justice.