Middle & High School | Odds Bodkin

Middle and High School audiences, some of the most challenging, respond strongly to Odds Bodkin’s brand of story performance.

“In a nutshell, he visited in the depths of winter and transformed the school, holding 500 adolescents spellbound for an hour each day.”–Rev. Michael Spencer, Head of Humanities Department, The Taft School

“I assured teachers that one of your gifts was to grab an audience and hold it in the palm of your hand. The entire audience of 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th graders sat spellbound for the three days of the performance.”–Dan Schauben-Fuerst, Curriculum Director

“In eight and a half years at Madeira, I can’t remember any visiting speaker or performance artist who provoked such an enthusiastic response as you.”–Sandra Bernstein, Head of the English Department, The Madeira School

To book a performance contact Mil Bodkin, Program Manager, at: mil.bodkin@gmail.com

MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS

THE ODYSSEY: BELLY OF THE BEAST

A 60-70 minute Assembly Performance of Part I of The Odyssey.

THE ODYSSEY: AN EPIC TELLING (appx. 4 hours) performed over 3 days

(two 45-minute performances each day) in a residency visit with mythology workshops.

To book a performance contact Mil Bodkin, Program Manager, at: mil.bodkin@gmail.com

PROGRAMS

THE ILIAD: BOOK I (high school, university and adult)

A 60 minute Assembly Performance of Book I of Homer’s The Iliad in storytelling fashion. View quick highlights of an Iliad performance here:

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YOUNG HERCULES: THE LEGENDARY BULLY

Odds Bodkin’s Myth of Hercules performed in a 50-minute version with a 10-minute Q&A followup.

RUGGED TALES OF COMPASSION

Yudisthira at Kailasa’s Gate: A Hindu Tale from The Mahabharata

The Boys and the Frogs: An Aesop’s Fable

1 hour including Q&A followup.

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