Tending the Plot: A Storytelling Workshop with Stellar Story Company

Our species tells stories to make meaning of the world, to create and nurture bonds, and to shape our engagement with the natural world.

At a time when the crises we face are myriad and the structures we once thought stable are crumbling: storytelling is a time-tested medicine.

It’s about more than the storyteller, the story, the listening, or the delivery – but somehow all of the above, and the magic in between.

It is precisely in these moments of rupture that we must summon the courage to tell our stories and to strengthen solidarity by receiving the stories of others.

If you attended Convocation 2025, then you’re already familiar with the incisive wisdom of Cheryl Hamilton, executive director of Stellar Story Company. After, Cheryl extended the opportunity for all of us to learn more stellar storytelling.

We explored how storytelling can lead to meaningful change in your life and your community.

  • Learning storytelling essentials, or building upon your skills
  • Expanding our personal story library
  • Connecting with other story-minded people of The BTS Center community

Meet Our Facilitator

Cheryl Hamilton is the Executive Director of Stellar Story Company, which helps people and institutions develop extraordinary stories and unforgettable events for meaningful change. Before founding Stellar, Cheryl worked for two decades directing programs for nonprofit organizations. She has coached over 1,500 people from 80 countries to tell meaningful stories, including as the former director of coaching for the award-winning media program Stories from the Stage featured on PBS. She is also the creator of Suitcase Stories, a series at the International Institute of New England that honors stories of refugee and immigrant life.

Meet Our Partner

Stellar Story Company helps people and institutions deliver extraordinary stories and unforgettable events that lead to meaningful change. Stellar’s storytelling instructors and coaches combine their expertise in strategic communications, nonprofit and business management, and artistic storytelling to lead dynamic training and coaching programs and custom events. Leveraging extensive experience working with people from diverse backgrounds and identities, Stellar specializes in identifying and amplifying underrepresented or marginalized voices.