Ebbie, Mariposa didn't have enough money to pay for storytellers so a local storyteller talked to the organizers of the Folk Play area. She got a schedule organized with about 6 of us doing stints telling stories in a secluded place as part of Folk Play. We didn't get paid but we all got free passes to the festival for it. Having got that far we also then ended up with three spots on he Folk Play stage for story telling. You might want to start small and see where you get.