"I want to tell stories. Whats the problem. you are protecting a class of uppidy folk pros. Is that it.?"

Like it or not, storytelling for a crowd is a performance art. Time is limited, and the venue you wanted was theme-oriented. If you consider yourself a professional, an audition certainly is no insult. If you need practice, most storytellers begin at libraries and churches. Feel free to volunteer your time and polish your act.

If by "uppidy folk pros" you are referring to the tiny community of professional storytellers, you can't have met any of them. 60 people certainly don't constitute a class.