Legacy Heirs Productions, Inc
Sonny Kelly, PhD
CEO, Teacher/Learner, Actor, Speaker, Storyteller
Workshops & Shows
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SHOWS (Prices vary)
WORKSHOPS
Dynamic Storytelling: Rhythmically Reframing and Reclaiming Relationships
Personal Connections: Building Relationships and Resilience
Personal Connections Through Performance
Workshop Cost:
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$7,000 for 1 – 6 hours ($500 for each additional hour) within 100-mile radius of Fayetteville, North Carolina
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$8,500 for 1 – 6 hours ($500 for each additional hour) outside 100-mile radius
Prices below are negotiable for non-profit and youth-serving organizations
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$2,500 + travel for 60 – 120-minute session
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$4,500 + travel for 2 – 4 hours
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$5,500 + travel for 4 – 6 hours
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ONE-ON-ONE & GROUP SESSIONS
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Publications
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Books & Chapters
The My Life Matters Project: Poetically Reframing & Reclaiming Our Lives! by Sonny Kelly & the MLM Poets (2022) *(Please use the contact form if you are interested in purchasing a copy).
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“All Things Work Together” in Be Encouraged by Black Men (Ed. Jerrica Stovall) (2020)
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Presentations
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
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"The U.S. Colored Soldiers" Athens Chautauqua Society 2023
"Youth Self-Expression Workshop" Athens Chautauqua Society 2023
:Storytelling for Community Building," Junior League of NC Conference 2022
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"Personally Connected Pedagogy," National Institute for Staff and 2021
Organizational Development (NISOD), North Carolina Community College
System (NCCCS); First Generation Symposium, &The Rowan-Cabarrus
Community College Growth, Understanding, Inclusion, Diversity, & Equity
(G.U.I.D.E.) Conference
"Meeting Students Where They Are" (panelist), Carolina Communication 2021
Association
"1770 to 2020: Race, Revolt & Resistance," Carolina K-12 2020
"Storytelling for Resilience," Franklin County Schools, NC 2020
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"Storytelling for Social Impact, Assoc. of Maternal & Child Health Programs 2019
"Autoethnographic Engagements: Surviving with/in Scholarship (panelist), NCA 2019,
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“Addressing Educational Disparity with Digital Technology Distribution,” 2019
National Communication Association Annual (NCA) Annual Convention
“A Critical Race Theory Approach to Interpersonal Communication,” 2019
National Communication Association (NCA) Annual Convention
*Top Student Paper Award
“Autoethnographic Engagements: Surviving with/in Scholarship” (panelist), 2019
National Communication (NCA) Association Annual Convention
“Performatively Unpacking the Race Talk”
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We Are Annual Let’s Talk Racism Conference, Durham, NC 2019
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Black Communities Conference, Durham, NC 2019
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Free Speech Conference: Finding Expression in Contested Public 2019
Spaces, UNC Greensboro
“The Talk”
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National Communication Association (NCA) Annual Convention 2018
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ACCelerate Conference, on behalf of Innovate Carolina, Washington D.C. 2018
“Trauma-Informed Performance-Based Intervention for Marginalized Youth,” 2018
National Communication Association (NCA) Annual Convention
“Aspiring Beyond the Achievement Gap: An Analytic Transformation in 2018
Education,” National Communication Association (NCA) Annual Convention
*Top Paper Award
“Reframing ‘The Talk’: Aesthetics of Resisting Negative Biotropes of Black 2018
Youth,” National Communication Association (NCA) Annual Convention
“Pipelines to Pathways: Empowering Marginalized Youth of Color Through 2018
Embodied Performance,” Black Communities Conference, Durham, NC
INVITED PRESENTATIONS
Institute for Personally Connected Pedagogy, FTCC 2021-2022
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The Power of Words Storytelling Workshop
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Assoc. of Maternal and Child Health Title V Programs, Washington, D.C. 2019
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UNC Chapel Hill Maternal and Child Health Center 2019
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Action Pathways Second Harvest Food Bank Partner Training 2015
The Talk, one-man show written and directed by Sonny Kelly
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Syracuse University 2020
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Fayetteville State University’s Fine Arts Series 2020
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African American Heritage Society, Pensacola, FL 2019
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Carolina Public Humanities, K-12, Chapel Hill, NC 2019
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USA Transactional Analysis Association 50th International 2019
Conference, “Promoting Equality and OKness: Healing the
Divisions in Our World,” Raleigh, NC
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StreetSigns Center for Literature and Performance and Bulldog 2019
Ensemble Theater, Chapel Hill and Durham, NC
“Talking The Talk: A Performance-Centered Approach to Diversity and Inclusion”
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Carolina Public Humanities, K-12 2019
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Kenan Flagler School of Business, UNC Chapel Hill 2019
“From Sidekicks to Superheroes: The Importance of Positive Black 2018
Protagonists in the Development of Self-Concept for Youth of Color,”
NC State University’s African American Cultural Center
“Winning the Dope Game: A Youth Workers’ Guide to Combating the Draw of 2015
Sex, Drugs and Technology Among Teens,” North Carolina Juvenile Services
Agency Conference, Carolina Beach, NC
Team building workshop with the U.S. Military on December 12, 2022.
Find the article on pg. 20 linked here: https://www.dvidshub.net/publication/issues/66532
Ask A Producer with Dr. Sonny Kelly
Round Table Discussion for The Talk Performed by Dr. Sonny Kelly NC State Student Discussion
Financial Wellness Seminar given by Dr. Sonny Kelly
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Hear Dr. Kelly share with Aaron Keck insights on what teachers can do to make a positive difference through (and beyond) the pandemic! Dr. Kelly's part starts at about 06:11 in the audio clip.
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In this radio interview with Lady D. of Athens, Georgia, Dr. Kelly shares in detail about three of his signature performance pieces that he shared for the Athens Chautauqua Society's Festival of Freedom in 2023. (Fast forward to 3:35 to catch the start of the interview).
