Mich Minor (Paperback)

Jon F. Vickers-Jones is the author of three plays for children. His book of short stories is called My Sock the Gypsy. He has also published two books of poetry. 81/2 ion Winter is a book of short stories that are about the magical life of a little girl aged 81/2 who has adventures in her imaginary thinking. Also included are small plays for children and other short stories.

Jon Vickers-Jones is a professional storyteller, scenic designer, director, and creativity instructor from Britain. He has acted and directed in community theater and summer stock, told stories and held workshops in schools, clubs, organizations, and festivals in the Mid-Atlantic states and in southern England. Vickers-Jones has directed several plays, most recently The Cemetery Club by Ivan Menchel and the musical Ruthless by Marvin Laird, for The Tyrone Community Players; The Magic Cupcake by Jon Vickers-Jones and Dinner at Castle Dread by Jon Vickers-Jones and Richard Nathan for the State College Community Theater; Separate Tables by Terence Rattigan and On Approval by Frederick Lonsdale in the United Kingdom, and was assistant director and scenic designer for Born Yesterday by Garson Kanin, at the Capitol Theater in Chambersburg. Vickers-Jones created the drama department at the Cumberland Valley School of Music in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania and was the primary teacher for the first three years of the program. He has written and directed children's plays and assisted students in learning acting techniques, making costumes, and designing and building stage sets for plays. Vickers-Jones has told stories for the Chambersburg Arts Festival, Arts Express, and the Chambersburg Area Council for the Arts. He was the summer camp director at the Totem Pole Playhouse Theatre, for 35 children every two weeks. He was camp director, set designer and costumer for the Caledonia Theater Company's summer camps. Vickers-Jones has performed with the Chambersburg String Quartet and The Russian Ballet Company in Warren, Pa. He was a guest storyteller at the St. Neots Folk Festival in Cambridgeshire, England. He recently designed a new theater venue for the TCP in Tyrone, Pa. Jon has written two plays for children; Queen Moya and the Magic Cupcake and Dinner at Castle Dread. He has also written a book of short stories; My Sock the Gypsy and published a book of his poetry; Collected Poems of Jon Vickers-Jones Jon may be contacted through his website at WWW.Talesfromthecastle.org