Our Storytellers: We take pride in being inclusive of all genders and identities being their most unique selves, as there are no specific rules to doing drag. Our storytellers are committed to doing your event as the best representation of themselves, and can range from creatures, kings, things, and queens!

 

Rates: The rates listed include one drag storyteller for one Drag Artists for Expression NYC session. We bring our own books selected from our list of age-appropriate picture books. If you would like us to read a specific book, please send us a PDF of the book at least two weeks in advance so we can determine whether it’s a good fit, and please provide a physical copy of the book on the day. There are additional fees for any theme requests, costume requests, additional drag storytellers, multiple reading sessions, or audiences that exceed the maximum numbers listed.

 

Deposits and cancellations: If you cancel within 72 hours of an event you will be responsible for the full cost of programming.

 

Please note: Due to the high volume of booking, if making changes to your event, we require at least three weeks notice to change scheduling once booked.

 

Promotion: DAE NYC brings drag performers to children and communities, but does not specialize in bringing families to venues. We list all DSH programs that are open to the public on our events calendar, but we can’t guarantee any promotion beyond that.

 

Bathrooms for the public: If you are hosting an event that is open to the public, we ask that you provide at least one clearly labeled gender neutral public bathroom so that everyone feels safe attending our events.

 

Schools: Please make sure you have the full support of your school’s administration before confirming your booking with us. Some schools end up canceling events if conflict arises over the nature of our programming. While DAE NYC offers its programming free of charge to public schools, the organization still pays the drag artist and event facilitator for each program, and when an event is canceled, we pay the drag artist a cancellation fee. Additionally, other schools miss out on the opportunity to book a free program, since we offer a limited number of free programs. If you need help explaining the value of DAE programs to your school’s administration or parents, we have resources available for that! Please email sanina@daenyc.org and ask for our FAQ for Schools.

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Time Sensitivity: Please note that our agreed upon storytime is the time DAE NYC has made available to be onsite with you. A late start will unfortunately result in a shorter program, so our storytellers can make it to their next booking in a timely fashion. 

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Sensory Storytime: Sensory learners are welcome at all our storytime events. DAE NYC also has sensory kits available for use at our storytime events, upon request.