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  1. Katie Adams

    I am a professional puppeteer and storyteller from Tampa, Florida. In 2000 I started my own company, Make Believe Theater, dedicated to inspiring a love of stories, reading, theater and visual arts, w...


  2. Christopher Agostino

    Christopher Agostino's StoryFaces—Tales of Transformation and Wonder. Christopher's career as a visual artist and performer has led to a very different kind of storytelling show, a unique fusion o...


  3. Charlotte Alston

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  4. Jan Andrews

    A storytelling performance by Jan Andrews leaves listeners spell bound. There is a pause of quiet intensity before the applause. Audience members know they have been touched in heart, soul and mind;...


  5. Roger Armstrong

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  6. Sheila Arnold

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  7. Robin Bady

    Award-winning storyteller Robin Bady has been called, “gutsy, big hearted, and street smart.” Whether performing for adults, children or families, Robin has a warm a warmth and humor that brings...


  8. Craig Anthony Bannister

    Vivid weaver of original, traditional and multicultural tales from the tapestry of the human experience known for his "way cool" and award winning performances. Craig has media credits and has has app...


  9. Maureen Barry

    I am a storyteller and self-published children's author. I retired from teaching after thirty -three years of teaching English and theatre. My love for storytelling evolved over years of teaching the ...


  10. Linda Batlin

    Linda Batlin is a storyteller from Boulder, Colorado. She tells stories filled with wisdom and mirth for all ages in schools, libraries, festivals, museums, senior centers, birthday parties, conferenc...


  11. Sandra Bauchiero

    AUNT HELEN'S CLOSET: A Museum Approach To Education(R) Welcome to the world of Aunt Helen's Closet: a place where artifacts, subject matter and literacy unite in performance and education. Aunt Helen...


  12. Noa Baum

    Noa Baum was born and raised in Jerusalem and focuses on her craft's power to heal across the divides of identity. Her show A Land Twice Promised relives her heartfelt dialogue with a Palestinian woma...


  13. John Beach

    John Beach was born on a small ranch in Southwest Wyoming, he was raised as a young boy on that ranch with his grandparents. As the largest (and least handy) grandchild, John ended up on top of the ha...


  14. Daniel Bishop, the Storyteller

    Enter into a world of Magic, of Adventure, of Mystery, of History, a world of Fantastic lands and Talking animals, a world of Ghost and Monsters, a world of Loss and Love, into a world of Imagination....


  15. Judith Black

    Judith Black is a professional storyteller with a national following. She has most recently created Bittersweet Midnights which ran for 15 performances at the Salem Theatre Company and That Fading Sce...


  16. Sue Black

    STORYTELLER: Creative! Engaging! Fun! Listeners of all ages are captivated by Sue's enthusiastic storytelling. Whether Sue is telling original or traditional tales, don't be surprised if you want to ...


  17. Jean Bolley

    Jean Bolley loves stories and it shows in her performances for audiences of all ages. She has a warm, casual style that draws listeners in and lets the stories work their magic. Jean has a special in...


  18. Simon Brooks

    Simon performs with the intimacy of a one-on-one conversation, while engaging and exciting his listeners. His powerful performances have been seen at hundreds of libraries and schools, and many privat...


  19. Larry Brown

    Dr. Larry G. Brown is an Assistant Professor of Human Geography at the University of Missouri, Columbia, MO. Larry has been a storyteller for approximately 30 years, and co-founder of the Mid-Missou...


  20. Geraldine Buckley

    With her trademark wit, warmth and humor, Geraldine Buckley has been involved in storytelling, performance poetry and conducting creative workshops for over twenty years in the US, Canada, England, Ho...


  21. Ina Buckner-Barnette

    Ina Buckner-Barnette is The Sunshine Storyteller. Ina's upbeat, multicultural stories use music, movement games and humor to get everyone involved. She can tailor her story concerts and story-making w...


  22. Scott Hill Bumgardner

    Scott is a man with many hats and irons in the fire. He is a retired Houston cop, a real estate consultant, a rancher, and a life long story spinner. He got a lot of practice using his imagination...


  23. Mij Byram

    What I love most about storytelling is the connection. It is touching the hearts and imaginations of listeners. It is opening them to adventures and feelings and possibilities. In a story, we can walk...


  24. Kaye Byrnes

    Over fifteen years of storystage experience with audiences of all ages in a wide variety of venues, including festivals, schools, libraries, senior communities and public special events. Standard-base...


  25. Ruth Canonico

    Ruth's programs include: "Tuneful Toddlers" Inter-active rhymes,songs,stories and games for infants and pre-school aged children and their parents, caretakers and teachers. Her "Twice Upon A Time" pro...


  26. Karen Chace

    Karen presents her enthusiastic, interactive programs around the country. She is a workshop leader, story coach, producer, author and is the founder and director of a student storytelling troupe since...


  27. Alaya (Elizabeth) Chadwick

    Alaya is a master teller of fables that transform, heal and renew the spirit. With 30+ years as an alternative therapist, plus two master's degrees (M.S.W.-UConn & M.Div.-Yale) and 57,000+ hours o...


  28. Emily Chasse

    Emily Chasse “Folktales and family stories have been part of my life since I was born!” And Emily has continued telling and teaching others how to tell for the past 20 years and tells tales with...


  29. Linda Teigland Clark

    Hardluck Lin edu-tains young and the “older-than-young” alike with Tales of the California Gold Rush. While the stage may be a classroom, an amphitheater, or a lecture hall, the “telling” is ...


  30. David Claunch

    David is a retired construction project engineer turned storyteller, clown, balloon artist and bubble aficionado. David is living his dream of telling stories and clowning around. He wants to entertai...


  31. Patricia Coffie

    Patricia Coffie was born interested. She tells original stories of love and laughter and sometimes tears. Patricia has been a regular at the Northlands Storytelling Network annual conference for more...


  32. Loralee Cooley

    Out of work in 1977, I investigated what I was enjoyed, what I was good at, and what was legal. Storytelling was the answer. With a BA in piano performance (Eastern IL Uni; 1965), and an MA in Storyt...


  33. Don Creacy

    Buck P. Creacy is a humorist and a storyteller. But that description is inadequate for this funny man. Buck P. uses humor to make life better for his audience. At 14 while shining shoes at the barber ...


  34. Darrin Crow

    Darrin Crow has been telling stories most of his life, though in the early days they were mostly told to his stuffed animals. He really discovered his passion for stories in high school when he became...


  35. Jane Cunningham

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  36. Rosie Cutrer

    Midwest storyteller Rosie Best-Cutrer enchants all age groups with her delightful stories and music. With a degree in theater & 23 years experience as a classroom teacher she knows how to entertai...


  37. Jim Cyr

    Jim Cyr, tells “Heart Tales” – stories of St. Francis/stories of God. Jim is a Certified Biblical Storyteller through the Network of Biblical Storytellers??&trade; Academy for Biblical Story...


  38. Karen Czarnik

    Info on Karen's family, youth and adult programs can be found at www.storyrhythms.com Info on Karen's adult RED Thread Story Slam programs can be found at www.REDthreadstories.org As a storyteller...


  39. Lorna Czarnota

    Lorna uses over twenty years experience in a variety of venues to reach adults, children, and especially at-risk youth. Lorna brings a blend of humor, music, and soft-spoken elegance to her presentati...


  40. Karen De Mauro

    Specializes in myths and participatory storytelling to form connections between universal themes and contemporary personal lives. Karen's interactive presentation work includes corporate executives, B...


  41. Leeny Del Seamonds

    With a face and voice that launched a thousand characters, Leeny Del Seamonds, Master Story Performer?, is a multi award-winning international performer of animated, uplifting and interactive Latino, ...


  42. Lucinda deLorimier

    Lucinda is an expert at creating successes for both children and adults through her storytelling programs; she is a strong proponent of active narrative as a force for positive change for all ages and...


  43. Joanna Demarest

    Joanna Demarest has been telling stories to children and adults for over 20 years. It all started when after reading every book on her daughter's bookshelf, multiple times, she wanted something new s...


  44. Jeff Doyle

    Jeff tells wild, funny and scary tales that will keep you on the edge of your seat! Whether it??&trade;s the story of “The Blue Ape” or the tale of “Pull My Finger Bob,” Jeff captivates ...


  45. Vivian Dubrovin

    Vivian Dubrovin has been writing for children for almost 40 years and has published more than 20 books. She has taught university continuing education classes for teachers on Helping Children Write Sh...


  46. Kate Dudding

    As an award-winning storyteller and author, Kate Dudding enjoys telling many kinds of stories to all ages. A particular interest of hers is bringing history to life -- giving a voice to people from th...


  47. Debbie Dunn

    Debbie Dunn has been a professional storyteller since 1989. Debbie has been telling stories and teaching storytelling around the USA, full-time from 1989 to 1997, part-time from 1998 to 2008, & fu...


  48. Diane Edgecomb

    "A storyteller in the grand tradition, Edgecomb is a virtuoso of the spoken word." Publisher's Weekly- 1995. One of the most versatile voices in the storytelling movement today, Diane has been lauded ...


  49. Linda Ellington

    Dr. Linda Ellington is a college professor, author of higher education books, chapters within international textbooks, and journal articles in leadership. She is the author of the anti-bullying child...


  50. Doug Elliott

    Whether he's singing about catfish, pontificating on possums, extolling the virtues of dandelions, pondering the "nature" in human nature, telling wild snake tales or wailing out a jivey harmonica tun...


  51. Tim Ereneta

    Hear familiar favorites and nearly forgotten stories that deserve new listeners: stories as relevant today as they were when they were first told thousands of years ago. Storyteller Tim Ereneta brings...


  52. Carol Esterreicher

    Although I tell my share of stylized Aesop's fables, folk tales, and rowdy urban legends, other storytellers point out that telling those "Tickled Tales" using word play is my strength and my signatur...


  53. Linda Fang

    Linda Fang grew up in Shanghai, China. In 1980, she came to the United Sates to complete her graduate studies at Georgetown University. She worked for WRC-TV for eight years before dedicating herself ...


  54. Barbara Fankhauser

    I've been telling stories my whole life. Sometimes they sound like jokes. Sometimes they make you cry. Some of them come from around the world and many come from deep inside. The best ones hold a mirr...


  55. Diane Ferlatte

    Diane is known for her humor, depth, & tenderness, as well as the intimate & personal rapport that she has been making with her audiences worldwide for over twenty years. She is truly a master...


  56. James Foote

    Living a distance from our grandchildren, my wife suggested we write some stories about our childhood. After writing a few, I found this to be fun and that growing up in a small town had provided me ...


  57. Heather Forest

    For the past thirty five years, Heather Forest has shared her repertoire of world tales told in a fusion of prose, poetry, original music and the sung and spoken word with audiences of all ages in the...


  58. Kenneth Foster

    Kenneth Foster's stories transport you into a world of discovery and wonder. His background in science and his lifetime experiences... growing up in the New Mexico countryside, Navy Hospital Corpsman,...


  59. Barbara Freeman

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  60. Debbie Weston From

    Debbie Weston From grew up listening to her favorite storytellers - family! Now she shares folktales and homemade stories with audiences of all ages, sprinkling her programs with music and movement. ...


  61. Ken Galipeau

    Ken Galipeau is a collector of stories, songs and poems that touch our hearts and funny bone. The stories and songs in Ken's eclectic repertoire celebrate the wonder, absurdity, pain and joy of life, ...


  62. Harlynne Geisler

    Harlynne Geisler has been a professional freelance storyteller since 1980 and has told and taught storytelling in festivals, conferences, schools, colleges, libraries, churches, temples, community cen...


  63. Jeff Gere

    Born on Halloween, moved to Hawaii from Italy (Mask & Mime theater group). I became Honolulu Drama Specialist ('87). In '89 I created the TALK STORY FESTIval, Hawaii's largest storytelling celebra...


  64. Jackson Gillman

    Jackson's background in mime, dance and sign language is apparent in much of his work. He has been featured at festivals across the country, including the National (2013 will be 4th time) and has thri...


  65. Karen Golden

    Karen Golden began telling stories at her dinner table at age three and playing the saxophone at eight. Today her table is the size of North America! USA today said, "Karen's mesmerizing stories marry...


  66. Mark Goldman

    I have had many careers. I have worked as a mediator; therapist; magician; actor; stage director; stage manager; acting coach; and public speaking coach, just to name a few. I love stories with "lesso...


  67. Linda Goodman

    Linda Goodman,an Appalachian Mountain native of Melungeon descent,learned the art of storytelling from her father,a former coal miner who was himself a master yarnspinner. Her stories create a magical...


  68. Eva Grayzel

    Eva Grayzel is a nationally recognized Master Storyteller and expert on interactive storytelling techniques. She has recorded her stories on CD/ DVD and is the author of “You Are Not Alone: Families...


  69. Antoinette Griffin

    Antoinette Griffin is a professional storyteller with the Orange County Library System. Professional experience includes programs for senior citizens, preschool and school age children, and families. ...


  70. Pete Griffin

    I grew up in Upper Michigan (the U.P.) before moving to the Alaska twenty years ago. I worked for the US Forest Service as a wildlife biologist and then as a District Ranger until my retirement 2010....


  71. Clare Grosgebauer

    I was blessed to have a storytelling grandfather who shared a wonderful legacy with me--tall tales about "Snickerdoodle," a little-known tiny hero from American folklore. Snickerdoodle is a little guy...


  72. Mary Hamilton

    Mary grew up on a Kentucky farm where telling stories was considered more of a moral failing than a potential career. For years, she confessed her sin and tried to stop. Fortunately she failed. Since...


  73. Bill Harley

    Genuine, irreverent, universal, ridiculous and original, Bill Harley is a two-time Grammy award-winning artist who uses song and story to paint a vibrant and hilarious picture of growing up, schooling...


  74. Michael Reno Harrell

    Michael Reno Harrell is an award winning songwriter, as well as a veteran storyteller and entertainer, and he's from the South, the Southern Appalachian Mountains to hone it a bit finer. One could com...


  75. Craig Harrison

    Since the age of even when he went door-to-door selling Used Jokes, Craig "Hackin' 'Boo" Harrison has been connecting to audiences through humor. Craig uses humor, stories, role plays and movement act...


  76. Brian Hayes

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  77. Joe Hayes

    Joe Hayes an award-winning author and nationally recognized teller of Southwestern tales from the Hispanic, Native American and Anglo cultures. His bilingual Spanish-English tellings have earned him a...


  78. Nora J Heaton

    Nora J Heaton is a story performer and educator who infuses folk tales, fables, tall tales, myths, and legends from around the world with character voices, songs, rhythms and a variety of musical inst...


  79. Judith Heineman

    Judith, a professional storyteller for 16 years, tells interactive world tales, often touring with a musican. She is an Illinois Humanities Council "Road" Scholar, an Illinois Arts Council Artstour Ar...


  80. Gail Herman

    Creative storyteller and arts consultant, Dr. Gail N. Herman, has performed and taught storytelling extensively throughout the United States, as well as in Oman, Ghana, India, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuan...


  81. Julie Herrera

    Julie has been telling stories to her sisters and cousins since she was young, and later to her own children and their friends. She has told stories in Colorado Schools since 1986. And has started tel...


  82. Joe Herrington

    Western Storyteller and Cowboy Poet. Named with Waddie Mitchell and Red Stegall as the top three Western Storytellers in the country for 2011....


  83. Megan Hicks

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  84. Bette Lou Higgins

    I have been entertaining audiences with stories from the past for many years. From the Underground Railroad to Ghost Stories to Great Lakes Ladies, history comes alive with these entertaining tales. ...


  85. Addie Hirschten

    Addie Hirschten began her storytelling career as a children's librarian in Asheville, North Carolina. After earning a MLS from Indiana University, Addie started designing elaborate programs for publi...


  86. Priscilla Howe

    Funny and smart, Priscilla's performances are a delightful blend of entertainment and education. With younger listeners, Priscilla's handpuppets come along for the ride and there's plenty of audience ...


  87. MaryJo Huff

    As a multi-award-winning Author, Storyteller, Early Childhood Educator, award-winning Recording Artist and Keynote presenter Mary Jo has traveled the country. She has been involved in telling stories...


  88. Karla Huntsman

    "If you don't know the trees, you may be lost in the forest, but if you don't know the stories you may be lost in life."--Siberian Elder Sings, PLays Guitar, Autharp, Washboard, djembe drum as part...


  89. Donna Ingham

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  90. Alan Irvine

    Born to an Irish family and raised in the Cajun country of Louisiana, Alan Irvine imbibed of two great storytelling traditions from an early age. It was inevitable that he would become a storyteller h...


  91. Daniel J. Johnson

    I am a Storyteller based in Philadelphia, PA. I was born in the Rocky Mountains, raised in the Midwest, and relocated to the Northeast U.S. around 35 years ago. I have been telling stories my entire l...


  92. Jill Johnson

    Actress, storyteller, teacher, and trainer, Jill Johnson performs and teaches from her home on Whidbey Island in Washington State. "The core of my storytelling comes from teaching and training - i...


  93. Martha Reed Johnson

    According to her parents, Martha has been telling tales from the time she could talk. She shares with heart and humor stories of growing up in a family of crazy adventurers. Martha has firsthand exper...


  94. Roan Judd

    Roan Judd had a B.A. in English/Secondary Education with a concentration in Reading and has done post Bachelor's study in Theatre and Early Childhood Education at Wayne State University. She studied m...


  95. Chris Kastle

    As a touring musician and storyteller, songsmith, and writer, Chris has performed throughout the United States and in Canada, Europe, and New Zealand. As a recording artist, she has released 12 critic...


  96. Lois Sprengnether Keel

    For approximately 35 years, LoiS combined storytelling with librarianship. She now tells full-time, using her theatre training to enrich her programs that also may include puppetry, sign language, mus...


  97. Tim Kehl

    Tim Kehl is a dynamic, humorous and inspiring storyteller who takes his audience on an unforgettable journey around the world with his extensive repertoire of international folktales. His performance...


  98. Saundra Kelley

    A native of Tallahassee, Florida, Saundra Kelley is a seventh generation North Floridian. She is descended from the hardy pioneer folks who farmed their way south from the Carolinas to North Florida i...


  99. Linda Kennedy

    Linda Kennedy has been telling stories for 27 years, here, there, and all about. Linda is a retired school teacher and for years she enhanced her curriculum with stories. Upon retiring, Linda has tol...


  100. Mary Grace Ketner

    Ali Baba or Baba Yaga, Tiger or Turtle, Sheherazade or Jack – Mary Grace's graceful hands and enchanting voice bring them all to life in folktales, fairy tales and legends from all around the world....


  101. Michelle King

    I have been in love with stories my entire life. It wasn't until I took a storytelling class at the University of Kentucky, while working on my Master's Degree, that I became hooked. Since then I have...


  102. Bobbie Kinkead

    CONNECTING! *I traveled many places telling stories at swaps, libraries, parks, and schools: *Co-host 'Tale Spinners', a story swap, in Orinda starting September 2006 - 2011; *Produced 'Spooky Ta...


  103. Marilyn Kinsella

    Taleypo the Storyteller, from nursery schools to nursing homes, tells stories from her home that sits atop the bluffs of the Mississippi. She travels extensively around the Midwest telling her folktal...


  104. Angela Klingler

    From museums, environmental camps, scouts and arts festivals, to educators' conferences, schools and libraries in NH, MA, ME, VT, NY, TX and CA - NAPPA award winning storyteller and education consulta...


  105. Carol Knarr

    Carol Knarr is a certified teacher in both Arizona and Indiana. Carol credits her theatrical storytelling style to her passion for the performing arts. Presently teaching theatre for Jay County High...


  106. Judy Gail Krasnow

    Judy Gail's foremost passion is presenting historical portrayals of women who have made a difference. Her characters include Rachel Carson, author of "Silent Spring" and known as "the mother of the en...


  107. Jude Lamb

    Jude is an artist, writer and storyteller. She has a degree in Human Ecology from the College of the Atlantic, in Bar Harbor, Maine. She grew up in the southwestern foothills of Maine. Her father, ...


  108. Jeff Leinaweaver

    As a storyteller, Jeff shares in the telling of the old stories – myths, folk tales and fairy tales from many different cultures around the world. As a mythsinger, Jeff tells stories in the traditio...


  109. David Levy

    I can trace my love for storytelling all the way back to riding in the rear seat of my family car while my parents played Harry Chapin on the 8-track. I am fond of the traditional forms of storytelli...


  110. Bernie Libster

    I refer to my repertory as "stories no one else tells, or would dare to." It consists of three very different genres, two of which are highly personal. The third consists of children's stories I've tr...


  111. Syd Lieberman

    Syd is an internationally acclaimed storyteller, an author, and an award-winning teacher. Many of his best-loved stories deal with growing up and raising a family in Chicago. He is also known for his ...


  112. Michael Litzky

    Michael has been telling since he was a kid. In his twenties, he began performing professionally, and earned a Certificate in Storytelling from Dominican College. He has appeared at festivals, fairs...


  113. Angela L. Lloyd

    Celebrating the human experience in poetry story and song. "She is diagonally parked in a parallel world" One of the unique performers on the national storytelling circuit today, Angela has been fe...


  114. Mike Lockett

    Dr. Mike Lockett is known as The Normal Storyeller. He lives in Normal, Illinois, and thinks it ought to be normal for everyone to love stories. His stories are anything but normal. Mike is known f...


  115. Tim Lowry

    Tim Lowry tells stories of the People, by the People, and for the People. He mixes stories of American History and Folklore with tales of growing up Baptist, teaching English to Russian immigrants, e...


  116. Paddy Lynn

    I have a degree in Theatre and have worked in the entertainment business for over thirty years. I have worked as a professional actress, a teacher, and drama workshop leader for many years. I started ...


  117. Margaret Read MacDonald

    I travel the globe telling folktales and teaching others to tell. I also teach storytelling courses for teachers through Lesley University. Author of over 60 books on folklore and storytelling topic...


  118. Cindy Rivka Marshall

    Cindy Rivka Marshall is a professional story performer, educator, and award-winning recording artist. She performs multicultural and Jewish folktales, historical and original stories for all ages at ...


  119. Tom McCormack

    Tom McCormack is a story-master with 25 years experience presenting tales from all genres. He has won international awards for Native American Storytelling. His pioneer history performance expresses N...


  120. Cathy Mosley

    I have been a storyteller for over 26 years, and delight in folklore from all over the world. (With a not-so-secret love of ghost stories!) Over the years I have performed at Lincoln Memorial Gardens'...


  121. Norm Moyer

    Born In Cheverly, MD (outside of Washington, D.C.) on August 4, 1953. Raised in Hyattsville, MD. worked three summers for National Park Service in Washingon, D. C. Park Interpreter, B.A Philosophy W....


  122. Bernadette Nason

    Multi-award-winning storyteller/actress/writer, Bernadette Nason hails from England, lives in Austin and has performed world-wide. Nason is acclaimed both for her spirited re-telling of multicultural...


  123. Pat Nease

    Three-time winner of Florida Liars Contest, Pat Nease is surely blessed with an enlarged funny bone. Her sense of humor and lively style coupled with her array of folk, family, original, and bone-chi...


  124. Sarah Beth Nelson

    Sarah Beth is the “experiment child” (first-born) of parents who are both experiment children themselves. Born in New York but soon transplanted to Georgia, she learned from a young age how to wal...


  125. Cora Newcomb

    Cora Newcomb lives in the charming seaside village of Beaufort, South Carolina. Her life reads like a modern-day-action novel; her stories reflect chapters from her life along with inspirational stor...


  126. Liz Nichols

    Liz Nichols got lost in the 398 (Folklore & Mythology) section of the public library at age ten, and hasn't found her way out yet! For 15 years, as a professional storyteller and educator, she has...


  127. Ingrid Nixon

    For over two decades, Ingrid's work in expedition tourism has propelled her about the planet: from Antarctica to Greenland, Madagascar to Easter Island. While traveling, she shares stories such as the...


  128. Gail Nyoka

    Novelist, playwright and storyteller Gail Nyoka won the Chalmers Canadian Play Award: Theatre for Young Audiences with her stage play Mella Mella. This play has been produced by Black Theatre Worksho...


  129. Jay O'Callahan

    Jay O'Callahan has performed his stories in New Zealand, Lincoln Center, The Abbey Theater in Dublin, the National Fine Arts Complex in London and throughout the United States. He was awarded a grant ...


  130. Judith Onesty

    Judith Onesty will regale you with delightful tales about her family, from her Great-Grandparents to her parents, her children and herself. She tells dynamic and versatile, stories of love, laughter, ...


  131. Joyce Ormond

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  132. Rita Paskowitz

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  133. Julie Pasqual

    I am a storyteller who is trained in dance, acting, yoga, clown, stiltwalking, and American Sign Language. I strive to imbue my adaptations of world tales with my various skills, energy, sense of hum...


  134. Sheila Starks Phillips

    Finding music a good way to "grab" children's attention, I often use my guitar, ukelele, Indian flute and a variety of percussion instruments to enhance stories that I tell. My stories are always age...


  135. John Prater

    50 years experience in multiple States/Countries in all types of settings; professional musician/singer; master teacher/trainer in multiple subjects...


  136. Gwynn Ramsey

    Dr. Gwynn Ramsey heard his first tales from his grandmaw when he was only a child living in the foothills of North Carolina's Blue Ridge Mountains. His interest in performing these amusing and thought...


  137. Bill Ratner

    Bill Ratner is one of our leading storytellers. He told in the 2012 National Storytelling Festival Story Slam, and he is one of America's most-heard voices on movie trailers (Will Ferrell's The Campai...


  138. Laura Raynor

    Laura has performed as a Teller in Residence at the International Storytelling Center in 2005, and she has been featured at the Celebration of Light, Timpanogos and Mariposa festivals. Laura brings ...


  139. Connie Regan-Blake

    With playful elegance, Connie Regan-Blake takes her listeners on a journey from old-timey mountain tales to surprising, heroic, adventures of everyday living. With her distinctive voice, southern char...


  140. Dick Regenburgh

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  141. Bob Reiser

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  142. Regina Ress

    Award winning storyteller, actor, writer and educator, Regina Ress has performed and taught for over forty years from Brazil to Broadway, in English and Spanish, in a wide variety of settings from gra...


  143. Cynthia Restivo

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  144. Gail Rosen

    Gail Rosen is a consultant, educator, storyteller, writer, bereavement facilitator and hospice volunteer. Her work serves people in grief support groups and retreats, staff and volunteer trainings, me...


  145. James Rosenberger

    James D. Rosenberger has worked as a professional actor, musician and voice over talent since 1970. His stage credits include leading roles at Cincinnati's Playhouse in the Park, the Canadian Theatre ...


  146. Li-Anne Roswell Mufson

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  147. Elizabeth Rowe

    Elizabeth Rowe has been spinning yarns for over twenty years. A French teacher and actress, she bagan frightening teenaged campers in upstate New York's Adirondack mountains with chilling ghost stori...


  148. Lynn Ruehlmann

    Drawing on her background in theater and her love of reading, Lynn Ruehlmann delights in crafting a range of programs to suit adults, teens and young children. She tells true stories that are light-...


  149. Alton Russell

    A true son of the South, Alton Russell was born in Columbus, Georgia and loves the Great State of Georgia like no other. Alton has been a storyteller all his life. At a very young age he used to tell...


  150. Sadarri Saskill

    This multilingual storytelling family 'extraordinaire' brings a unique blend of language, movement, & teaching to their high demand interactive performances! Fluent in English, Sign, Spanish, Fren...


  151. Les Schaffer

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  152. Peninnah Schram

    Peninnah Schram, internationally known storyteller, teacher, author, and recording artist, is Professor of Speech and Drama at Stern College of Yeshiva University. She travels across the US and other ...


  153. Barbara Schutzgruber

    "When Schutzgruber spins her conversational yarns... you can imagine yourself listening by firelight on the edge of some enchanted forest, where anything is possible..." -Lynne Heffley 2000 Parents Ch...


  154. Judy Seeley

    Everybody loves good stories and Judy loves telling them. Judy grew up in Illinois and then lived in Michigan, Georgia, and Pennsylvania,and now South Carolina collecting stories and memories all alon...


  155. Mike Seliger

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  156. Erica Shadowsong

    Erica Shadowsong has spent a lot of her time looking forways to combine her loves of the performing arts, literature, and worldcultures in both her professional and personal life. She studied music ed...


  157. Kim Sheahan

    One warm May morning in the early 1990s, Kim was giving a museum tour to a group of sixth graders. It was a typical late May tour: the teachers, the kids, and the guide were worn out and burned out. A...


  158. Anne Shimojima

    Whether it is a thoughtful story for adults, a funny folk tale for children, or the inspiring history of her family?s experience in the incarceration camps during World War II, Anne Shimojima reminds ...


  159. Judy Sima

    Travel around the world and back again with stories from many parts of the globe and the best in Children?s Literature. Judy Sima is an award wining storyteller, author, educator and one of Michigan?s...


  160. Shelly Simoneau

    Shelly Simoneau is a teacher, author, and storyteller currently living and teaching in Topeka, Kansas. She has earned a Bachelor of Science in Education and Master of Arts in Education, and has taught...


  161. Wayne & Jane Sims

    Wayne & Jane are Humorists, Historians, and Tandem Tellers devoted to the art of storytelling as an entertainment medium. Since 1994 they have brought joy and laughter to heritage & special e...


  162. Sondra Singer

    Sondra's captivating storytelling transports her audiences to exciting new worlds. Her lifelong experiences as an actress and musician infuse her stories with techniques that amuse, inspire, and prov...


  163. Joyce Slater

    Hi, my name is Joyce, and I am a storyteller. I tell stories because it's fun and storytelling is great for everyone, in libraries, preschools, elementary, middle and high school classrooms, chur...


  164. BZ Smith

    In 2011 NSN awarded BZ Smith the Pacific States' Oracle Award for Service and Leadership, shining a light on her long and vigorous storyteller's life. With 37+ years of experience, BZ enjoys performin...


  165. Paul Smith

    Paul Smith is Director of Market Research at The Procter & Gamble Company. In his 19 years with the company, he has worked in leadership positions in both research and finance functions, in severa...


  166. Jon Spelman

    Jon Spelman has been a full time storyteller since 1980, and has frequently been featured at the National Storytelling Festival. His work has been supported by grants from the National Storytelling Ne...


  167. Carolyn Stearns

    I married a dairy farmer in 1977 and have lived on the large multigenerational farm since, story material is all around. I began my talking career early, as a teen docent in the Nathan Hale Homestead....


  168. Pearl Steinberg

    Pearl was fascinated by this saying by Ariwara no Narihira: "I have always known that at last I would take this road, but yesterday I did not know that it would be today." Pearl Steinberg -- raco...


  169. Jane Stenson

    Jane Stenson is an experienced storyteller, producer, and master teacher who instills world folktales and personal stories with images and metaphors crafted from her love of nature and belief in diver...


  170. Joanie Stewart

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  171. Jim Stigall

    Jim Stigall is a freelance storyteller and inspirational speaker. He is a member of the National Storytelling Network, Rivers and Prairies Storyweavers, and an Ordained Elder in the United Methodist C...


  172. Ed Stivender

    Ed Stivender has been entertaining audiences for fifty-eight years - if you count the clothesline curtain shows he did in his backyard in suburban Philadelphia. He has been touring the United States ...


  173. Joan Stockbridge

    A professional storyteller for 15 years, Joan's extensive repertoire includes traditional and historic tales, as well as original stories for adults and children. A former business communications trai...


  174. Ruth Stotter

    Former Director of the Dominican University Storytelling Program,workshop leader and performer on five continents. Author of books on storytelling, public speaking and folklore. Former chairperson Aes...


  175. Paul Taylor

    Australian storyteller, didjeridoo player and traveler delights in sharing the culture of his homeland through, story, song, dance, painting, theatre and didjeridoo. He comes to the U.S. from Adelai...


  176. Traveling Rainbow Tellers

    The Traveling Rainbow Tellers is a troupe of diverse, multicultural storytellers who provide shows for all ages and all occasions. The four tellers are Esther Acosta, Linda Batlin, Lois Burrell and K...


  177. Carol Titus

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  178. Kirk Waller

    Kirk Waller has been involved in theater, public speaking, mime and, of course, storytelling for over 20 years. His stories are a dynamic blend of musicality, mime and emotion. He tells folktales fro...


  179. Donna Washington

    Donna L. Washington is an author and award-winning storyteller & multicultural folklorist who has been sharing stories for twenty-three years. Her amazing vocal pyrotechnics and dynamic physicalit...


  180. Kim Weitkamp

    Kim is a sought after storyteller, humorist and musician sharing her original stories and songs at theaters and festivals throughout the United States. She has completed three audio collections, ...


  181. Suzanne Whitby

    South African-born Suzanne Whitby is a travelling storyteller and cross-cultural trainer. She has lived in 6 countries on 4 continents & has travelled to over 30 countries across the globe, col...


  182. Pippa White

    Pippa White has been a storyteller since 1994. She calls her One's Company Productions "part theatre, part storytelling, part history." Audiences call them unique, captivating and touching. She has ...


  183. Susi Wolf

    Susi Wolf is a dynamic and seasoned storyteller with telling skills ranging from children's events to adult therapeutic storytelling....


  184. Mary Wright

    Born of missionary parents in Rangoon, Burma, Mary's stories stretch from the mountains of Asia to her own back-yard. Combined with her own personal warmth, her telling of folktales, fairy-tales, tal...


  185. Sylvia Yancy Davis

    Currently a secondary vice principal in Louisiana, but will tell a good tale whenever the opportunity presents itself. Grew up in the country listening to the greatest storyteller I ever heard, my gr...


  186. Nothando Zulu

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