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Minneapolis, MN
Email: britt_aamodt [at] yahoo.com
Website: www.mnartists.org/Britt_Aamodt
Life is one long story packed with a lot of punch and subtle themes. I talk about life. My life: the lives of my family, friends and acquaintances. From our stories dangle, I hope, the message of living life to the full.
Aamodt, Britt posted on December 2nd, 2009
Falcon Heights, MN
Phone: 651.643.0622
Email: addicks.storyflute [at] gmail.com
Website: www.dukeaddicksstoryteller.com
I tell true Minnesota/Iowa/Wisconsin ghost stories, stories about those Native Americans whose lives changed the history of the region, stories about the Native American Mound Builders, and more. Bagpipes used by Scottish fur traders and Native American drums and flutes are often used as part of my storytelling. I also lead walking and bicycle tours which explore the human and natural history of various locations in Minnesota / Iowa / Wisconsin.
Addicks, Duke posted on December 2nd, 2009
Lauderdale, MN
Phone: 651.647.9480
Anderson, Kristin Dawn posted on November 29th, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Email: funnyfrenchlady [at] yahoo.com
Bilingual Storyteller: French/English. Josette delights in sharing her life adventures and world folktales with young and old. International actress by trade, Josette toured Europe and the US for 20 years. In the Twin Cities, she has worked with the Theatre de la Jeune Lune, Children’s Theatre Company, Illusion Theater, the Minnesota Fringe Festival, Mannafest and Spirit in the House. She is a performer and educator for Young Audiences of MN.
Antomarchi, Josette Andree posted on December 2nd, 2009
Phone: 612.374.9730
Email: jeblue < at > usfamily . net
We are all storytellers! Teller of tales for over thirty years in the Twin Cities, Mr. Blue seeks to bring people together through his world tales. A member of COMPAS and Young Audiences. Join him in telling stories that bring unity to the world.
Blue, Jerry J. posted on November 30th, 2009
St Paul, MN
Phone: 651.481.9261
Email: jcalof [at] comcast.net
Website: http://web.me.com/joancalof/Joan_Calof/Welcome.html
Joan Calof is a storyteller/writer/singer. She performs original stories at many venues including Tellabration, Intermedia, Patrick’s, Red Eye, Coffee Houses and four Fringe Festivals. Stories vary widely from autobiographical, often with a humorous slant, to depiction of historical characters, to travel experiences, where something unusual always happens. She has been published nationally. has produced a CD, “Songstories” with Nancy Cox and Agnes Von Burkleo which was featured on All Things Considered, and also performs her satiric songs as “the Singing Curmudgeon.”
Calof, Joan posted on November 29th, 2009
Tom CassidyMinneapolis, MN
Phone: 952.548.2218
Email: cassidy [at] usfamily.net
Though not a storyteller, painter, poet, actor or otherwise disciplined artist, Tom Cassidy enjoys pushing his luck in front of a live audience, ideally positioned on the edge of a cliff. His written/drawn pieces have appeared in hundreds of small press, big press, gallery, museum and misc. venues around the globe. The Sant Antonio Express News calls his performances “fascinating, animated, arresting,” but it’s pretty hot and boozy in Texas.
Cassidy, Tom posted on November 29th, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Phone: 612-730-5798
Email: clev0041 [at] umn.edu (zeros, not Os)
Web site: www.klatchproductions.com
Dorothy Cleveland is a member of Klatch Productions. Their first production, My War: From Bismarck to Britain and Back, a true family story of WW II, iwa part of the 2008 Minnesota Fringe Festival.
Cleveland, Dorothy posted on November 29th, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Email: beverlycottman [at] yahoo.com
Web site: www.salon1016.org. Or look for her at mnartists.org.
Stories, tales and epics from the African Diaspora for all audiences. Traditional and contemporary presentations of universal themes in intimate settings or large gatherings. Auntie Beverly educates, enlightens and entertains.
Cottman, Beverly posted on November 29th, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Email: bdairkee [at] yahoo.com
Dairkee, Bilquis posted on December 2nd, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Email: darby2446 [at] hotmail.com
Darby, Debra posted on December 2nd, 2009
Grand Marais, MN
Email: rose [at] rosearrowsmith.com
Website: www.rosearrowsmith.com
International storyteller Rose Arrowsmith DeCoux has been labeled everything from a “modern renaissance woman” to “deliciously imaginative” by her audiences and fellow storytellers. Animated and poetic, Rose holds a crowd of any age with grace, and audience members both young and old gesture, speak and sing alongs, sometimes even on stage! Rose has performed professionally since 2001 at Swedish festivals, Fall festivals, even Pie festivals! Here in Minnesota, Rose has worked with the Children’s Theatre Company and the Young Authors’ Conference and has been named “an indispensable asset” by the American Swedish Institute for her work with their education and family programs.
DeCoux, Rose Arrowsmith posted on December 2nd, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Phone: 612.721.8489
Email: nancydonoval [ at ] mac.com
Website: www.NancyDonoval.com
“I laughed so hard my cramps went away!” — menopausal audience member. Nancy Donoval tells stories of contemporary life and ancient myth, combining complex emotions with a quirky, comic touch. With 17 years’ professional telling experience, she is also a highly respected story coach and corporate consultant, offering small group and private coaching for performers and public speakers. Nancy was a featured teller at the 2004 National Storytelling Festival. She is known for her highly popular Fringe Festival Shows “Dancing Rats and Vampire Moms” (2006) and “Monster Movies With My Undead Dad” (2007).
Donoval, Nancy posted on November 26th, 2009
Maplewood, MN
Phone: 651-731-7901
Email: beisenmann [at] storiesforliving.com
Website: www.storiesforliving.com
Bill Eisenmann is a retired pastor who grew up listening to and reading stories. He has used stories in different areas of pastoral work. He sees the importance of stories in the shaping of his life and empowering him for living, as well as for others.
Eisenmann, Bill posted on November 29th, 2009
Maplewood, MN
Phone: 651-731-7901
Retired pastor and former nurse. Marian uses her parish ministry and nursing experience to help shape her retreats and storytelling programs. Her mission is to facilitate personal and spiritual growth through the use of storytelling and women’s retreats. In addition, Marian works part time as a hospital chaplain.
Eisenmann, Marian posted on November 29th, 2009
Bloomington, MN
Email: pfisher2 [at] comcast.net
Patrick enjoys Native American telling, historical storytelling, and bad jokes! He is also a caricature artist.
Fisher, Patrick posted on December 2nd, 2009
Sue FrykmanWaterville, MN
Email; goddesskf [at] aol.com
Sue’s stories are told through the unusual medium of coloring books, as is profiled in this story [doc] in the March 2009 Mankato Free Press. Using a mixture of text and drawings, she entices her audience to participate in the stories. A refuge from corporate America, now a professional artist, Sue hopes to sell more books (currently self-published) and consider commissions for custom color books from individuals, families and organizations with stories to tell.
Frykman, Sue posted on December 2nd, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Email: messages < at > katherineglover.net
Website: katherineglover.net
Katherine Glover is a writer, journalist, performer and storyteller. She’s performed for Minnesota Public Radio’s “In The Loop,” featured at numerous Minneapolis comedy shows and spoken word events, and toured the country with her solo shows, “A Cynic Tells Love Stories” and “No Stranger Than Home.” On her other career paths, she’s worked for the Associated Press in Buenos Aires, taught English in Nicaragua, and written about the politics of gay hobbit marriage online for Salon.com.
Glover, Katherine posted on November 26th, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Email: OleOleson.geo [at] yahoo.com
Website: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Academy/7920/
Roger performs living history programs throughout the United States. His programs are suitable for all ages. In most of the programs, he portrays “Ole Oleson,” a Norwegian immigrant.
Hellesvig, Roger R. posted on December 2nd, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Phone: 612.920.5914
Email: andreh [at] usfamily.net
Dr. Andre B. Heuer LICSW has taught and used storytelling within health care, corrections, a center for the book arts, hospice, justice circles, ministry and social services. As a storyteller he helps individuals to find and create legacy stories, enable communities to explore the stories that bind them together, support organizations in rediscovering their history and mission, and to enable health care professionals to evoke and tell stories of healing. He is a board member of the Healing Story Alliance of the National Storytelling Network.
Heuer, Andre B. posted on November 29th, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Phone: 612.825.9479
Email: Marenhinderlie [at] gmail.com
Maren has taught storytelling at the Guthrie, the Loft, the Walker and for the Drama Dept. at Metro State, on the North Shore, at Mt. Carmel on Lake Carlos, The Mindekirken in Minneapolis, in the Cascades, the Rockies and some cozy living rooms. As an actress, storyteller, artist in residence ,director or producer she’s done this show and that in theaters, on hay mows, inside churches, libraries, galleries ,museums, clubs, studios, and schools. Right now she’s writing a book, a play, a short story and poetry and working for the Minnesota History Center.
Hinderlie, Maren posted on December 2nd, 2009
Waconia, MN
Phone: 952-715-1624
Email: fuschialady99 [at] yahoo.com
Storytelling since 1978, Heidi has performed for schools, public libraries, conferences, community events and religious events as a featured artist. She also conducts storytelling workshops and has been an artist-in- residence. Her style is dramatic and interactive.
Hoks, Heidi posted on November 30th, 2009
St. Paul, MN
Email: shazzalives < at > gmail.com
Website: www.layitbare.com
Khary Jackson (aka 6 is 9) is a performance poet and playwright. A Detroit native, he has competed for three years at several national poetry slam competitions, placing 6th place or higher individually each year, as well as winning the 2009 National Poetry Slam with the St. Paul team.
Jackson, Khary posted on November 29th, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Email: alison < at > alisobergblomjohnson.com
Website: alisonbergblomjohnson.com
Alison Bergblom Johnson has read her work at the Walker Art Center, 7th Street Entry of First Avenue and at Patrick’s Cabaret. She teaches the class Writing Mental Illness. She has also been a resident at the New York Mills Regional Cultural Center with support from the Jerome Foundation.
Johnson, Alison Bergblom posted on December 2nd, 2009
Campbell, CA
Phone: 612.414.2662
Email: KenTheTraveler [at] comcast.net
A story teller with tales to tell from around the world. (Ken has relocated to a suburb of San Jose, CA and sends his greetings to all his MN storytelling buddies!)
Johnson, Ken posted on December 2nd, 2009
Golden Valley, MN
Phone: 763.546.1074 or 612-747-3904
Fax: 866.893.2637
Email: elent7 [at] comcast.net
Storyteller/Educator/Activist since the late 60s. Co-teaches “Storytelling For Parents, Grandparents and Other Activists, Trainers, And Leaders” with Elaine Wynne.
Johnson, Larry posted on November 30th, 2009
Shoreview, MN
Home: 651-483-5804
Office: 651-485-1506.
Email: patikachel [at] hotmail.com
Website: www.ilovetotellthestories.com
Pati has entertained audiences since 1982 in churches, retreat centers, schools, libraries, senior residences, hospitals, coffee houses, tea rooms and bookstores from Seattle to Pittsburgh. She creatively weaves together heart-warming and humorous life stories and songs into her performances. Drawing from her Norwegian Lutheran heritage, she is also a member of Salt of the Earth Storytellers, sharing Biblical and personal faith stories. Pati is available to present her programs through The Parable Fund, a nonprofit org. whose mission is to share earthly stories based on scriptural truths communicating Judeo-Christian values.
Kachel, Pati posted on December 2nd, 2009
Harold Kallio *Plymouth, MN
Phone: 763.559.5157
Email: harold.kallio@live.com
Teller of personal stories, folktales of many cultures, fairy tales, humorous stories and stories with a twist. Publisher of the Twin Cities Storytelling Guide, a newsletter about MN events, upper Midwest and local venues. Harold has been telling stories for over 19 years.
Kallio, Harold posted on November 29th, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Phone: 612.343.7045
Email: vicki1joan [at] hotmail.com
Vickijoan has been telling since 1995. She has been on the Northstar board since 2000 and has been involved in the planning of Tellebration since 2001. Vicki enjoys telling personal stories, silly rhymes, and putting a new twist on an old tale. Check out her page at mnartists.org.
Keck, Vickijoan posted on November 29th, 2009
Email: tainaking <a.t> yahoo [ . ] com
The adrenaline rush as all the kids are excited and fully engaged in your story. The huge HUGE silence as the audience is waiting to hear what comes next. The pleasure in hearing “Tell it again!” Or how about the time you pass the girls bathroom after telling a story and you hear a little girl’s voice coming out from under the stall door chanting the phrase from your last story. Being a storyteller has wonderful rewards.
Kingston, Taina posted on December 2nd, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Phone: 612.824.6836 or 612.624.3532 (cell)
Email: kaybird [at] toast.net
Website: http://kaybird01.livejournal.com/
Kay tells ghost stories – real ones. She also tells tales of Minnesota history, kindness. Kay is one of three cartoonists featured on the weekly Channel 16 MTN (Minneapolis Community Cable) program “Philo.”
Kirscht, Kay posted on November 29th, 2009
Crystal, MN
Phone: 763.535.7509
Email: stories2teach [at] gmail.com
Website: www.ripplingstories.com
“Enchanting and magical,” Katie Knutson is a professional storyteller and owner of Rippling Stories. Regularly performing for both adults and children, Katie works as a storyteller, actor, writer, and educator. She has presented numerous workshops for teachers, storytellers, and students. Notable performances include 9 shows in the Minnesota Fringe Festival and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. She serves as the Minnesota Representative on the board of Northlands Storytelling Network and is serving her second term as the President of Northstar Storytelling League. Contact Katie for workshops, residencies, performances, story coaching, and teacher in-services.
Knutson, Katie posted on November 29th, 2009
Andover, MN
Phone: 651.303.9264
Email: noellabine [at] comcast.net
Telling stories from folklore traditions and personal experiences, Noel has developed a repertoire of stories that both entertain and teach. Drawing from Native American, Asian and European folklore, Noel provides a rich tapestry of material that sets up his personal experience stories in a surprising way. His stories about experiences in Southeast Asia have especially strong teachings about the “emotional trauma” of war.
Labine, Noel posted on November 29th, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Email: ruthl36 [at] juno.com
Ethnic stories from around the world.
Ladwig, Ruth posted on December 2nd, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Phone: 612-382-5200
Email: hlieberman [at] lieberman-nelson.com
Howard Lieberman is a poet, storyteller, spoken word performance artist and traditional Irish ceili dancer. He promises he won’t sing on stage.
Lieberman, Howard posted on November 29th, 2009
website: maximumverbosityonline.org
email: maximumverbosityonline ( at ) gmail ( dot ) com
Chinese-American playwright, poet, mime, theatre critic and libertarian activist, philip founded the theatre troupe Maximum Verbosity and co-founded the Rockstar Storytellers, an organization he chairs. philip created the hit storytelling show “Descendent of Dragons.”
low, philip andrew bennett posted on December 22nd, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Email: curt [at] trueenough.com
Website: www.curtandlaura.com
Curt Lund’s literary work has been featured on stages, pages and airwaves including Tellabration! 2008, Minnesota Public Radio, McSweeney’s, CBC Radio, the Minneapolis Geek Slam, KFAI, GLBT Pride festivals in three states, and cabaret and open-mic performances across the Midwest and in glamorous faraway destinations from Vegas to Vermillion. Curt and performing partner Laura Bidgood are the nerds behind the critically acclaimed spoken word storytelling shows “Slow Jobs”; “Boys Don’t Make Passes at Girls Who Wear Glasses”; and “Take a Left at the Giant Cow: A Beginner’s Guide to North Dakota”. Curt is also a founding member of Rockstar Storytellers.
Lund, Curt posted on November 29th, 2009
Mounds View, MN
Phone: 763.717.9168 or Cell: 612.384.4887
Email: major18 [at] comcast.net
I’ve been telling tales officially since 1988 – mostly jewish ones, and more particularly, Jewish tales of the Supernatural. †I tell original tales as well as officiate bibliodrama with groups. †I have done a lot of work with children and youth groups.
Major, Lennie posted on November 29th, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Phone: 612.724.4454 or 612.724.7074
Email: mike [at] storymann.com
Website: www.storymann.com
Mike began telling stories when his family put their TV away. Coauthor of Telling Stories and contributing author of The Art Of Storytelling; Training Consultant, National Institute on Media and the Family; Certified Trainer – Minnesota School Age Care Alliance. Keynote Speaker, Minnesota HeadStart Conference, Minnesota PTA Conference, member of Cygnus Storytelling.
Mann, Mike posted on November 30th, 2009
St. Louis Park, MN
Phone: 952.926.4522
Email: bigheadjohn1 [at] comcast.net
Martin, John F. posted on November 29th, 2009
Plymouth, MN
Phone: 763-546-4133 and 715-533-4554
Website: www.carolmccormick.net
Email: mccobuch [at] comcast.net
Ears perk up, eyes widen, and imaginations spark when Carol McCormick tells stories. A professional teller since 1976, Carol is a performer, workshop leader, author, and conference keynoter. She has presented artist residencies and assembly programs at over 400 schools (preschool to university).
McCormick, Carol posted on December 2nd, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Phone: 763.544.9366
Email: rtist528 [at] aol.com
Storyteller, poet, playwright. Uses the art of connecting the human spirit in an a cappella rhythm called “Story + Song = Harmony.”
McGee, Rose posted on November 29th, 2009
Forest Lake, MN
Phone: 651.269.9369
Email: nanmo244 [at] msn.com
Web site: www.klatchproductions.com
Nan loves stories based on history and geography and how both affect our life. She enjoys sharing great yarns, especially Celtic tales, ghost stories, and excerpts from the chronicles of French Voyageurs. Her storytelling has a lyric, lilting quality that reflects her poetic sensibilities and her Irish and Indian heritage. Nan has performed at a number of fairs and festivals – the Irish Fair, the Minneapolis Mosaic Festival, Northeast Minneapolis’s Art-a-Whirl, Shakopee Rendezvous, and the Stone Arch Bridge Festival – as well as in theater settings (Bryant Lake Bowl, the Jungle Theater, the Southern Theatre) and at numerous more intimate venues, including bookstores, coffee shops, and pubs, the ordering of which is strictly alphabetical. She founded the Prism Poetry Series at Open Book in Minneapolis. Nan is also a member of Klatch Productions.
Montgomery, Nan posted on November 29th, 2009
Hopkins, MN
Phone: 612.217.1027
Email: prnancarrow [at] gmail.com
Website: http://ordinarytime.livejournal.com/
I tell stories of epiphanies in ordinary time, drawn from my own experience as well as the cultural memory, for adults and children. I find joy, creativity and support in the Twin Cities storytelling community.
Nancarrow, Paula Reed posted on November 30th, 2009
Two Harbors, MN
Phone: 651.353.3370 (cell)
Email: bardlive [at] usfamily.net
Website: http://www.bardlive.com/
Accompanying her stories on fiddle, banjo, guitar, hand drum, and washtub bass, Rachel Nelson has taken her brand of interactive live performance to venues as diverse as the Moose is Loose Story Tent in Ely, the Cedar Cultural Center on the West Bank of Minneapolis, and the Minnesota Fringe Festival. Rachel loves the exchange of energy between audience and teller. “Every performance is unique,” she says, “a thing we create together in the moment.”
Nelson, Rachel posted on November 29th, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Phone: 651.271.6349
Email: niemistory [at] aol.com
Website: www.storytelling.org/Niemi and www.thepublicpolicyproject.com
Loren Niemi has spent forty years telling political and community stories as an organizer and consultant as well as thirty years creating, collecting, performing and teaching stories for audiences of all ages. Loren teaches storytelling at Metropolitan State University and is the author of “The Book of Plots” and the co-author with Elizabeth Ellis of “Inviting the Wolf In: Thinking About Difficult Stories.” The public policy work he does is a fundamental transformative kind of storytelling with a focus on assisting individuals, organizations and communities to recognize that they have stories to tell and to consciously shape and tell them to better their lives and culture.
Niemi, Loren posted on November 29th, 2009
Duluth, MN
Phone: 218.724.3484
Email: abusweepea [at] aol.com
Elizabeth tells stories from around the world, including bilingual stories. She teaches storytelling too all ages in a variety of settings. She has organized such storytelling events as Tellabration!, Courageous Stories and Tender Tales, and the Food and Farming Story Tent. Elizabeth believes that story is the heart of humanness.
Nordell, Elizabeth posted on November 29th, 2009
St Paul, MN
Email: jayohgee [at] msn.com
Inspirational stories on themes of recovery and survival.
O’Gorman, Jeanne K. posted on November 29th, 2009
Roseville, MN
Email: livingthecreative [at] yahoo.com
Web site: http://poetsandstoriesforpeace.blogspot.com
“There are many ways to contribute to the community & society. Storytelling is one of them and I love it!” Roseroberta writes metaphorical stories, fairytales for young and old, stories about nature and her travels, plus poetry. She has been writing most of her life in one genre or another. She lived in Japan for ten years, and during that time, she used story often in her classroom with her students and the International Centers where she volunteered. She just created her first two chap books. One is a series of vignettes about her travels, light and life through the eye of her camera called ‘The Sky In Samadhi.’ The other is a group of poems called ‘Solitude and Seasonings.’
Pauling, Roseroberta posted on November 30th, 2009
Ann ReayMinneapolis, MN
Phone: 612.309.7589
Email: annreay [at] mac.com
Website: www.klatchproductions.com
Began storytelling for families at the Minnesota Children’s Museum. Now specialize in stories that draw from world folklore – often involving a fairy or two. She is a member of Klatch Productions. Their first production, My War: From Bismarck to Britain and Back, a true family story of WW II, was part of the 2008 Minnesota Fringe Festival.
Reay, Ann posted on November 29th, 2009
Eden Prairie, MN
Email: tina [at] wonderweavers.com
Web site: www.wonderweavers.com
Whether telling solo or as part of a tandem team with Colleen Shaskin, Tina is dedicated to bring stories and storytelling to life for people of all ages. Wonderweavers specializes in quality entertainment for children and families. Member of Cygnus Storytelling.
Rohde, Tina posted on December 2nd, 2009
St. Cloud, MN
Phone: 320.252.3213 or 320.255.3253
Email: rossr [at] stcloudstate.edu
Professor of Communications Studies, storyteller, communication consultant and trainer. Specializing in personal stories, cultural stories, inspirational, healing stories, creative writing. Use stories in training about communication issues ñ conflict, listening, relationship building – as well as training about story. Performed at Seward and Black Forest. Studied with Sarah Meybourn and Doug Lipman.
Ross, Roseanna posted on December 3rd, 2009
Richard RousseauSt. Paul, MN
Phone: 651.646.0338 or 651.649.1757
Email: richard [at] tales-from-another-stage.com
Richard Rousseau tells original stories based on his perceptions.
Rousseau, Richard posted on November 30th, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Phone: 612.729.3160
Cell: 612.327.8927
Email: davidrobertschaal [at] hotmail.com
I enjoy telling for fun and wish to bring my telling to a professional level. I tell personal stories and stories from folklore and mythology for adults and children.
Schaal, David posted on November 29th, 2009
St. Paul, MN
Phone: 651.487.3376
Email: pls2009 [at] live.com
Pam enjoys teaching elementary aged children the art of storytelling and entertaining them with yarns from around the world. She hosts monthly “PJ Stories” at the Coffee Grounds in St. Paul.
Schweitzer, Pam posted on November 29th, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Email: bizscotford [at] hotmail.com
A late blooming beginner with lots of stories to tell.
Scotford, Barbara posted on December 2nd, 2009
Seal, Dean posted on December 2nd, 2009
Minnetonka, MN
Email: colleen [at] wonderweavers.com
Website: www.wonderweavers.com
I enjoy telling stories to all ages and any size group. I am a tandem teller with Tina Rohde and also do solo performances of folk and fairy tales and personal yarns. I specialize in stories for children and their families. Member of Cygnus Storytelling, www.storyswans.com.
Shaskin, Colleen posted on December 2nd, 2009
Woodville, WI
Phone: 651.235.3907
Email: storycoat < at > yahoo.com
For more than fifteen years Sue Smith-Grier has been captivating both children and adults with a vast array of stories pulled from fiction and fact. Best known for her moving and inspirational rendition of Harriet Tubman and stories from the Underground Rail Road, she also amuses audiences with stories from around the world, classic fairy and folk tales and fantasy from her own imagination! Ms. Smith-Grier designs school programs with state standards and best practices in mind for students. For adults she creates interactive workshops to train others in telling stories and coaches them in using stories in teaching. And for both adults and children she provides entertainment and fun for your heart and your mind.
Smith-Grier, Susan posted on February 20th, 2010
Richfield, MN
Email: sbtrautner [at] yahoo.com
Web site: www.klatchproductions.com
Sara tells traditional Celtic tales, fairy tales with a spin, and some boomer-centric trips down memory lane. Her background is in theater and she was introduced to storytelling in Connemara, Ireland where the stories are as old as the hills. She is a member of Klatch Productions. Their first production, My War: From Bismarck to Britain and Back, a true family story of WW II, was part of the 2008 Minnesota Fringe Festival.
Trautner, Sara Boyle posted on November 29th, 2009
Arden Hills, MN
Phone: 651.633.7075
Email: evanmasse [at] yahoo.com
Personal stories and tall tales.
Van Massenhove, Gene posted on November 29th, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Phone: 612.879.0468
Email: Carlachai [at] yahoo.com
Website: carlavogel.com
Carla Vogel is a writer and storyteller who performs original and traditional Jewish Stories for both adults and children. She performs regularly at schools, synagogues, coffee houses, senior centers and community venues. She teaches creative dramatics, storytelling and movement classes.
Vogel, Carla posted on November 29th, 2009
Golden Valley, MN
Phone: (763) 546-1662
Email: elent [at] comcast.net
Storyteller/Psychologist/Activist since 1970’s. Storytelling consultation groups for: 1) Medical and Psychologial professionals; 2) Personal Growth. Conducted research with storytelling and healing at Mpls. Children’s Hospital. Conducts Women’s groups with dreams & storytelling. Travelled and taught storytelling around the world; Co-teaches S.T. for parents, grandparents and other activists, and leaders with Larry Johnson.
Wynne, Elaine posted on November 30th, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Phone: 612.529.8964
Email: davidbzander [at] gmail.com
David grew up in West London (Shepherds Bush). He has traveled in 22 countries and taught in five. These experiences led him to study Anthropology and develop an interest in storytelling. He collects stories from around the world, including Europe (Russia, Ireland), Africa, Asia (China, India) and the Caribbean. He constructs story programs on a wide range of themes and audiences. He is a resident storyteller at the St Joan of Arc Summer Camps, has taught an Elderhostel course on Irish folklore, and was a storyteller at the Irish Festival (2007).
Zander, David posted on November 29th, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Phone: 612.629.5864
Email: nzulu [at] blackstorytellers.com
Website: www.blackstorytellers.com
Zulu, Nothando posted on November 29th, 2009
Minneapolis, MN
Phone: 612.629.5864
Email: vzulu [at] blackstorytellers.com
Website: www.blackstorytellers.com
Zulu, Vusumusi posted on November 29th, 2009
