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 Eshu Bumpus Beginning as a child, Eshu Bumpus spent much of his life working with and mentoring children. In his twenty years as a storyteller, he has taught children, teens, and adults around the world through compelling humorous, musical, and lyrical African and World folktales. Eshu strives to forge a strong sense of community through our most human of activities - storytelling.
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 Elizabeth Ellis Kentucky-born Elizabeth Ellis celebrates the tales of the Appalachian Mountains, Texas, and great American heroines through her rich storytelling. Elizabeth has taught and performed as a storyteller for more than twenty-five years, charming audiences nationwide. Called one of America’s finest storytellers by School Library Journal, she was also voted Listener's Choice at the 30th Anniversary National Storytelling Festival.
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 Lyn Ford Fourth-generation storyteller Lyn Ford shares Home-Fried Tales rooted in her family's multicultural African American storytelling traditions. Taught at the knee of her father, a terrible cook, but the best storyteller she ever heard, Lyn learned to stir up, season, and simmer her folktale adaptations and original stories. Lyn's stories celebrate diversity as she enchants and intrigues her audience with rhythm and rhyme, history and heart.
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 Dolores Hydock As an actress and storyteller since the age of five, it's no wonder Dolores Hydock is such a sought-after performer. Witty and cultured, her original tales bring to life the oddities of everyday people - from Cajun dance instructors to computer sales representatives. Dolores's repertoire includes stories that bring Medieval England to life with memorable characters and rich language you'll celebrate.
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 Andy Offutt Irwin Full of energy and humor, Andy Offutt Irwin is an eclectic combination of storyteller, comedian, singer, songwriter, musician, whistler, walking menagerie of sound effects, and so much more. Combining a guitar with a myriad of character voices, Andy's animated performances delight and entertain in the best sense of the word, surpassing any zany teller you've heard before.
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Bil Lepp Five-time winner of the West Virginia Liars Contest, Bil Lepp has since become a national storytelling favorite. His ingenious tall-tales are peopled with basset hounds, boy scouts, and dim-witted hunting buddies. Duke Divinity Magazine wrote, With Lepp, the sorry, low-down lie becomes…a verbal sculpture in which a hundred small fibs, stretchers, and prevarications are…molded into one stunning, awe-inspiring cathedral of flapdoodle and bull. |
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 Motoko Diminutive and demure, Motoko's appearance is a perfect counterpoint to her robust and hilarious storytelling. Raised in Osaka, Japan, Motoko was trained in Rakugo, the Japanese art of comical storytelling. Her mastery of mime further enhances a diverse collection of stories drawn from her family's own history, mimed vignettes, and Asian folklore. Motoko has received multiple accolades, including the prestigious 2003 World Storytelling award.
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Jennifer Munro Born in a small English village where children were to be seen but not heard, Jennifer Munro learned the important art of listening. Her childhood observations, coupled with a ready wit further sharpened by fifteen years of teaching eighth-grade English, have resulted in a collection of comedic and penetrating personal stories and original fairy tales her audiences are certain to celebrate. |
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 Debi Richan Utah-based storyteller Debi Richan can tell an age-worn tale in a way that will make you swear you’ve never heard it before. Recipient of the National Storytelling Network's Oracle Award for Service and Leadership, Debi tells an impressive mix of charming tales. With original storytelling performances that breathe life into historical and literary characters, she has been featured on stages across the West.
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 Antonio Sacre Son of a Cuban father and Irish-American mother, Antonio Sacre is a champion bilingual storyteller. In his extensive collection of world folktales, myths, and legends, Antonio ingeniously intertwines Spanish and English in a way that can be enjoyed by speakers of either language, and doubly so by speakers of both. According to the Chicago Tribune, Wherever Sacre goes, he leaves storytellers behind.
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 Ed Stivender Called both the Robin Williams of storytelling and the Catholic Garrison Keillor, Ed Stivender - Shakespearean actor, banjo player, juggler, and theologian - is also a master storyteller who draws from classic stories, a Catholic childhood, and his own improvisational humor to create an engaging experience for listeners of all ages. Ad libs, spontaneity, and the unexpected are all hallmarks of this veteran performer.
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 Tim Tingle An award-winning author, sought-after storyteller, and member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Tim Tingle recounts lively historical and folk stories from the American Indian tradition. Tim often accompanies his stories with native instruments, adding a haunting musical element to his performances. An avid collector of tribal stories, Tim uses his art to delight, entrance, and preserve oral traditions.
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 Kim Weitkamp For more than fifteen years, storyteller Kim Weitkamp has intertwined song with speech to create unique and dynamic storytelling experiences. From heartwarming childhood stories, to tales that exist only in the realm of the impossible, Kim leads her audience on an emotional journey. Her original stories and songs, gently pull back the cover and reveal the child in all of us.
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