Who is Darci? An historian, author, playwright, actress and storyteller. She portrays more than 20 women from American history, and performs in venues nationwide. She literally wrote the book on how to portray people from history and literature, and she trains teachers and museum professionals to teach through storytelling and character interpretation. She is a […]
Dr. Dom Flemons “The American Songster” received an Honorary Doctorate from Northern Arizona University and he’s a GRAMMY Award Winner with four GRAMMY nominations, Two-Time EMMY Nominee, International Acoustic Music Award Grand Prize Winner, and was a United States Artists Fellow. He is a musician based in the Chicago area and he is famously known […]
Amy is the great-granddaughter of Eastman Kaney (an original Dawes Commission enrollee) and a proud member of the Chickasaw Nation. She is an award-winning storyteller and educator, artist, and a founding member of her stomp dance troupe Hithla. Amy’s appreciation for cultural awareness came at an early age. She was raised in a military family; […]
Sarah Brady is an accomplished actress, storyteller, teaching artist, and writer whose rich backgrounds in theatre and education shape her dynamic approach to storytelling. Before fully embracing the storytelling world, she taught communication and theatre at several universities and transitioned into solo performance work. Her journey has taken her across the United States and the United […]
Mary Hamilton is an award-winning professional storyteller whose love of story began in childhood—famously delivering a tale so vivid in third grade that it fooled her classmates, worried her teacher, and earned her a trip to the confessional. That moment marked the start of a lifelong devotion to storytelling. Since 1983, Mary has performed across the […]
Peter Cook is an internationally renowned Deaf storyteller, poet, and performer known for his dynamic blend of American Sign Language (ASL), mime, improvisation, and movement. For over three decades, he has captivated audiences with his visually expressive storytelling, elevating Deaf culture and language on global stages. As a native ASL user, Cook’s performances are deeply rooted […]
Mo is a storyteller, speaker, reader, workshop leader, teacher, and a generally joyful wordsmith. She lives with her family in Rexburg, Idaho and works to send out stories and words that create connections. She has a B.A. and M.A. in English literature, 3 kids, 1 husband, 1 dog, 2 cats. Mo has lost count of […]
Jasmin Cardenas is a Colombian-American award winning bilingual Storyteller, Theater maker, Actress, Educator and Social Activist. Jasmin is a theatermaker who uses teatro and play to create spaces where people can connect, tell their story, and spark change. A proud daughter of Colombian immigrants, Jasmin was inspired by El Teatro Campesino when she began using […]
Storyteller and actress Dolores Hydock fills the stage with what one reviewer called “a swirl of characters and a cascade of lovely language.” Her wit and energy bring to life her funny, affectionate personal stories, as well as stories from history and literature. She has collaborated with the Birmingham Museum of Art to blend stories […]
Debs Newbold is a multi-award winning storyteller, director, performer, trainer & writer who creates fresh, playful work that gets deep under the skin. As a performer, Debs has made work for venues such as the Royal Opera House, the Southbank Centre, the RSC, Hay Festival and Shakespeare’s Globe as well as many other theatres, festivals, […]
April Armstrong was awarded the 2020 J.J. Reneaux Emerging Artist Award from the National Storytelling Network and was awarded the 2015 BRIO Award for Storytelling from the Bronx Council for the Arts. Her debut CD, The Cat Came Back: Stories and Songs with a Jazzy Twist won a Parent’s Choice Award (Silver). April performed at […]
Randy Evensen is from Orem, Utah, and has been telling stories since he could speak. He is a former teacher of thirty-five years to children in first and second grade. Since retiring, Randy has enjoyed telling stories in schools throughout Utah County. He also loves sharing stories around the campfire to his favorite audience, his […]
Nestor “the Boss” Gomez Nestor was born in Guatemala and came to Chicago Undocumented in the mid 80s. He told his first story at a Moth story slam to get over the stuttering that plagued his childhood, since then he has won more than 60 Moth Slams and several Grand slams. Nestor also created, host, […]
Megan Wells is truly, madly, deeply, wildly, whole-heartedly, indubitably, supercalifragilistically IN LOVE with the art and craft of Storytelling. Megan has been a touring professional teller for thirty-five years. She has been honored with four national awards and two Chicago theater awards. Megan marries the intimacy of story conversation with delicious theatrical timing, bringing worlds […]
