by timpfest | Jun 4, 2020
Donna Washington is an award-winning internationally known master storyteller, artist-educator, and published author who has been performing for audiences of all ages for over thirty-four years. She is renowned for her storytelling for both children & adults from poignant & funny fables about the human condition to racy relationships stories to spine-tingling tales of terror. She has been featured at numerous festivals, schools & libraries theaters and other venues around the world including Canada, Peru, Argentina & Hong Kong. During the pandemic, she has presented over two hundred shows & workshops virtually online. In 2020, she co-founded the non-profit organization Artists Standing Strong Together with Master Storyteller Sheila Arnold.
Donna’s eleven storytelling CDs have garnered thirty national awards. She has authored numerous articles about storytelling and education including her very popular blog Language, Literacy & Storytelling. She is also the author of four children’s books: Li’l Rabbit’s Kwanzaa, A Pride of African Tales, The Story of Kwanzaa, A Big Spooky House, and Boo Stew. Peachtree Press is scheduled to publish her next picture book, Prak Fills The House, in September 2023. She travels all over the world performing and giving workshops. She lives with her husband and two cats in Durham, NC.
by timpfest | Jun 4, 2020
Tim Tingle is an Oklahoma Choctaw and an award-winning author, speaker, and storyteller. His great-great grandfather, John Carnes, walked the Trail of Tears in 1835, and his paternal grandmother attended a series of rigorous Indian boarding schools in the early 1900s. In 1993, Tim retraced the Trail of Tears to Choctaw homelands in Mississippi and began recording stories of tribal elders. His first children’s book, “Crossing Bok Chitto”, garnered over twenty state and national awards, and was an Editor’s Choice in the New York Times Book Review. In June of 2011, Tingle spoke at the Library of Congress and presented his first performance at the Kennedy Center, in Washington, DC. He received his Masters Degree in English Literature at the University of Oklahoma in 2003, with a focus on American Indian studies. As a visiting author and performer, Tingle reaches audiences numbering over 200,000 annually and has completed eight speaking tours for the U.S. Department of Defense.
by timpfest | Jun 4, 2020
Paul’s heartfelt and hilarious tall-tales and songs have been performed in virtually every imaginable environment, from Off-Broadway to elementary and middle schools, corporate events, and even two prisons—where he was NOT an inmate at the time. Paul has won “Best of Fest” honors 13 times at Fringe Theatre Festivals across North America for his collections of stories. He was an Exchange Place Teller at the National Storytelling Festival in 2018, and selections from his comedic performances can be heard daily on SiriusXM Radio.
by timpfest | Jun 4, 2020
A recipient of the 2020 Circle of Excellence Award, Jennifer Munro grew up in the heart of the English Midlands. Here she learned the rules of engagement that have resulted in a collection of personal stories, generously laced with her signature wit, about ne’er-do-wells, rogues, and heroes that resonate with the frailty and courage of the human condition. Jennifer’s repertoire also includes original stories that artfully blend mythology, allegory, and reality. Her three CDs are Storytelling World award winners; her book “Aunty Lily and other Delightfully Perverse Stories”, was also a Storytelling World winner.
by timpfest | Jun 4, 2020
Rev. Robert Jones, Sr. is an inspirational storyteller and musician celebrating the history, humor, and power of American Roots music. His deep love for traditional African American and American traditional music is shared in live performances that interweave timeless stories with original and traditional songs. For more than 25 years, Robert has entertained and educated audiences of all ages in schools, colleges, libraries, union halls, prisons, churches, and civil rights organizations. At the heart of his message is the belief that our cultural diversity tells a story that should celebrate, not just tolerate. Acclaimed photographer James Fraher writes about Robert: “Perhaps the world’s most highly educated blues musician, an ordained minister, a longtime DJ, and a living encyclopedia of blues history, the Reverend Robert Jones is comfortable among juke joint loud talkers, fancy-hatted church ladies, and PhDs alike.”
