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Story Tellers
Brighid, Keeper of Tales
Diane Maxwell
7502 E. Reinbeck Rd.|
La Porte City, IA. 50651
Phone: 319-342-3823
Cell: 319-230-7935
Email: maxwells5@juno.com
Description: Age-appropriate stories for Birthdays, Libraries, Churches, Special Events, Holidays, Faires and Festivals told by Energetic, Costumed Performer. Specializing in “Forgotten Fairy Tales” dating back to the middle ages, she wears a medieval costume to enhance the storytelling experience. In costume or not her repertoire ranges from humorous family stories to “Christian Fairy Tales”, Early American Folk Tales, Ghost Stories, Indian Legends and Tales from Foreign Countries as well as the “Forgotten Fairy Tales”. Because she acts out the story she is telling, watching her is like attending a one-person theater production. Please feel free to contact for more information.
Fee: $100 with special discounts for multiple/block bookings. Travel Range: Have story, will travel – expenses negotiable. Also available for: A ‘mini storytelling workshop’ with interactive stories to draw the audience into the magic of the story itself.
Dan Titus
310 Lake Park Blvd.
Muscatine, IA 52761
Phone: 319-263-4768
Description: An Iowa author who tells humorous & tall tale stories for elementary age children through adults. Author of six books of humor: Tales of Hackett’s Creek, Tall Tales of the Mississippi River, Bad Poetry Ludicrous Limericks and Other Stupid Stuff, Tongue in Cheek Yarns, Hog Island Days (Boyhood Memoirs) and In Quest of Fislp and Other Strange Tales.
Fee: $100 & up + $.25/mile
Travel Range: 120 miles
Also available for: Humorous Poetry and other humorous readings
Shanta
Artists of Note
PO Box 11
Kaneville, IL 60144
Phone: 800-525-4749
E-Mail: jmurdock@msc.com
Web Page: mcs.com/~jmurdock/shanta/stories.html
Description: Shanta is a Griot (storytelling) whose repertoire include African folklores and songs, stories of empowerment and healing, and more. She involveds her audience through music, rhythm, and vocal responses.
Fee: Reasonable rates with special discounts for multiple bookings
Travel Range: Throughout the Midwest
Lola Clark
103 W. Greene Street
Clraksville, IA 50619
Phone: 319-278-1168
E-Mail: lcd@netins.net
Description: Storyteller, Presents storytelling programs to libraries and schools.
Fee: Negotiable
Travel Range: Negotiable
Patricia Coffie
203 Emery Drive
Waverly, IA 50677
Phone: 319-230-0659
E-Mail: maemaude@webiowaplus.net
Description: Tells stories of Iowa and home. Upper elementary through seniors, with singles and elderly both pleasures. Puppeteer of long-standing and eager to share this approachable art with others through one day workshops for adults as well as shows for children.
This year I performed for a five-state storytelling organization, in a bar, for a church women's conference and at the Minnesota Fringe Festival. I'd love to do more storytelling and puppetry for adults and children in Iowa's libraries.
Fee: Negotiable
Travel Range: Contact for more info
Also available for: Puppeteer
Catherine Cooney
1025 25th Avenue Court
Moline, Il 61265
Phone: 309-797-3257
Description: Stories can teach us about other cultures, morals, ourselves, history and math. Catherine Cooney is a powerful teller and a master of humor who dramatically educates, entertains, and enthralls.
Fee: Contact for more info
Travel Range: Contact for more info
Duffy DeFrance
PO Box 856
Muscatine, IA 52761
Phone: 319-732-2468
E-Mail: ddefrance@libby.rbls.lib.il.us
Description: Provides workshops on puppetry, creative dramatics, and storytelling as well as storytelling programs. Has a number of storytelling programs including STORIES FORM GRANNY’S ATTIC done in character as Granny Rutabaga.
Fee: Contact for mor info
Travel Range: Contact for mor information
Donna Dettman
1032 Towne Ave.
Batavia, IL 60510
Phone: 630-879-6891
E-Mail: donna-tell@inil.com
Description: Storyteller Donna Dettman uses her voice, face and body to transport isteners to the land of imagination where challenges are met and obstacles are overcome. When she involves your students in her stories they will dare to dream. Donna tells folktales from around the world, exploring its wide diversity while celebrating the human qualities we all share. She also tells participation stories and some of the best of today’s children’s literature, celebrating books and reading. Programs include Around the World & Across the Street, Challenges and Freams, Tales of Fun & Fantasy (all for children & families), and A Tale for the Telling and What’s a Memory? (For adults and seniors). Workshops include Listening to Your Own Voice (adults), Voice, Face & Body and the Magic of Words (students), and Family Literacy (families).
Fee: $300
Travel Range: Throughout the Midwest
Nancy Duncan
1803 58th Street
Omaha, NE 68106-2225
Phone: 402-551-4532 OR 402-551-2392
Fax: 402-551-4532
E-Mail: storygalore@earthlink.net
Web Page: www.storygalore.com
Description: Ten different storytelling presentations for all ages, including Gee Whiskers-cat stories from different cultures. NE ‘49 - pioneer women’s trip across IA & NE; Good old crunchy stories - a pot-pourri of different types of stories, spooky stories-etc.
Fee: $300+ mileage ($275 if block-booked)
Travel Range: 200 miles
Also available for: Workshops for all ages
Iris Eriksen
899 Wright Avenue, RR2
Dows, IA 50071
Phone: 515-852-4559
E-mail: erikhupp@trvnet.net
Description: Folkteller featuring Iowa history, down-home tales, ghost stories, Iowa farm women, dogs, and bible stories for any age and audience size.
Fee: Adjustable + mileage
Travel Range: Anywhere
Judy Farrow Busack
821 Walnut Street
West Bend, WI 53095
Phone: 414-334-7868 (h) 414-253-7762 (w)
Description: Interactive stories to enchant, stories to warm, and stories to tickle audiences of all ages.
Fee: $100 and up
Travel Range: 200 miles
Tulip & Friends
Barb Funke
2425 Cooper Avenue
State Center, IA 50247
Phone: 641-483-2638
Fax: 641-483-2638
Description: Programs entitles "Reading Magical Reading", a title that incorporates the years theme, or a program can be developed for your theme. All presentations encourage reading and the fun it can provide. They include storytelling, puppetry, music, ventriloquism, illusion, and audience participation. I am an Iowa Arts in Education Rostered Artist approved in storytelling puppets, and ventriloquism. Workshops are also available.
Fee: $100 + mileage; over 75 miles, $125 + mileage; out-of-state $200 + mileage. Discounts for multiple bookings
Travel Range: Anywhere
Also available for: Puppeteers
Kelly Gee Carey
1980 380th Avenue, Box 189
Farragut, IA 51639
Phone: 712-246-3453
Description: Irish, folk, myth, historical, multi-cultural stories.
Fee: $250 + milage (school day); $150 + milage (evening or day program)
Travel Range: Contact for more information
Carol Gorman
3601 Skylark Lane SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52403-4334
Phone: 319-363-7850
Description: Storyteller for juveniles and young adults
Fee: Contact for more info
Travel Range: Contact for more info
Also available for: Iowa Author
Jan Gray
3624 38th Street, #4
Rock Island, IL 61201
Phone: 309-786-6508
Description: An ex-school teacher who enjoys the good life and tells stories to grade-school age children and adults. Old and new tales, modern "fairy" tales, anecdotes, children’s stories with a moral. Anything good to listen to!
Fee: Contact for more info
Travel Range: 100 miles
Pat Harms
318 West Garfield
Laurens, IA 50554
Phone: 712-845-2161
Description: Storyteller. Elementary youth and family groups
Fee: Contact for more info
Travel Range: Contact for more information
Margaret Harvey
506 Commercial
Strawberry Point, IA 52076
Phone: 319-933-4553
Description: Legends, Bible Stories, and workshops.
Fee: Contact for more information
Travel Range: Contact for more information
Beverly Heintz
119 Crestview Drive
Parkview, IA 52748
Phone: 319-285-4947
E-mail: kbcriowa@netins.net OR iluvstories@hotmail.com
Description: Features good old-fashioned family fun storytelling including multicultural, motivational, and audience participation stories. Recently graduated from East Tennesee State University with M.E.D. in Storytelling. Available for workshops and performances.
Fee: Contact for more info
Travel Range: Contact for more information
Duane Hutchinson
PO Box 22828
Lincoln, NE 68542
Phone: 402-438-7080
Fax: 402-438-7099
Web Page: www.foundationbooks.com
Description: Stories K -12. Born and raised on a farm in Nebraska, Storytelling and writing has been Hutchinson’s vocation since 1981. Hutchinson has written thirteen books and published many articles and short stories.
Fee: $250 base + .21/mile
Travel Range: Statewide
Also available for: Children’s Author/Illustrator
Cholly
Charles Johnson
6750 School, #856
Des Moines, IA 50311-1647
Phone: 515-255-0681
Description: Papa Cholly is a down the road character. His stories com from life with some folktales from others times. He will tell to all age groups. Cholly is an out growth of Clowning and love of an easier time.
Fee: $60 + travel
Travel Range: Iowa
Also available for: Clowns, Children’s Magic, Balloon Animals.
Skip Karnes
Box 484
Alpha, IL 61413
Phone: 309-529-9441
Description: Skip’s storytelling experience is vast and varied, including some thirty years around scout campfires. His traditional, old-fashioned stories work with all ages, particularly middle grades, teenagers, and above.
Fee: Negotiable ($1-2 / minute, + .25/mile)
Travel Range: Iowa, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois
Grace Knipper
9749 Forest Road
Arlington, IA 50606-8242
Phone: 319-633-4345
Description: Elementary educator who "gets ‘em" reading in schools and libraries in a fun way. Programs include exciting stories, humorous stories, and heartwarming stories - all for entertainment, and all with a message. Grace has many years experience presenting in schools churches, banks, colleges, and senior citizen gatherings for all occasions, and all for the fun of it! Presents workshops to teachers at schools, colleges, and conventions - always in costumes!
Fee: $125 and up
Travel Range: Throughout the USA
Also available for: Storytelling
Maureen Korte
7642 Hickory Lane
Des Moines, IA 50322
Phone: 515-276-7973
Fax: 515-276-7846
E-mail: moekorte3@juno.com
Description: Maureen writes, adapts, and tells stories of every kind, to every kind of audience. She uses sign language, puppets, pantomime, dialect, and costume.
Fee: $60/hr + milage
Travel Range: Throughout the United States
Also available for: One person plays, writing & performance workshops
Maureen Lemek
737 W. 48th Street
Davenport, IA 52806
Phone: 319-391-4134
Description:Prefers audiences that are alive and breathing. All types of stories, and all ages from the little people to adults. Tries to give the audience the type of story they want. Needs at least 2 weeks notice.
Fee: Contact for more information
Travel Range: Contact for more information
Jill Leveck
222 N. 10th
Albia, IA 52531
Phone: 641-932-5243
E-Mail: jkleveck@netins.net
Descriptions: Jill speaks to groups of all ages. She tells stories about Pioneer Days, Davy Crockett, Abraham Lincoln, the Good Old Days, Legends, Tall Tales, Folk Tales, Seasonal and Christian stories. Jill also will build a program around a special theme. She uses quilts and puppets and uses the listeners to tell an interactive story.
Fee: Negotiable
Travel Range: 100 miles radius
Steve Marriott
5470 White Post Road
Bettendorf, IA 52722
Phone: 319-332-9309
Description:
No other information available
Fee: Contact for more info
Travel Range: Contact for more info
Georgeann McClure
2825 Highland Court
Muscatine, IA 52761
Phone: 319-263-0007
Reid Miller
Storyteller -Troubadour
P.O. Box 219
Blue Mounds, WI 53517-0219
Phone/Fax: 608-437-3388
E-mail: reidmiller@yahoo.com
Description: Stories, songs, music and humor to tickle the funnybone, warm the heart, and engage the imagination. Audience participation included. Library, school, theater, fair, festival, senior and other community shows and workshops available. Have fun, will travel.
Fee: $125 & up, plus travel @$.30/mile.
Travel range: Global
Jennifer Munro
13940 Binford Drive
Orland Park, IL 60462
Phone: 708-349-6957
Description: Performances for all ages that consist of personal stories, audience participation, and folk and fairy tales. Tailored to meet the needs of each audience. Jennifer also gives workshops on the art of storytelling and workshops for teachers and librarians.
Fee: $200 and up + milage
Travel Range: Throughout the United States
Acorn Storytelling
Susan Pagnucci
8717 Mockingbird Road
Platteville, WI 53818
Phone: 608-348-8662
E-mail: pagnuccsd@uwplatt.edu
Web Page: www.geocities.com/buroakpress
Description: With stories old and new Susan uses hats, masks, hand puppets and shadow puppets to tickle, enchant, and warm. She has an amazing repertoire of stories and folk tales from around the world. She involves children in hands-on telling.
Fee: $195 + mileage
Travel Range: Anywhere
Also available for: Puppeters Children’s, Author/Illustrator, Daycare provider story hour workshops
Sally Pressly
617 7th Street NE
Mason City, IA 50401
Phone: 515-423-4963
E-mail: stebens@netconx.net
Description: Sally is a storyteller, sharing stories from classic literature and diverse cultures. Her dramatic style breathes life into the tales, inspiring young people to listen, laugh, read and learn.
Fee: $150 + mileage
Travel Range: 100 - 120 miles - negotiable
Sue Reiher
23474 Highway 14
Allison, IA 50602
Phone: 319-267-2603
E-mail: sgreiher@netins.net OR w15083@cedarnet.net
Description: Presents storytelling programs at libraries and schools.
Fee: Contact for more info\
Travel Range: Contact for more info
The Story Connection
Margie Reitsma
604 S. 8th Ave.
Rock Rapids, IA 51246
Phone: 712-472-4922
E-mail: mreitsma@rconnect.com
Description: An experienced teller who is listed with the Iowa Arts Education Program, Margie travels throughout Iowa and the Midwest sharing stories with people of all ages. Margie’s programs for children include high-energy stories complete with audience participation, props, and plenty of laughs. Programs can be tailored to fit particular age groups and themes, including the summer reading program themes. If you want to get connected with some good stories, contact Margie at The Story Connection.
Fee: $175 single performance + mileage.
Reduced fees for libraries and/or schools that arrange block scheduling in a particular area.
Travel Range: Unrestricted.
Also available for: Storytelling
Wortman & Nothnagle
Deanne Warnholtz-Wortman
Tom Nothnagle
2707 Woodfield Lane NE
North Liberty, IA 52317
Phone: 319-351-0396
Fax: 319-351-3466
Email: dwarnholtz@hotmail.com
Description: Musical Storytelling of folk literature and orignal tales an stories taken from well known artworks. Our programs include costume, original music, props, and audience interaction. Will design a program to fit themes of programs. Workshops also available.
Fee: $300 +.28/mile single performance; $600 + mileage all day
Travel Range: Entire State
Also available: Musician
Marie Tschopp
1438 Woodland Drive
Sherrad, IL 61281
Phone: 309-754-8737
Description: Performs a researched, dramatic interpretation of the story of Laura Ingalls Wilder (in costume), as well as stories that entertain an inspire.
Fee: Contact for more information
Travel Range: Contact for more information
Chris Turnipseed
3458 49th Street
Moline, IL 61265
Phone: 309-764-8752
E-mail: turnip8752@aol.com
Description: A veteran storyteller of ghost, participation, folk, and contemporary stories for all types pf groups and age levels. Available for both workshops and performances.
Fee: Contact for more info
Travel Range: Contact for more info
"T" Valada Viars
4032 Kingman Blvd.
Des Moines, IA 50311
Phone: 515-255-5153
Description: Storyteller-mine specializing in audience participation. Likes to perform for audience with a variety of ages - preschool through adult. Prefers audience of 15 - 150 (or larger). Workshops available.,
Fee: Negotiable + mileage
Travel Range: Statewide
Also available for: T’INK: Consulting for businesses and business people using theater technique. Presentation skills, sexual harassment training, employment conflicts, etc.
Rock-N-Read with Ruby and Sapphire
Lori Vicker
1124 39th Street
West Des Moines, IA 50266
Phone: 515-223-0920 (h)
515-996-2221 (w)
E-mail: lvicker@vanmeter.k12.ia.us
Description: Duo presenters incorporate storytelling, humor, puppetry, ventriloquism, music, magic, and fun to create a gem experience for audiences to all ages. Generate the excitement to read and spend time at your library. Available for instructional workshops, library shows, and larger events. This high energy presentation incorporates music & will leave your audience with a smile on their face.
Fee: Negotiable + .25/mile
Travel Range: Statewide
Parable Parallels
(Christian Storytelling)
Lori Vicker
1124 39th Street
West Des Moines, IA 50266
Phone: 515-223-0920 (h) 515-996-2221 (w)
E-mail: lvicker@vanmeter.k12.ia.us
Description: This is a unique demonstration using classical children’s literature. Gospel applications are made which are appropriate for junior sermons, bible school, mother-daughter banquet and Sunday School rallies.
Fee: Negotiable ($100/hr performance)
Travel Range: Statewide (on weekends)
Razzel Dazzle Reading
Lori Vicker
1124 39th Street
West Des Moines, IA 50266
Phone: 515-223-0920 (h) 515-996-2221 (w)
E-mail: lvicker@vanmeter.k12.ia.us
Description: High-paced storytelling uses life-size puppets or props for every story. Poetry, quality children’s literature, and magic entertains audiences ages pre-school through pre-adolescence. Motives even the most reluctant reader. Lori was named 1996 Reading teacher of the year. She uses humor to entertain as well as to educate.
Fee: $100 + .25/mile
Travel Range: 150 miles (weeks nights during school year)
Also available for: Children’s Author/Illustrator
Sharon Kirk Clifton, Storyteller
a.k.a. "Jack's Mama" "Sarah Farley"
North Vernon, Indiana
812-346-2072
magicbeans4sale@hotmail.com
http://communities/msn.com/SharonKirkCliftonStoryteller
Carolyn Witt
PO Box 138
Washington MO 6300
1-636-239-2879
Storyteller and Pocket Magic
Egypt Slides/Show and Tell
Programs for all ages, 45-60 minutes
Fee: $125 - $275, depending upon distance.
Group discount for multiple books
References upon request.
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