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 Susan
Klein’s life experiences, and the wisdom gleamed from them, are
reflected in her marvelous performances. Each story is uniquely entertaining,
hilarious, or thought provoking. Susan grew up on Martha’s Vineyard in
the 50s, was a waitress and a school teacher in the 70s and worked as an itinerant
storyteller in Alaskan Yup’ik Eskomo villages in the 80s. Susan is highly
sought after for teacher training sessions; storytelling workshops as well as
her storytelling performances. She directs the spoken word audio projects
of other tellers and her own audio tapes and CDs have been the recipient of numerous
outstanding awards.
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 Sheila
Kay Adams shares stories of her Appalachian heritage through stories
and songs passed from generation to generation. She is also 7th generation
ballad singer of the English, Scottish, and Irish songs that came over with her
ancestors in the late 1700s. She served as Technical Advisor to the Director
on the movie “Songcatcher.” Sheila has been the featured performer
in several documentary films and has received numerous awards for her valuable
contributions to the study of folklore and folklife.
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 Randel
McGee is an internationally recognized storyteller, Puppeteer, Ventriloquist,
and Artist. Portraying H.C. Andersen, he shares some of Andersen’s
most loved stories, full of satire and wit. He is also an accomplished paper
cut artist and is able to produce fascinating pictures and designs as he tells
some of the stories, just as Andersen himself did. He has performed at venues
from New York to Hawaii; Seattle to Singapore; and has been featured at
American/Scandinavian museums and events.
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 Betty Ann Wylie is
acclaimed for performances filled with stories, poetry, songs, and audience participation. The
late Celestine Sibley often called Betty Ann a “Don’t miss hit!” She
mesmerizes audiences with tales beguilingly related, but with the dramatic gestures
and voice changes of a born actress.
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 LaDoris
Bias-Davis is
Mississippi born and bred. Growing up in a family of 13 inspired her “Me & Mississippi,” personal
collection of stories. Her tales also include multi-cultural folktales,
fractured fairy tales, Gullah tales, and more. Her stories have taken her across
the U.S., the Caribbean and South America facililtating workshops and promoting
storytelling.
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 Caroline Figiel has
a background in musical theatre and a Masters in Education. She presents lively, interactive
performances. Caroline and her partner Danny Jones created the Roswell
Mill Village Audio Tour to accompany the Mill Village and Mill Life exhibit. They
specialize in incorporating storytelling and music in a wide variety of promotional
programs, making them entertaining, fascinating and memorable.
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 Martha
Tate is a storyteller and psychotherapist. Her Smith College
Master’s thesis was on the use of fairytales in psychotherapy and she researches
the use of imagery in healing. She is executive producer and performer in The
Story House video and she writes and tells humorous, personal, spiritual,
folk and fairy tales for audiences of all ages.
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 Enda
O. Breadon
Enda has been the Education Director for Georgia Ensemble Theatre since 2006.
He has worked professionally as an actor, director, movement coach, and teaching
artist in ten states, the District of Columbia and three countries. Enda has
taught Poetry-in-Performance at the college level and numerous public speaking
workshops on all levels, worked with playwrights to develop stories and characters
and as an assistant director on the critically acclaimed Hawaiian storytelling
production Christmas Talk Story. His parents are natives of Ireland
and he grew up with a love of storytelling, having his own personal seanachai
in the form of his mother who gathered numerous Irish tales as a child and in
her years as a midwife in the Aran Islands.
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 Natalie
Jones specializes in lively participation tales, puppets, music and
unusual props. Her stories appeal to all ages and give audiences a chance to
experience a full range of emotions. She delights with literary tales,
American tales and a wide array of topics.
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 Sally White is a north Georgia
native who enjoys sharing original stories and adaptations of folk tales with
audiences of all ages. Her stories often incorporate the element of mystery
while captivating the audiences as they eagerly await the outcome. She is very
involved in the promotion and preservation of the oral art of storytelling.
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 John
Beavin is a storyteller, trainer and training developer who also
provides private coaching for individuals. John presents popular workshops on
storytelling, story development and story delivery skills.
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 Ron Kemp, a
homespun man who loves to tell tales of history, fantasy, mystery, values and,
of course, the ultimate “Tall
Tale.” Ron has worked diligently to coordinate the Magnolia Storytelling
Festival over the years and helped organize the Magnolia Tellers. He actively
seeks opportunity to share the importance of storytelling in modern society.
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 Leslie
Buie shares a variety of tall tales, folktales, and even a ghost story
or two. His stories come from personal experiences, modifications and adaptations
of existing stories and straight from his imagination. Whatever he tells
will delight audiences and leave them wanting to hear more.
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 Mary Williams found
that growing up in a preacher’s home provided her with plenty of resources for great
southern tales, folktales, southern lore and life. Her stories will touch
your heart and tickle your funny bone. Mary maintains the records for the
Oral Art Certificate program, is actively involved in the production of the Roswell
Magnolia Storytelling festival, and serves on the board of directors of the Southern
Order of Storytellers.
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 Jo
Sanders was
born in Wisconsin of Swedish descent during the Great Depression of 1929. Jo’s
family moved often, using humor with adventure for entertainment. Believing
that stories and smiles make each day happier, Jo continues to travel the world
sharing lively stories for all ages.
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