You can hear local storytellers tell stories on the Times Union SourceLine (518) 446-4000.
Fran Combs Berger
Peace Tales, SourceLine Extension 9483
105 Seaman Avenue, Castleton, NY 12033
(518) 732-4212
Email: frantasticreiki@yahoo.com
From her previous experience with the Rocky Mountain Storytellers Guild and her own radio program, Fran brings a taste of the West to her storytelling. Now a member of the Story Circle of the Capital District, she has performed at Tellabration 2001 and 2002, the Glen Sanders Mansion, and other area venues.
Betty Cassidy
The Inuit People, SourceLine Extension 9481
Betty Cassidy is an evolving storyteller who has studied myths at several workshops with Jeannine Laverty and is now moving on to include folk and historical tales in her storytelling presentations. She has performed at a library story program in Baldwinsville, at Freedom Park in Scotia, and for various other children’s groups. She also uses her storytelling experience to help her students in community college speech and English classes, and to entertain at family events.
Kate Dudding
Sean Kiley & the White Stag, SourceLine Extension 9482
8 Sandalwood Drive, Clifton Park, NY 12065
(518) 383-4620
Email: kate@katedudding.com
Web Site: www.katedudding.com
Whether sharing participation stories with 3 year olds, creating stories set in history for all ages, or singing old-time songs with senior citizens, Kate delights in seeing joy and understanding on the faces of her audiences. Kate has told stories at many venues in the Northeast including The Egg, Caffè Lena, Story Sundays at the Glen Sanders Mansion, Tellabrations, schools, libraries, professional organizations, senior citizen centers, veterans programs, mother-daughter dinners and birthday parties.
Marni Gillard
The Little Pine Tree, SourceLine Extension 9479
833 Parkside Avenue, Schenectady, NY 12309
(518) 381-9474
Email: marni@marnigillard.com
Web Site: www.marnigillard.com
Marni Gillard has been a teacher since 1973. She left the classroom in 1991 to be a teacher/artist with students and adults. Her book, Storyteller, Storyteacher, won the Anne Izard Award. Her new double cassette of personal tales is a hit with children and adults alike. She’s sure to pull a story out of you!
Bairbre McCarthy
The Magic Shilling, SourceLine Extension 9477
Bairbre McCarthy has performed in the U.S.A., Canada and Ireland. She has been awarded grants by the New York State Council for the Arts and the New York Foundation for the Arts for her storytelling programs for both adults and children. She has published several books, the latest of which is The Adventures of Cuchulainn.
Nancy Marie Payne
My Stove, SourceLine Extension 9478
658 Sickle Hill Road, Berne, NY 12023
(518) 872-2209
Email: nmpmountaintop@juno.com
Web Site: Roster, Story Circle of the Capital District
A former classroom teacher, Nancy Marie Payne honed her storytelling skills on her elementary students. "A good story keeps them coming back for more." Nancy specializes in historical characterizations from the late l9th century. Her tales of emancipation, women's suffrage, and orphaned children have been heard at numerous public libraries and historical societies. She also writes and tells stories with more traditional themes and has appeared at First Night in Albany and at the Story Sundays at the Glen Sanders Mansion series.
Theresa Stevens
Flying w/Santa, SourceLine Extension 9476
Frank Wind
Three Hares, SourceLine Extension 9480
46 Iroquois Trail, Slingerlands, NY 12159
(518) 458-1781
Email: fhwind@nycap.rr.com
Web Site: home.nycap.rr.com/deelee/broa.html
Although Frank Wind is relatively new to the world of storytelling, his presentation skills are the culmination of more than twenty years of telling "stories" to business management and to peers at professional conferences. He brings new life to many of the old standards and is constantly writing and telling new insightful and humorous stories that stem from his personal and professional scientific background. He performs solo and also in tandem with his wife, Dee Ellen Lee, as "Frank-Lee Speaking." Together, they are repeat tellers at the Saratoga Springs Dance Flurry and have recently performed in diverse venues in the Capital Region.
