Storyteller Directory
Linda Kennedy
Linda Kennedy
Linda Kennedy
I discovered storytelling when I took the class, The Art of Storytelling, at SJSU over 35 years ago. Since then I have told at a variety of venues that include schools, civic organizations, community radio, and festivals, bringing stories of peace, justice and whimsical magic through a variety of genres. I have been a regional teller at the Sierra Storytelling Festival and have served as the Open Teller Concert Emcee there for twelve years and was a volunteer teller at The Women’s Empowerment Program of Sacramento for 15 years. My fee is $100 but I'm always willing to work as a group’s budget allows. Contact Linda at linderellakennedy@gmail.com
Mark Berry
Linda Kennedy
Linda Kennedy
916-872-4482
My preferred genres include funny, cultural, and indigenous tales. I am a founding member of the Foothill Storytelling Guild. I have told in swaps and professionally. I once won the slam contest at the Sierra Storytelling Festival. My rate is $50 an hour plus 50 cents a mile if I am outside the Auburn area.
Karen Daly
Linda Kennedy
Tanner Feustel
dalyact5314@gmail.com 916-942-9091. I like to tell Historical and Personal Experience Stories. I have been on the Executive Board of the Sacramento Storytellers Guild since 2010 and the President-Elect.
Tanner Feustel
Tanner Feustel
Tanner Feustel
Contact Info: tanner.feustel@gmail.com (925) 339 2721 Types of Stories told: Personal Stories/Personal Experiences/Tall Tales
I am a UC Davis Graduate in Animal Sciences and have lived all over the West Coast of the US. My stories describe past and present zany and obscure situations I've been placed in, whether by my own volition or not. Most stories are humor-driven. I currently reside in the Bay Area and am happy to travel around the West Coast to tell stories in person. Rate: No official rate. I appreciate compensation, and it doesn't have to be monetary, but it isn't a requirement for me to come tell!
Andrew Laufer
Tanner Feustel
Andrew Laufer
916-687-8971
Bio: Currently a gentleman farmer, storyteller, poet, and author.
Genre: Personal stories from my recently published book Papa Laufer’s Stories: Positive Reflections of Life in America, tailored to fit most any theme. Can do folk tales as well. Interested in teaching youth how to tell their stories.
See the YouTube Channel, Andrew Laufer, at:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtVQh1UwTMuXSCiMkNKLkbQ?view_as=subscriber
I am the former President of the Sacramento Storytellers Guild
Fee: Negotiable, primarily to cover expenses
Ed Lewis
Tanner Feustel
Andrew Laufer
Please contact me at ed-lewis@sbcglobal.net and/or 530-902-6631.
I like to share True Personal Stories from my life of adventure. I also enjoy creating TALL Tales as well as telling a few Folktales. I told stories all over the world in person and via Zoom. I specialize in children's stories as Eddie Spaghetti using puppets, music, and dance with 2 to 9 year old children. I am a retired Early Childhood Teacher & College Professor. In this capacity I conduct many workshops for teachers at conferences and school trainings. I am a current Board Member of the Sacramento Storytelling Guild and the Storytelling Association of California. I produce a monthly event titled, Genre Storytelling Series on the 3rd Wednesday from 7:00-8:30pm. You can register at storysaac.org.
Camille Miller
Camille Miller
Camille Miller
Prayn4u2day@yahoo.com or 925-642-5862 Stories: personal, humorous and tall tales are my specialty, but I can tell anything.
Rate: Negotiable
Joyce Ormond
Camille Miller
Camille Miller
Email: ormondjoyce2@gmail.com 916-371-5711 or 916-730-2111. Loves to tell in every genre, especially to adults. Fee: Sliding scale from free to $50.00/hour.
John Petrik
Camille Miller
Ramya Srinidhi
john.j.petrik@gmail.com 701-339-5048 Genre: Personal stories- generally with a message, but branching into fractured folktales and original (somewhat cantankerous) fiction Bio: Retired lawyer, who was raised on a farm in a very rural area and spent nearly all my life in the Upper Midwest, who found his love for storytelling very late in life. Rate: negotiable.
Ramya Srinidhi
Ramya Srinidhi
Ramya Srinidhi
rramyasrinidhi@gmail.com Or kathacorner@gmail.com Phone number +19900098216 Genre expertise Folk tales Mythology Fairy tales Kamishibai style of storytelling
Dave Tarvin
Ramya Srinidhi
John Patterson
Contact Information; Cell Phone, 916-694-9559 Email, mrdaverules@hotmail.com
Bio: I am a retired public servant who fell into storytelling quite by accident. I thoroughly enjoy it and love to perform at various events. Most of my stores are original interpretations of historical events or reinterpretations of traditional fables. My preferential audience is senior citizens, and I like to stories in various facilities i,e, retirement homes, skilled nursing facilities, etc. I typically tell the following types of stories, Tall Tales, Historical Fiction, 1st person stories, folktales, and fairytales. Due to Covid concerns, I only perform online via zoom. I currently do not charge to perform on zoom pre covid; I charged $50.00 an hour for performances in senior facilities. Customers have questions, you have answers. Display the most frequently asked questions, so everybody benefits.
John Patterson
Ramya Srinidhi
John Patterson
Before retiring, John Patterson, started working at eight as a blue collar worker, worked his way through school and eventuallly had his ownlaw office. He also taught in public secondary school and worked in administration. When not writing his memoir, he tells true stories. Many of his stories reveal the unexpected challenges a child faced. These have garnered attention at various private and social venues. John looks forward to more opportunities to share universal feelings. He engages his audience’s knowledge to provide context to slices of life episodes from the ‘50’-‘70’s. Audiences enjoy hearing these while learning more about California.