Produced by South Carolina Department of Education with ETV under the leadership of SDE's library media consultant Martha Alewine, this series brings local and national storytellers into the classroom and provides teachers a useful series to use when teaching about the many aspects of reading and writing. South Carolina and national storytellers perform interesting stories and talk about the craft of storytelling. (From our Streamline collection)
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Antonio Sacre is a playwright, author, and an internationally award-winning storyteller. He is also a frequent communicator on National Public Radio. Born in Boston, his current address is Los Angeles...
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As a result of spending her childhood in the Missouri Ozarks, Beth Horner developed an interest in telling traditional stories from that region. She also tells folk, contemporary, and original tales...
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Brian McCreight is known as the "Lowcountry Liar Storyteller." He resides in Charleston, South Carolina. He is also a puppeteer, specializing in shadow puppetry, and is a playwright and a published...
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Storyteller Chetter Galloway, of Atlanta, Georgia, specializes in African and African American stories. His renditions are energetic and animated. He blends his stories with music, drumming, sound...
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Connie Regan-Blake is considered a pioneer in bringing storytelling to a national audience. She helped to shape and ignite the American storytelling revival. She is a founding member of the National...
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Darion McCloud is a storyteller who works in the children's room of the Richland Library in Columbia, S.C. He is also an actor and director of theater productions. Most notably, he is the artistic...
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Jackson Gillman is known as the "Stand-Up Chameleon." He incorporates song, dance, mime, and sign language into his storytelling. What distinguishes him from other storytellers is his use of movement...
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Kelly Swanson combines the art of theater, standup Southern comedy, and storytelling. Her wholesome stories, centering on the fictional town of Cedar Grove and its inhabitants, often offer a poignant...
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Kitty Wilson-Evans is a nationally acclaimed historic interpreter and storyteller. Her most famous slave reenactment is the character of Kessie, who is a fictionalized blend of Kitty’s reenactment...
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A storyteller since 1990, Mike Ethridge is a litigation attorney residing in Charleston, S.C. His stories include ghost stories, folk tales, and personal anecdotes. He frequently includes music in his...
