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Celebrate the art of storytelling!This annual event brings both locally based and nationally known story tellers to The Ark stage. This year’s story tellers are Ingrid Nixon, Jeff Doyle, and Steve Daut.
Ingrid Nixon is an award-winning, world-traveling storyteller who whisks listeners away on journeys of the imagination. Exploration nail-biters, tall tales, traditional and personal stories—she tells them all on international expeditions, and at venues around the country, including the National Storytelling Festival. She is a champion liar many times over and – no lie – holds a Masters in Storytelling from East Tennessee State University. She hails from Alaska.
Jeff Doyle started telling stories around the campfire at the family campout when his kids were elementary age. His first story was The Blue Ape, which the kids asked to hear over and over again. Before long, the kids were requesting new material, and Jeff eagerly took on the task, eventually becoming the hit of campfire time. He joined the Ann Arbor Storytellers’ Guild in 2005, and his passion for developing and refining this art form intensified with each performance. Jeff enjoys telling all types of tales but specializes in funny stories and scary stories, which range from the somewhat scary to the truly terrifying.
Steve Daut has been telling stories ever since the dog first ate his homework. During his early years in Iowa, he told stories about imaginary aunts, lovelorn people seeking advice, and legendary pets. Growing up on the Mississippi River, he loved Mark Twain stories, and today his Telling Twain book (which received Honors in 2020 from the Storytelling World Awards), program, and podcast reflect that early love. His stories took the form of magic acts for many years, then playwrighting, acting and directing, sketch and standup comedy, and improv. In the spoken word form we call "storytelling", he has found a true home. He fuses all of this breadth of experience together to provide storytelling programs full of humor, heart, and just perhaps - a bit of magic.
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Event venue
The Ark - Ann Arbor, 316 S Main St,Ann Arbor,MI,United States
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