Barbara Reed is celebrated in the storytelling world not simply as a gifted teller, but as a visionary builder—someone who saw what storytelling could be and then set about making it real. At a time when storytelling was often marginalized or misunderstood, Barbara recognized its deep human necessity. She believed, with quiet conviction and relentlessContinue reading “Cap’s Off to You! – Barbara Reed (Posthumously) and Celebrating Story”
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Cap’s Off to You! – Dylan Pritchett (Posthumously) and Celebrating Story
For more than three decades, Dylan Prtichett walked into schools, museums, historic sites, sanctuaries, and gathering places with the steady presence of someone who understood the weight and wonder of history. He told stories not to perform them, but to restore them—especially those handed down through African American and ancestral memory. “Let’s be true withContinue reading “Cap’s Off to You! – Dylan Pritchett (Posthumously) and Celebrating Story”
Cap’s Off to You! – Michael Perry (Posthumously) and Celebrating Story
Michael Perry had the rare gift of making every space he entered a stage, and every audience a collaborator. Whether in a school auditorium, under a circus tent, or at a storytelling festival, Michael invited people to breathe with him, to pause, and to enter a world where humor and humanity walked hand in hand.Continue reading “Cap’s Off to You! – Michael Perry (Posthumously) and Celebrating Story”