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Photos By: Anais Constandse
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Fourth Annual Bradbury Storytelling Festival "Literary Ghosts" |
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This eve of All Hallows Eve, storytellers will pry open the centuries-old tomes of Hamlet and other literary tales, giving rise to ghosts so grisly and stories so gory as to “harrow up thy soul.” So haste, intrepids, take your seat. The Fourth Annual Ray Bradbury Storytelling Festival is here, glutted with literary ghosts from Bradbury to Shakespeare, James, to the phantoms of the Genesee—still haunting the very ground beneath your feet. Curl up in your chair, and beware.
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The Fourth Annual Bradbury Storytelling Festival Conjures a Gamut of Emotions
By Ellyn Ruhlmann
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About Ray Bradbury & the Bradbury Storytelling Festival |
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About the Storytellers |
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www.carolbirch.com
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Carol Birch
Performing “Exchange” by Ray Bradbury
Helming the revival of platform storytelling, Birch lectures at universities across the nation and performs at storytelling events worldwide. In 1998, the National Storytelling Network honored her with its coveted Circle of Excellence Award. Birch has written and edited books on storytelling aesthetics, and produced three award-winning cassettes of her own original stories.
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John Forsythe
Performing a selection from Hamlet, by William Shakespeare
A veteran Shakespearean actor and director, Forsythe has performed with CityLit, the Chicago Shakespeare Company, on numerous school tours and as Artist in Residence at the Skokie Library. There, he developed a piece on Mark Twain, later presented in Chicago as “Lies, Damned Lies, and Cheap Cigars.” Forsythe now serves as a director, drama instructor and math teacher at York High School in Elmhurst.
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www.storytelling.org
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Jim May
Performing Genesee Theatre ghost stories and “The Boarded Window” by Ambrose Bierce
Chicago Emmy Award-winning May has regaled over one million children and families worldwide with his heartwarming folk tales, myths, legends and ghost stories. He co-founded the Illinois Storytelling Festival, and holds the Circle of Excellence Award for storytelling. May is the author of two books, including The Farm on Nippersink Creek, which won the “Best Book” Award from the Public Library Association.
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www.meganwells.com
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Megan Wells
Performing a selection TBA
In 2007, The National Storytelling Festival honored Wells as a Featured New Voice. Now she serves as Board President of the Illinois Storytelling Festival, and performs original stories statewide at venues like the Art Institute, CSO, Chicago Historical Society, and scores of festivals, libraries, schools and museums.
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