2009 Teller-in-Residence Season Now Under Way

Storytelling Live! with Donald Davis on Sept. 30, 2009

Please, Take Your Seat!

National Storytelling Festival Named Top 20 Event in the Southeast

2009 Storytelling Festival Set for October 2-4, 2009

2009 Teller-in-Residence Season Now Under Way

Now in its 8th season, the renowned Storytelling Live! Teller-In-Residence program highlights 26 of America’s best-loved storytellers. With an exciting 2009 schedule, enjoy a different artist each week, May 5–October 31.

In addition to daily matinees, this year’s Teller-In-Residence season includes exclusive evening concerts and Saturday morning children’s shows. All performances are presented at the Mary B. Martin Storytelling Hall inside the Krispy Kreme Storytelling Theatre. Tickets for these unique and usually sold-out performances are available now.

Click here for a complete listing of 2009 performers and dates. Or, for more information or to purchase tickets, call (423) 913-1276 or (800) 952-8392.

Reserve Your Tickets Now!Storytelling Live! featuring Donald Davis will be held on the grounds of the National Storytelling Festival, Wednesday, September 30 at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $15 for all ages.

Audience members will experience Donald's performance, Do You Ever Tell THAT Story Anymore?, in one of the festival’s largest performance tents. Tickets will be sold in advance at the Mary B. Martin Storytelling Hall up until the time of the performance. For more information or to purchase tickets, call (423) 913-1276 or (800) 952-8392.

This special concert is part of the Center's Storytelling Live! series which features a different teller each week, May through October.

Storytelling Live! sponsors are BB&T and Mountain States Health Alliance. Media sponsors are WCYB-TV 5, FOX Tri-Cities, Tri-Cities CW4, Johnson City Press, Kingsport Times-News, and Citadel Broadcasting.

Please, Take Your Seat!

We’re saving a seat for you in the Krispy Kreme Storytelling Theater. Give a gift of $500 to the International Storytelling Center, and a chair in the Krispy Kreme Storytelling Theater at the Mary B. Martin Storytelling Hall will be inscribed in your honor or in honor of someone you love. The inscription will be etched in a brass nameplate and attached to the chair. More information?

National Storytelling Festival Named Top 20 Event in the Southeast

The National Storytelling Festival has been selected as one of Southeast Tourism Society’s Top 20 Events for the month of October 2009. Find out more.

2009 Storytelling Festival Set for October 2-4, 2009

The 37th National Storytelling Festival is scheduled for October 2-4, in Historic Jonesborough.

Check out the full roster of 2009 tellers and register by September 18, 2009 for special discounts!