"Droll, funny and original" ~ The Fresno Bee
Programs Available
Photo by Racheal Ortiz
What's your preference? Fairy tales straight up, with princesses and wizards and dragons? Or do you like your traditional tales served fractured? Tim's repertoire includes both ancient, rarely heard fairy tales, as well as original character monologues that turn familiar fairy tales inside out and bring to life stories you thought were old chestnuts.
For family audiences, Tim tells wonder tales full of adventurous princesses, talking animals, magic spells, brave princes, and fantastic quests. Experienced with preschools and elementary schools, summer camps, Scout troops, school fundraisers, holiday festivals and museum family days, Tim can keep audiences of all ages spellbound!
Need some creepy, macabre stories to set the mood around a campfire? Tim can spin scary stories, from Irish ghost stories to classics of Edgar Allen Poe.
Also: That's Disgusting!, a collection of folktales from around the world focusing on the bodily functions we all experience (but that get left out of most of our literature). Perfect for science museums, campfires, and, let's face it, pretty much anywhere with children.
Schools:
Please note I have very limited availability during the school day, and mostly provide evening and weekend programs.
Comission a Customized Program
If you have a thematic event, ask me about creating a customized program. I've done this for art, history, and science museums, and for corporate events.
Solo Performances for Theatres, Festivals, and House Concerts
A Haunted Christmas
Like the song says, "There'll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago." Tim shares legends of supernatural visitors dropping by for some holiday cheer. 50 minutes.
Tales from the Silk Road
Do happy endings depend on fate or luck? Cleverness or magic? Tim dives into the lore of Central Asia in this collection of Afghan, Kazakh, and Uyghur folktales. 50-60 minutes.
Chart Toppers of 1349!
Remember the Black Death? The Medicis? The Vatican in Avignon, not Rome? This selection of European fables and fairy tales comes framed as a tongue-in-cheek keynote of a 14th century storytelling conference. 55 to 70 minutes. Learn more here.
Happy Endings are Overrated: the Life and Times of Prince Charming
Cinderella knew him. So did Sleeping Beauty. Snow White? Yep. Rapunzel? Her, too. Now this serial monogamist gets a chance to tell his side of the story. 55 minutes
Like the song says, "There'll be scary ghost stories and tales of the glories of Christmases long, long ago." Tim shares legends of supernatural visitors dropping by for some holiday cheer. 50 minutes.
Tales from the Silk Road
Do happy endings depend on fate or luck? Cleverness or magic? Tim dives into the lore of Central Asia in this collection of Afghan, Kazakh, and Uyghur folktales. 50-60 minutes.
Chart Toppers of 1349!
Remember the Black Death? The Medicis? The Vatican in Avignon, not Rome? This selection of European fables and fairy tales comes framed as a tongue-in-cheek keynote of a 14th century storytelling conference. 55 to 70 minutes. Learn more here.
Happy Endings are Overrated: the Life and Times of Prince Charming
Cinderella knew him. So did Sleeping Beauty. Snow White? Yep. Rapunzel? Her, too. Now this serial monogamist gets a chance to tell his side of the story. 55 minutes