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Jeremy Evans           
15620 SE 150th Ave.
Weirsdale, FL  32195
(352)821-0298
website: www.jeremyevansstoryteller.com
e-mail: widemouthfrog@comcast.net
Fee: Negotiable
Preferred Audiences: Any
Specialties: Teenage teller who appeals equally to kids and adults.  Jeremy specializes in short, humorous stories and folktales.  He adds sound and vocal effects for intriguing results.  He is a past winner of Florida Storytelling Association's Search For Youthful Voices competition and the 2004 Grand Torchbearer for the National Youth Storytelling Olympics.
 
 
 
Don Leonard             
3951 SE 52nd St.
Ocala, FL  34480
(352) 629-1785
e-mail: donleonard@hotmail.com
 
Fee: Negotiable
Preferred Audiences:  Older children, Youth, Adults
Specialties:  Personal tales and others.  Don has collected stories he enjoys telling and that are enjoyed by listeners of all ages.  To these he adds the personal stories that he has composed from his memories of growing up in Florida.  The variety includes nostalgic stories, folktales, humorous, holiday, animal, audience participation and children's stories.  His enthusiasm for storytelling is contagious.  He is a retired educator with degrees from FSU and the University of Florida.  He is co-founder and past-president of the Ocali Storytelling Guild. He has been a featured teller at the Ocala, Stephen Foster, Cracker and Caladium Storytelling Festivals.  He performs in numerous adult communities and at church dinners.
 
 
Fran Clemons                
1008 NE 13th Ave.
Ocala, FL  34470                 
(352) 732-5920
Fee: Negotiable
Preferred Audiences:  Any
Specialties: Personal Tales and Fairy Tales
Extensive theatre background. Fairy tales and legends along with personal stories of early life in the mountains of North Carolina.  Also experienced in relating the history of Ocala and Marion County.  Plays hammered dulcimer as part of most performances.
 
 
 
 
Earl DeBary                   
3722 SE Fort King St.
Ocala, FL  34470
(352) 694-2529
Fee:  Negotiable
Preferred Audiences:  Any
Specialties:  Brings Florida history and Seminole lore to life.  Often dresses in period costume or Seminole regalia.  Earl entertains audiences of all ages with humorous and dramatic myths, legends, tall tales and original stories.
 
 
                               
Holly Cahill        
2901 SW 41st.
Apt. 208
Ocala, FL  34474
(352) 620-0556
e-mail: cahillhg@aol.com
Fee: Negotiable
Preferred Audiences: Older Children, Youth, Adults
Specialties:  Personal Tales and Fairy Tales Holly specializes in personal accounts from her life and the lives of people dear to her.  Some of her stories are humorous while others will bring a tear to the eye.  Most of the stories embrace a moral theme common to all listeners.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jack Copeland       
6060 SE 4th Pl.
Ocala, FL  34472
(352) 694-3350
e-mail:  jack@jackcopeland.com
webpage:  www.jackcopeland.com
 
 Fee:  Negotiable  
Preferred Audiences: Youth, Adults
Specialties:  Personal Tales and Tales of the Middle Ages.  Specializes in personal accounts from his life growing up in the hills of Tennessee. These stories can be tailored to almost any event.
"Jacques Dore", Jack's "Middle-Aged" alter-ego will arrive in his monk's robe with helm and armor to share stories of life in the Middle Ages, including the origins of some of today's customs and superstitions.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Jessica McCune       
1230 SE 12th St.
Ocala, FL  34471
(352) 237-3619
e-mail: bigtexinfl@aol.com
Fee:  Negotiable
Preferred Audiences:  Any
Specialties:  Humorous stories and stories from the heart.  A Texan in Florida, Jessica enjoys telling stories about the people that have made her smile, stories about interesting history, and stories near to the heart.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ann Scroggie            
2100 SW 79th Dr.
Gainesville, Florida
(352) 332-6502
e-mail: 
Fee:  Negotiable and reasonable
Preferred Audiences:  Older children, Youth and Adults
Specialties:    Believing that stories are the ribbons which tie us together, Ann Scroggie draws from her 33 years of teaching, coaching, writing and directing readers' theatres to bring programs of culture, inspiration, motivation and memories to diverse audiences.  She creates programs which invite audience participation and interaction.  Workshops and seminars are rich with "how to", "why to", and "what to" activities.  Ann, (B.S. in Speech and Elementary Education, M.S. in Deaf Education and M.Ed. in Storytelling) performs in schools, churches, retirement homes, college classrooms, and business venues bringing fun, faith, and fantasy to all.

 

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