RadnerJo

About the Artist

Jo Radner, folklorist, storyteller, and performance coach, creates and performs personal, family, and folk stories as well as tales about the people and history of western Maine. Her storytelling workshops are designed-to-order for groups of teachers, storytellers (at all levels), writers, and children&#59; she also teaches techniques for collecting, archiving, and presenting local folklore and oral history. Past president of the American Folklore Society and of the Washington Storytellers Theatre, she has served as Chair of the Board of Directors of the National Storytelling Network and is a member of M.O.O.S.E. (Maine Organization of Storytelling Enthusiasts). Radner has performed at theaters, festivals, conferences, and community events in New England and the mid-Atlantic states.