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First Name
Joanna
Middle Name
L
Last Name
Demarest
Stage Name
Privacy
Phone
4129156976
Region
Pacific
Street Address
6335 180th Pl NE
City
Redmond
State/Province
WA
Country
United States
Postal Code
Primary type of performance
Folk/Fairy Tales, Myths & Legends, Historical Stories, Portrayals, Family Stories, Personal Narrative Stories, Original Stories
Stories
Historical, Traditional, and Southern Tales, Ghost Stories, Historical Character Interpretation, Storytelling Workshops, Nature and Campfire Programs and her own unique Ladybug Stories?©.
Bi or Multi Lingual
Bio
Joanna Demarest has been telling stories to children and adults for over 20 years. It all started when after reading every book on her daughter>s bookshelf, multiple times, she wanted something new so she started creating fresh stories of her own. This passion for sharing her stories has been fueled by her nineteen moves within the US and overseas. She loves taking well known stories and shaping them so that the listener can <see< the story from the characters perspective. She is dedicated to providing quality entertainment that is delivered in a personalized and highly interactive environment.
Joanna has performed and presented storytelling workshops at the Kentucky Storytelling Conference, Burkesville, KY, Northlands Storytelling Conference, Lake Geneva, WI, and Sharing the Fire Storytelling Conference, Amherst, MA. She has recently performed at The Three Rivers Storytelling Festival, The Pittsburgh International Children??™s Festival, Pittsburgh Fringe Festival, Beaver Tales Storytelling Festival, The Ellwood City Storytelling Festival, CitiParks??™ Alphabet Trails and Tails, The National Storytelling Network??™s National Conference Regional Showcase, and numerous libraries, tea shops, open mics, summer camps, concerts and for senior groups around Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New England. She frequently appears at the Depreciation Lands Museum in Allison Park, PA as a historical character interpreter, in personally hand-made period att
Joanna has performed and presented storytelling workshops at the Kentucky Storytelling Conference, Burkesville, KY, Northlands Storytelling Conference, Lake Geneva, WI, and Sharing the Fire Storytelling Conference, Amherst, MA. She has recently performed at The Three Rivers Storytelling Festival, The Pittsburgh International Children??™s Festival, Pittsburgh Fringe Festival, Beaver Tales Storytelling Festival, The Ellwood City Storytelling Festival, CitiParks??™ Alphabet Trails and Tails, The National Storytelling Network??™s National Conference Regional Showcase, and numerous libraries, tea shops, open mics, summer camps, concerts and for senior groups around Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New England. She frequently appears at the Depreciation Lands Museum in Allison Park, PA as a historical character interpreter, in personally hand-made period att
Ages
All Ages
School Districts
Franklin Regional School District, Murrysville, PA
Workshops
Yes
Requirements
2 week prior notice; all expenses paid
Mentor
Yes
Cost
Travel
Yes