Singers and Zingers
A Musical-Comedic
Storytelling Series
Celebrating Our Fourth Big Season of Adult Storytelling Performances
The Caldwell Theatre Company and Florida Atlantic University Present:
Performances at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 and $25 each performance and $60 and $80 for the five-show series. Produced in association with the South Florida Storytelling Project in the School of Communication & Multimedia Studies and School of the Arts at Florida Atlantic University.

Music: November 30
Charlotte Blake Alston: Tell the Stories So That They May Know
Philadelphia-based Alston uses her mesmerizing voice and traditional African instruments to bring to life stories ancient and new, hilarious and poignant. A featured artist in the Carnegie Hall Family Concert Series, she has performed at the Presidential Inaugural Festivities in Washington, D.C., and with the Philadelphia, Cleveland and Saint Louis symphony orchestras.

Comedy: January 25
Bil Lepp: Inept: Impaired: Overwhelmed
Lepp is a nationally renowned West Virginian storyteller, author, recording artist and five-time champion of his state’s Liars’ Contest. His outrageous tall tales and witty stories have been featured at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and at major storytelling and corporate events across the country. He is the author of four books and eight audio collections.

Comedy: February 22
Nancy Donoval: Laughing in the Dark
“Death by Shampoo.” “Every Pastie Tells a Story.” These are some of the strange-but-true stories from Minneapolisbased Donoval’s larger-than-life experience. Featured on public radio and at conventions, theaters and festivals nationwide, her work was hailed by the Minneapolis Star Tribune as: “self-deprecating wit and quirky insight ... profoundly moving.”

Music: April 19
Heather Forest: Songspinner
Heather Forest’s unique minstrel style of storytelling blends original guitar music with the sung and spoken word. A resident of Long Island, she has toured her repertoire of world folktales for thirty years to theatres, festivals, and conferences throughout the U.S. and abroad. As an award-winning recording artist, Ms. Forest has over a dozen albums and books to her credit.