Story People of Clallam County with Field Hall: 27th Annual Forest Storytelling Festival, Friday Evening Performance
Friday, November 6th @ 7PM
Tickets $30 for this segment | $70 for full festival pass
Click here to see full festival schedule and featured storyteller bios
Join the Story People of Clallam County in Partnership with Field Hall as they welcome back to the stage professional tellers Megan Wells, Gene Tagaban and Andy Offutt Irwin.
Megan Wells is the Artistic Director of the Ray Bradbury Storytelling Festival, Megan was granted permission from Ray himself to tell his works as oral tales. Megan fell in love with the theater arts at the ripe age of seven. She’s been devoted ever since; gathering a lifetime of plays, stories, teaching, workshops, dance and improv. She is a six-time national award winner, as well as a sought-after coach in both the Theater and Storytelling worlds.
For 35 years Gene Tagaban has worked nationally and internationally: mentoring, training, and sharing stories of his traditions and culture. Gene facilitates healing with tribal and indigenous organizations, universities, schools, museums, spiritual and religious communities, environmental and wilderness groups, prisons, and detention centers. He also conducts celebrations and ceremonies. Gene is a trainer and board member with the Native Wellness Institute, keeping our ancestral wisdom alive. Gene is always open to share a good story, spirit and inspiration with people of all ages.
Andy Offutt Irwin shares a Silly Putty® voice, heart-filled humor, and world-class whistling. Andy has been described as Eudora Welty meets the Marx Brothers with a touch of the Southern balladeer. One of the most sought-after storytellers in the country, he’s best known for the unforgettable adventures of his 85-year-old Aunt Marguerite, a newly minted physician who embraces growth and love in the ever-changing New South.
27TH ANNUAL FOREST STORYTELLING FESTIVAL | NOVEMBER 5 – 7, 2026
For more information about the Forest Storytelling Festival, please visit: fieldhallevents.org/forest-storytelling-festival
Click here for an all-inclusive festival pass.
Welcome to the Annual Forest Storytelling Festival in Port Angeles, WA! World class storytellers will make you laugh uproariously and will tug at your heartstrings. Everyone — from preteens, grandparents and everybody in between — will find stories of love, comedy and inspiration.
Our storytellers will invite you into the lives of people, fictional and real. These are characters who are, on the inside, just like you. They’re also people from many cultures, coming alive in the voices of tellers from all over the globe.
Enjoy inspiring workshops, entertaining live performances with expert storytellers, networking opportunities, and open “story slam” opportunities for you to share your tales. A full weekend of stories inside the beautiful Field Arts & Events Hall in Port Angeles, Washington.
The Story People of Clallam County is a guild that promotes the art of storytelling. We all have stories to share… come share them with us!
