Field Arts & Events Hall – Sunset Lounge

This raucous workshop involves the careless dropping of pens* and carefully guided steps for developing personal narratives, freeing participants to delve into the past and chip away at the unmovable stone of self-doubt to reveal the treasure of new stories.

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.

Join the Story People of Clallam County in Partnership with field hall as they welcome back to the stage three professional tellers: Megan Wells, Andy Offutt Irwin, and Colin Irwin!

Join the Story People of Clallam County for a free open house with friends from storytelling guilds across the region including The Fireside Story League (Tacoma), South Sound Guild (Olympia), Portland Storytelling Guild, Seattle Storytelling Guild, Victoria Storytelling Guild, and of course - the Story People of Clallam County! Connect with other storytellers and learn more about membership during this free open house event. 

A workshop designed to enhance your storytelling performance skills with alternative use of language, voice, music and other simple techniques intended to bring a new level of interest and intensity to your practice. Irish storyteller, singer-songwriter, author Colin Urwin who will guide participants through some fun exercises and discussions and share a few tried and tested methods that he regularly incorporates into his dynamic and engaging performances.