FORTY YEARS OF TELLING STORIES

  • Producer, Writer, Performer: “Imagining the World of Carl Jung”, 2007- present
  • Performer, Presenter: 2006 National Storytelling Conference. Performed in concert, Rogues & Raconteurs. Organized and presented the Video Room at the Conference, a look at storytelling in video and film.
  • Performer, Writer: Summer of 2005 told stories at Franklin Court in Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia. As part of the ONCE UPON A NATION Project Mr. Gray specialized in telling stories of Benjamin Franklin.
  • Producer, Performer: CD of fairytales, ONE STOP PAST NOWHERE, reviewed by ALA Booklist Magazine, “good choice for introducing classroom lessons on the benefits of infusing stories with a good dose of imagination”, July 2005.
  • Producer, Performer:CD of fables, WORLD OF THE GREAT KINGLY BEAST, reviewed by School Library Journal, "enjoyable and engaging stories", Jan 2004.
  • Producer, Director BROTHERS IN WORD, documentary about seven storytellers, aired PBS network in PA. 2002 , Real To Reel Film Festival, 2001, Algonquin Film Festival, 2005.
  • Coordinator: Patchwork Story Coaching Group, 2000- present.
  • Producer, Writer: THE ART OF ORAL STORYTELLING, two half-hour documentaries produced for Closely Watched Films, funded by PA. Council On The Arts, aired Comcast Television Network. 1998-99.
  • Featured Performer: National Storytelling Conference, 1996.
  • Author of Children's Book: THE CHRISTMAS SNOWMAN, published in 1996.
  • President: PATCHWORK, PHILADELPHIA STORYTELLING GUILD, 1995-96.
  • Co-Founder of Mid-Atlantic StoryTellers Conference: 1990.
  • Featured Storyteller and Host of a series of cable television programs on Philadelphia storytellers, sponsored by PA. Council On The Arts, 1989.
  • Artist-in-Residence: PA. Council On The Arts, 1987-1997.
  • Performer, Producer, Writer: Series of radio programs, TATTLETALES: STORIES OF A ONE-ROOM SCHOOL, funded by PA. Humanities Council, aired public radio in Harrisburg, PA., WITF, 1985.
  • First Performance: Pre-school storytime, Yardley Library in 1970.

EDUCATION
Master of Divinity, Princeton Theological Seminary
B.A. (Anthropology) Temple University

 













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