Welcome!

Thank you for visiting my storytelling site.

People often ask, "What is storytelling?" For me, storytelling combines the intensity of a one person play with the intimacy of a one-on-one conversation.

As an award-winning storyteller and author, I enjoy telling many kinds of stories to all ages. A particular interest of mine is bringing history to life -- giving a voice to people from the past. I've told stories at many venues in the Northeastern USA, including The New-York Historical Society (New York City, NY), The Clearwater Festival (Croton-on-Hudson, NY), First Night Saratoga (Saratoga Springs, NY), and The Norman Rockwell Museum (Stockbridge, MA).

My first CD, Lighting the Way Home: Stories of Lighthouses and Their Keepers, is a Parents' Choice Approved Award Winner of 2007, one of six storytelling CDs to get an award this year. Click hear to read the Parents' Choice review.

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I hope you find what you're looking for. If not, please be sure to contact me:

Kate Dudding	8 Sandalwood Drive, Clifton Park, NY 12065-2700 USA
kate@katedudding.com	(518) 383-4620

Some Upcoming Performances

Note: Performances with times listed are open to the public.

• Tue. May 6, 6:30 p.m. Lighting the Way Home: Stories of Lighthouses and Their Keepers Stillwater Free Library, 74 Hudson Road, Stillwater, NY. Free.

• Fri. May 9, 11:00 a.m. Squeaks, Shrieks and Squeals: Interactive Stories for Families. Join storyteller Kate Dudding in the fun as she shares stories from around the world. There's something for you to do in each story, so please come -- it won't be the same without you. Town of Chester Public Library. Free.

• Mon. May 12, 7:00 p.m. People Who Made a Difference Come listen as Kate Dudding shares the stories of a diverse group of people, both old and young, who made a difference during the last hundred years. While you may know of some of these historical events (including World War II, the integration of major league baseball, and the bombing of the Federal Building in Oklahoma City), you probably don't know these stories of people who lived through those events. Woodlawn Commons, Wesley Community, Saratoga Springs, NY. Free.

• Tue. May 13 Schuyler Ridge Nursing Home, Clifton Park, NY

• Wed. May 21, Up, Up, and Away! Pioneer Women Aviators Academy for Lifelong Learning, Saratoga Springs, NY

• Wed. May 28, 7:00 p.m. In Uniform and on the Home Front: Women During World War II Coburg Village, Rexford, NY. Free.

• Tue. June 10 Schuyler Ridge Nursing Home, Clifton Park, NY

• Wed. July 9, 7:00 p.m. Irving Berlin: The Stories Behind the Songs. Join storyteller Kate Dudding as she tells three stories about Irving Berlin: his courtship and marriage; his volunteer work during World War II; and his greatest musical, Annie Get Your Gun. If you know the songs, just sing along with Kate. Town of Chester Public Library. Free.

• Sat. July 19 and 26 Follow the Leader: Leadership Stories for Students. National Young Scholars Program, Union College, Schenectady, NY

• Aug. 7-10 National Storytelling Conference. Kate will be leading a panel discussion on "Other Kinds of Storytelling Events: Beyond the Festival Model." Kate will also be receiving the Northeast Regional Leadership and Service Award from the National Storytelling Network for her work as a storytelling producer and advocate.
  

Hear and Read about Kate

• An article in Capital District Home Style describes Kate Dudding's work as a storyteller.

• A recent article in The Saratogian describes a program sponsored by the Academy for Learning in Retirement, including my story 'A Witness to the Truth.'

• A story of mine, "The Reminder," was published in the book KnitLit Too: Stories from Sheep to Shawl. I told this story on WMHT-TV in April, 2005. You can watch (41.7 MB download) or listen (2.6 MB download) to this story online. (You can use RealPlayer to watch or listen to my story -- see www.real.com.)

• Another story of mine, My Mother's Hands, was published in the book KnitLit the Third : We Spin More Yarns. A newspaper article from the St. Petersburg Times, Knitters Spin a New Volume of Yarns, reviews the stories in this book, including mine.

• I told the story "Sean Kiley and the White Stag" on the Wednesday edition of Schenectady Today with Ann Parillo, on Public Access Television, Channel 16, in Schenectady, NY, in November, 2005. You can watch (52.3 MB download) or listen (2.1 MB download) to this story online.

WWW http://www.katedudding.com

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I last updated this web site on April 30, 2008.