Sandy Schuman is fascinated by familiar things and their unfamiliar stories. He brings folk tales and historical sagas to life (“some of our folklore is truly unbelievable, some of our history is even more so”) and reveals the little-known stories behind some of our best-known songs. He tells stories about songs and songwriters, personal adventures, historical sagas, folk tales, and stories in the Jewish storytelling tradition. When you hear him play the guitar and sing, you’ll know why he calls himself a storyteller.

Performance Fee: $200+

Workshop Fee: $200+

Travel: CT, MA, ME, NH, NY, RI, VT, Out of Region

Audience: Families, Adults

Genres: Folktales, Historical Tales, Personal Stories, Faith-based Stories, Humorous Tales

Awards:

Susquehanna Folk Festival Liars Contest winner
St. Louis Jewish Storytelling Contest winner

As an adult enrichment director, I am always looking for varied programs. Sandy provided a different program by telling stories about songs and songwriters and backing them up with singing the songs and playing the guitar. He told his stories in a way that created suspense and kept the group waiting for the ending. The group enjoyed the program.~ Barbara W.

Sandy led a wonderful storytelling program at the JCC last weekend. It was absolutely a treat. There is no question in my mind about inviting him o the JCC again soon. If you haven't seen Sandy telling stories yet, I recommend you to do it soon. You won't regret it. ~ Judy B. A.

Very organized presentation with extremely well informed speaker Great photos and videos Enjoyed song at the end. ~Renata