Schedule & Tickets
2024 Ojai
Storytelling Festival
●●● ALL SEATS FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED ●●●
Schedule subject to change.
Please note, all ticket purchases will show on your bank or credit card statement as Performances to Grow On.
We love dogs but not at the festival. Thank you!
Senior tickets are for adults 65 and over. Child tickets are for children under age 16.
A purple star denotes events especially designed for young children, families and school groups.
The following handling fees apply when purchasing online, by phone, or during the festival:
Note: After September 15, all ticket packages increase $15 and individual shows increase $5
Adult (16+) $275
Senior (65+) $265
(Child & Family Everything Passes not available)
Everything Pass -
Adult & Senior Ticket:
All shows, Thursday through Sunday. If you will not be attending all 4 days including late night events, opt for the Weekend Pass or individual show tickets below.
Does NOT include The Uncalled For Trio.
Adult (16+) $115
Senior (65+) $100
Child (under 16) $65
Family of 4 $265
Family of 5 $315
Enjoy the Saturday Lineup
Includes all workshops daytime and evening shows.
Does NOT include Naughty Tales or The Uncalled For Trio.
Ticket Packages
See schedule under packages for individual show tickets.
Thursday, October 24
Meet the Tellers
with Andy Offut Irwin, Kim Weitkamp, Bil Lepp, Diane Ferlatte, Motoko, Don White, and Mo Reynolds.
3:30-5:00pm
Ojai Art Center Patio
113 S Montgomery St, Ojai
How did the tellers find their stories? Or did the stories find them?
Wine an beer for purchase.
ASL Interpretation at this show!
Adults $30
Seniors $25
Child $20
Thursday
Tickets
Let's Pack the Bowl for our Second Annual Story Slam!
Celebrate Community!
Music, Youth Voices, Guest Judges and More!
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Libbey Bowl
210 S. Signal St, Ojai
ASL Interpretation at this show!
Click here for details on how to enter the story slam!
Thursday
Sponsored by:
Friday, October 25
Fall Stories for Upper Grades
Grades 4 and Up
with Bil Lepp, Don White, Mo Reynolds
11:15am –12:30pm
Ojai Art Center Patio
(venue subject to change)
Adult $20
Child $15
Friday
Tim Lowry
Fall Stories for Primary Students
Grades K-3
with Kim Weitkamp, Diane Ferlatte, Motoko
9:30 – 10:30am
Libbey Bowl
(venue subject to change)
Adult $20
Child $15
Friday
Share your story with the pros!
Come tell your story and get optional feedback from the pros!
With Motoko, Mo Reynolds & Kim Weitkamp
Friday 4 - 5:30 pm
Ojai Art Center
113 S Montgomery St, Ojai
Friday
Free!
Laughing Night starting w/ music by The Salty Suites
with All the Tellers
Salty Suites - 6:00 – 7:00pm
Laughing Night - 7:00-9:15pm
Libbey Bowl
210 S. Signal St, Ojai
ASL Interpretation at this show!
Adults $35
Seniors $30
Children $20
Family 4 $95
Family 5 $105
(Save $5 per ticket for groups of 10 or more with code GROUP)
Friday
Spooky Stories
with Kim Weitkamp, Andy Offut Irwin, Diane Ferlatte & Eric Pearson
9:30 – 10:30pm
Art Center Patio
113 South Montgomery
ASL Interpretation at this show!
Adults $25
Child: $15
Group 10+: $10 per person
Friday
Spooky Stories is Sponsored by:
Kate Komaiko
Saturday, October 26
Workshops
Motoko, Mo Reynolds, Don White
Friday 3:30 - 5pm
Ojai Art Center - Venue subject to change
113 S Montgomery St, Ojai
General Admission $25
Saturday
Motoko
Embody! Physical Eloquence for Storytellers Explore with Motoko how to re-enter and engage in conscious dialogue with your body, using movement as a vehicle for insight. Through gentle hands-on experiments, she will help you increase your physical vocabulary, understand the metaphoric connections between kinesthetic experience and story themes, and become an embodiment of your narrative. She will also share her own journey pursuing physical eloquence through video production and Zoom performances during the pandemic. Come ready to be inspired!
Mo Reynolds
Braiding Tales: How to weave your own stories with folk and fairy tales to discover new meaning in both
Don White
Using Humor and Music to Enhance your Storytelling Don White's performances are a blend of story, song and comedy. In this workshop you will learn how he harnesses the power of humor and song to enrich the narrative of a story, how a taut story can increase the impact of a song, and how humor that originates from love can disarm an audience in a way that allows your serious story or song to be felt more deeply.
Twilight Tales starting
with All the Tellers
Bernie Larsen & Cassidy Linder: 5:00 to 6:00pm
Stories: 6:00 to 8:30pm
Libbey Bowl
210 S. Signal St, Ojai
Adult: $35
Senior: $30
Child: $20
Family 4 $95
Family 5 $105
Save $5 per ticket for groups of 10 or more with code GROUP at checkout.
Saturday
Bernie Larsen & Cassidy Linder
ASL Interpretation at this show!
Sunday
Sunday, October 27
More Workshops!
Andy Offut Irwin, Diane Ferlatte and Kim Weitkamp
Sunday 9:00 - 10:15am
Ojai Art Center Patio
113 S Montgomery St, Ojai
General Admission: $25
Andy Offut Irwin
Pin the Tail on the Narrative
Lawn Darts meets Eudora Welty. This raucous workshop involves the careless throwing 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 in order to reveal the treasure of new stories. We will explore the importance of story, memory, emotional/cognitive connections, and accelerated learning. (Remember, I conduct workshops in colleges and universities all over the country and I need to wax scientificy, sometimes.)
Diane Ferlatte
Combining Story and Song : This workshop will look for the songs, the chants, and the rhymes in stories. We will be discussing and looking at different ways to combine singing with storytelling, creating songs that fit the story, add spirit, enrichment, and audience participation.
Kim Weitkamp
So you have a story. What do you do now?
Whether you want to write a book, perform your story, publish an essay, blog it, or tell it at the dinner table, this is your workshop. Kim will coach participants one on one as part of the teaching/workshop. Open discussion, Q&A and intense tools and skills will be shared. Come prepared with what story or story idea you’re working on.
Kim privately coaches writers, storytellers and artists from all around the country.
“Always an insightful and invaluable workshop from Kim Weitkamp. I encourage you to take any opportunity to learn from her. She’s sharp, honest, inspiring and no bs.” Cynthia Millhorn, Founder/Director Appalachian Moon Studio
This Just In!
New Show Added!
Not included in any passes. Separate ticket required.
The Uncalled For Trio:
Something Funny, Something New,
Something Frightening, Something BOO!
Andy Offut Irwin, Bil Lepp and Kim Weitkamp
Sunday 5:00 - 6:30pm
Ojai Art Center Patio
113 S Montgomery St, Ojai
Adult: $35
Senior: $30
Child: $20
Sunday
Continental Breakfast
with All the Tellers
Madrigali 10:30-11am
Farewell Stories 11am-1pm
10:30am – 1:00pm
Ojai Art Center Patio
113 S Montgomery St, Ojai
Adult: $45
Senior: $40
Child: $25
Farewell Tales Sponsored By:
The Ojai Storytelling Festival is presented by Performances to Grow On, a non-profit organization. Support our programs with a tax-deductible donation. In these tough times, donations in any amount make a difference. Don’t have a lot to give? No problem. All it takes is $1 to make a difference in a child's life. Have a little more to give? You can also make contributions on behalf of friends and family…
Interested in becoming a sponsor? Click here!
SUPPORTING ONE OF OJAI'S
MOST BELOVED ANNUAL EVENTS
