About Cris Riedel

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A thirty-year veteran of performing stories, Cris likes best to tell the old tales.  Her favorites are folktales of those who solve the problem-and save the day–with their wits. 

She helped found The Worldwide Virtual Storytelling Guild, https://www.nestorytelling.org/virtual-storytelling-guild/ and has performed at the National Storytelling Conference, and the Stone Soup and Lehigh Valley Festivals. 

Most recently, she taught a voice workshp for Notheast Storytelling’s conference, Sharing the Fire.  She’ll be performing at Genesee Country Village this winter.

Cris recently completed a video on the basics of voice for Northeast Storytelling’s up-coming web library.  She’s currently working on a novel for middle grade readers- Magic Under the Strawberry Moon.

 

 

From Cris's Commentary

THANK YOU GVCA! May 7, 2025

Genesee Valley Council on the Arts has generously funded my new program, STORIES THEY BROUGHT WITH THEM! I’ll be telling folktales from the cultures of folks who settled here after the Revolutionary War –  Irish, Scottish, English, African, and German – along with a little history of our area. First performance: May 18, Little Lakes … Continue reading THANK YOU GVCA! →

NEW WORK! November 26, 2023

new work! Starting work on a different kind of story program! Since my health is requiring me to leave summer reading programs behind, I’m looking at the cultural history of Livingston County and the stories those folks might have brought with them. French, Scottish, English, German – lots of fun.