Praise for The Story Story
"A FASCINATING DEMONSTRATION OF THE ART AND
CRAFT OF THEATRICAL STORYTELLING ITSELF."
- ARTS KNOXVILLE
"I LAUGHED UNTIL I CRIED AND THEN GRINNED
UNTIL I STARTED LAUGHING AGAIN!"
- EMILY PARRISH
"I LOVED THE PUPPET DOG THE BEST!"
- KAYLEIGH (AGE 5)
(Images courtesy of Quinn Phillips Photography)
"REFRESHING AND VIBRANT! YOU SHOULD TOUR IT!"
- MELANIE BARRON
"10/10! HILARIOUS, BEAUTIFUL, AND THOUGHTFUL!"
- CAITLIN GREENWOOD
Written, Directed, & Designed by
Sara Gaddis & JP Schuffman
Starring
Raine Palmer
Debi Werthington
Sara Gaddis
Chad Wood
Caleb Burnham
JP Schuffman
Stage Management
Jade Hurst
Sound Design
Barry Wallace
The Plot
"Remember Storyhunter, some answers are more like roads than rooms."
When a curse falls on her village, the cunning hero Uri must seek out the answer to a seemingly impossible question: Where do Stories come from? On her journey she encounters a host of amazing creatures and characters, faces untold danger, and must rely on her willpower, wits, and a bit of magic to save her friends from a terrible fate.
About the Show
100% written, developed, designed, produced, and preformed by Knoxville theatre artists, and following in the proud tradition of The Dark Crystal, Alice In Wonderland, The Princess Bride, and The Wizard of Oz, this world premier production, by KTC Artistic Directors JP Schuffman and Sara Gaddis combines reverence for traditional storytelling with fantastic puppetry, fast-paced humor, a unique mythology, and exhilarating up-close stagecraft. We created this show with our grown up friends in mind, but with humor and situations suitable for all ages!
Interested in staging The Story Story?
We're open to it!
Contact JP Schuffman jpschuffman@gmail.com for a copy of the script and for more information about rights / royalties.