Biography
SUMMERVILLE, SC. During a circus performance, Tim was bitten by the show biz bug at six years of age. Waiting for his big break, he filled his childhood with performance opportunities. Cast as Ebenezer Scrooge in a second- grade production of Dickens’ “A Christmas Carol” Tim later played Jed Clampett in “A Beverly Hillbillies Christmas.” Demonstrating that he could raise one eyebrow and thereby look “wicked” Tim’s Sunday school teacher cast him as King Herod in the annual Christmas pageant.
As a young teenager Tim produced puppet shows for children’s birthday parties. His fee was $20 per show, but he offered a $5 discount if you could give him a ride because he was not yet old enough to drive. As an award-winning high school drama student Tim toured the East Coast in 1987 with a Broadway style musical. As a theatre major in college he studied Shakespeare and Romantic Opera, but when he took an elective class in storytelling he found himself.
After graduation, Tim taught English Language Arts for five years. Drawing on his love of show business his teaching methods were often considered “unorthodox and disruptive.” In 2000 Tim left the classroom to pursue a career as a professional storyteller. To date he has shared his “unorthodox and disruptive” teaching methods with more than a quarter million children!
In 2012 Tim began touring the National Storytelling Circuit performing at over fifty different festivals. Occasionally, Tim provides workshops for corporate clients such as the North Carolina County Commissioners, Dollywood Dream More Resort, Ballad Health, and Daramic LLC.
Awards & Recognitions
2022, Columnist, Charleston Living Magazine 2022, Winner+, Storytelling World Awards 2021, Feature, Okra Magazine
2021, Feature, Azalea Magazine
2020, Oracle Award, National Story Network 2014, Hospitality, Convention South Media 2014, Artist of the Year, Azalea Magazine 2014, Support of Troops, Blue Star Mothers
Organizations & Certifications
South Carolina Storytelling Network (charter) North Carolina Storytelling Guild
SC Arts Commission Approved Artist Roster Formerly Certified South Carolina Teacher
Performance History
Featured at the National Storytelling Festival six times and over fifty festivals, including:
Utah, Kansas, California, Georgia, Connecticut, Florida, Nebraska, Alabama, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, New York, Wisconsin, North & South Carolina
Teaching artist in 40+ South Carolina school districts and multiple districts, including:
North Carolina, Missouri, Utah, Nebraska, Kansas, Georgia, California, Alabama, Illinois, Kentucky, Alaska, Tennessee
Corporate Clients include:
Dollywood Resort, Pigeon Forge, TN Ballad Health, Johnson City, TN County Commissioners, Raleigh, NC County Commissioners, Atlanta, GA United Way Southeast, Greenville, SC ITMI, San Francisco, CA
Daramic LLC, Charlotte, NC