
Performances
When Connie takes the stage, her engaging humor and Southern charm generate a brightness and warmth that draws listeners in. Her storytelling performances range from hilarious traditional Appalachian Mountain tales to poignant true-life dramas. Connie’s stories are tailored to engage and capture the attention of every single member of the audience. A consummate professional, Connie’s rare talent can transform a convention hall into a wondrous landscape and turn a packed theater into an intimate circle of friends.


Connie has been a professional storyteller for over four decades. She is credited with being a central force driving the American storytelling revival. She given performances in 47 states, 17 countries, and on 6 continents, captivating minds and hearts around the world with her storytelling. Connie regularly performs at corporate events, schools and libraries, festivals, and conferences.
In all that she does, Connie seeks to open new avenues for story. Bead for Life is a nonprofit that is close to Connie’s heart and her original performance, “Brush the Dust from My Heart: A Storyteller’s Journey in Uganda“, gives voice to the stories of the women that the organization serves. Connie has also explored the intersection of storytelling performance and classical music through her collaboration with The Kandinsky Trio. Their touring performance, “Tales of Appalachia: Stories and Chamber Music,” is an innovative blend that has been hailed as “a new art form.”
The focus of this “Taking Your Story to the Stage” 3-day workshop is on storytelling performance. Each participant is asked to come with a story that is almost “stage-ready.” Participants gather at Connie’s home, tucked in the beautiful mountains surrounding Asheville, NC. This workshop intensive provides a supportive, affirming atmosphere to nurture each storyteller’s performance skills and confidence. “Taking Your Story to the Stage” is open only to those who have previously studied with Connie. If you have not had this opportunity and/or Connie has not heard you tell a story, a private coaching session may be required. Registration is limited so if you’d like to add your name to the list of participants now, contact Connie. For more details, click here.
And if you can’t make the workshop, mark your calendars now join us as
listeners for an enchanting evening of storytelling in “A Slice of Life: An Evening of Stories” on March 29, 2025 at Black Mountain Center for the Arts.
Join nationally celebrated storyteller Connie Regan-Blake as she welcomes her storytelling workshop participants to the stage for “A Slice of Life: An Evening of Stories.” This show’s tellers include Donna Catton-Johnson, Linda Chancey Guice, Steve Tate, Christine Phillips Westfeldt, Cheri Miller, Laura Hope-Gill, Andy Russell, and Janel Woodland.
Connie is emceeing this evening of unique voices. The last several “Slice of Life” shows have been sell-outs – so get your tickets early!
Tickets are $18 if purchased in advance, or $22 at the door, if available. Doors open at 6:30pm and seating is first come first served. Online ticket sales end an hour before the performance time, but there may still be tickets available for purchase at the door. Call Black Mountain Center of the Arts for availability at 828.669.0930.
What participants have said:
- Intense and Rewarding. Opportunity to take risks and grow with others who care about stories and those who tell them.
- This workshop offers a retreat environment in which realignment occurs allowing freedom for the story to take the stage as I, the entertainer, offer it as a gift to the audience.
“The Round Robin of storytellers at Connie Regan-Blake’s “Slice of Life” show gave me a rare listening treat. Each story was as unique as the voice that told it. What great fun to hear a mountain art form so well-spun!” –Donna Marie Todd, storyteller, singer and story workshop leader
Mark your calendar and plan to attend National Storytelling Network 2025 Conference in Kennesaw GA (outside Atlanta) – July 17-20, 2025 at Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia. Connie is a featured
teller Friday evening along with other storytellers. She will be performing “A Legend in Overalls: Storytelling in the Footsteps of Ray Hicks.”
Watch for the full schedule.
Remarkable with every nuance…funny at one instant and then zap, dead (not to pun) serious. Very polished telling down the minutest of detail/gesture/vocal expressiveness or deadpan. I was transported to the place of story which is where I long to be!
Frannie Oates, Storyteller
You can’t help but lean in when Connie Regan-Blake says “I’d like to tell you a mountain story.” Her voice starts to rise and fall, her hands weave through empty air….You may be sitting here in the 21st century, but Regan-Blake takes you to a timeless place…
Dale Neal, USA Today
20 years ago I heard Connie tell a story and my life was forever changed. Now, I’m a storyteller of a different sort but really we are all the same.
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