Building a Better World
Through Stories.

“Building a Better World
Through Stories.”

- Boston Globe

"The small audience hangs on every word,
sound, and gesture of the storyteller on stage.
Under her spell, we wait, gasp, and exhale as one."

“Stories are bridges from
one mind to another. ”

- Smithsonian

“From all over America,
people came to Jonesborough
just to hear stories. ”

- Smithsonian

“From all over America
people came to Jonesborough
just to hear stories.”

- New York Times

“…where thousands of the faithful
gather to take part in one of
humankind's most satisfying rites. ”

- New York Times

“…where thousands of the faithful
gather to take part in one of
humankind's most satisfying rites ”

- Los Angeles Times

“For what New Orleans is to jazz. . .
Jonesborough is to storytelling. ”

- Los Angeles Times

For what New Orleans is to jazz. . .
Jonesborough is to storytelling. ”

- The Boston Globe

“[Lepp] goes for the funny bone.
He stuffs his hands in his pockets
and leans back as he nonchalantly
lets drop the zinger to his tale. ”

- The Boston Globe

“[Lepp] goes for the funny bone.
He stuffs his hands in his pockets
and leans back as he nonchalantly
lets drop the zinger to his tale. ”

- U.S. News and World Report

“The old-fashioned art of storytelling
has become a 21st century sensation. ”

- U.S. News and World Report

“The old-fashioned art of storytelling
has become a 21st century sensation. ”