Marilyn McPhie has often thought that her interest in storytelling must have been inspired and inherited from her grandmothers. Her father’s mother was a poet who composed poems for people and occasions and was often invited to give public readings. Her mother’s mother majored in elocution in college and continued to recite poems and tell stories into her nineties.
Marilyn has been telling stories professionally since 1985, sharing her wide repertoire with audiences of all ages in museums, festivals, educational institutions, and corporate and family settings. She has performed nationally and internationally, at the National Storytelling Festival and the TEDx stage. Whether spinning ancient myths, personal tales, or carefully researched historical narratives, she engages audiences with warmth, intelligence, and insight. Marilyn is president of the non-profit Storytellers of San Diego, past Pacific Region Director for the National Storytelling Network, on several arts and education boards – and she has twenty-six grandchildren! Enjoy this clip from our November 10th Grandmother Collective Storytelling Circle.