JEFF GERE blends talents as painter, puppeteer, and mime into performances which have electrified audiences in Hawaii for 30 years. Jeff's physical energy, morphing elastic face and voice characterizations make his shows events. Jeff becomes his stories!
Born on Halloween, Jeff performs constantly. He produced/hosted/ told in the Talk Story Festival, Hawaii's biggest storytelling celebration (26 years!), Story TV (monthly, 23 years), Talk Story Radio (2 years, weekly shows), story camps & conferences. He taught Storytelling at UH Manoa. He performed at the National Storytelling Festival (2010, Residency 2013) and Spain, Hong Kong, Turkey, Vancouver, and the Yukon before retiring.

Jeff retired from Oahu Parks Dept to end 2014 and began international tours (Thailand, China, India, Japan, Australia, Taiwan, Java, Romania & Kenya! He has even done stories at Sharing the Fire and the Arabian Nights in Portland, Maine. See tons of him on YouTube.

Performance Fee: Whatever is fair, what is offered, what I can get

Workshop Fee: It depends on who it is for, where I am, and what they can pay.

Travel: Outside of Region

Audience: PreK,Elementary,Teens,Families,Adults

Genres: Folktales, Personal Stories, Humorous Tales, Faith-based Stories