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Diane Ladley Ghost Storyteller Resume
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BACKGROUND
Specializing in ghost stories to shiver your spine and tickle
your funnybone since 1992!
Over 30 years of professional and community theater and
radio experience


CAREER HIGHLIGHTS AND AWARDS

Approved State of Illinois Arts Council ArtsTour Artist, 2001/2003 & 2003/2005
Thirteen-time director for "Ghost Stories in the Park ... In the Dark", an annual storytelling event sponsored by
    The Summer Place Theatre and the Naperville Park District
Her tale, "The Liver," her original adaptation of a classic folktale, won a Storytelling World Honor Award for
     Best Story of the Year 2003 for Adolescents 


NOTABLE PERFORMANCE VENUES
Civil War Days at Murphysburo, IL, Sept. 15 & 16, 2005
Presented her workshop, "Balancing Fright With Delight" at the National Storytelling
     Conference 2004 - Bellingham, WA
Performer at the National Storytelling Network Conference Regional Concert 2003 - Chicago, IL
Performer at Northlands Storytelling Network Conference Adult & Ghost Stories Concerts,
2001, 2003 - Madison,WI
Emcee at Northlands Storytelling Network Conference Ghost Stories Concert, 2003 - Madison, WI
Workshop Presenter at Northlands Storytelling Network Conference, 2003 - Madison, WI
Performer and Guest Panelist at the World Horror Convention 2002 - Chicago, IL
Fox Valley Folk Music & Storytelling Festival - Geneva, IL

SEE THE CALENDAR OF EVENTS FOR UPCOMING
GHOST STORY PERFORMANCES - THEN COME AND SEE THE SHOW!

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 PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
National Storytelling Network
Northlands Storytelling Network
Fox Valley Storytelling Guild
Illinois Storytelling Festival Supporter


 

RECORDINGS & PUBLISHED ARTICLES
"LATE NIGHT FRIGHT" Tales of Supernatural Terror and Macabre Mirth - RATED PG-13 (available on CD only)
"The Spooky Origins of Halloween" - Article featured on www.collectiblestoday.com, October 2001
"Catch the Halloween Spirit with Ghost Stories"- Article featured on www.collectiblestoday.com, October 2000


EDUCATION

DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana - BA degree in Communications

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