"HE IS ABLE TO CHARM AND DAZZLE AUDIENCES OF ALL AGES."

        Wolf Trap Farm Park

"AN UNCANNY ABILITY TO ENCHANT AUDIENCES IN A MATTER OF MOMENTS."

        Washington Performing Arts Society

"WHEN MY TEACHER SAID WE HAD A STORYTELLER FOR ASSEMBLY TODAY, I THOUGHT 'OH, BOY! BORING!'  BUT THIS WAS REALLY GREAT. AND IT JUST GOT MORE EXCITING. THANKS A LOT."

        Cunningham Park Elementary School

"BEAUTIFULLY WRITTEN, VERY FUNNY, AND FULL OF A RARE SENSE OF WONDER."

        Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company

"ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING RESIDENCIES WE'VE EVER HAD.   A GRAND WEEK."

        Madison-Morgan Cultural Center, Georgia

"YOU ENRICHED OUR LIVES IN MANY WAYS, AND WE CAN'T THANK YOU ENOUGH."

        Storytelling Center of Oneonta
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"THE MEMBERS OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS WERE IMPRESSED AND ENTRANCED BY THE AUTHENTIC FLAVOR OF YOUR TALES."

        Vice-President Al Gore

"WE WILL PLAN FOR YOUR EARLY RETURN TO OUR CAMPUS."

        Elon College

"SPELMAN'S STORY WAS ONE OF THE BIG GRAND MOMENTS OF THE MEETING."

        Colloquium On The Revival Of Storytelling, Paris, France

"JON SPELMAN WAS A HUGE SUCCESS! WE ALL LOVED HIM -- HOOTED AND HOLLERED AND HAD A FINE TIME!"

        Carrboro Arts Center

"HE HAS A VERY SPECIAL GIFT, AND IS
A JOY TO WORK WITH."

        Greeley Arts Council

"SPELMAN LET THE WORDS ILLUMINATE, AND THEY DID IT MORE POWERFULLY THAN ANY BIG HOLLYWOOD PRODUCTION OR TELEVISION DOCUMENTARY. IT WAS AMAZING."
                                      
         Bennington College
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