short bio for storytelling:
Megan dives heart-first into every story she tells – fairy tale, personal story, American history, parody, ghost & horror, humor. Her favorite story is whichever one she happens to be telling at the moment.
She performs at festivals throughout the North America; and her international storytelling credits include tours of libraries and bilingual schools in New Zealand, China, Colombia, Peru, Argentina, and Chile.
Her recordings include fractured fairy tales (Groundhogs Meet Grimm), historical fiction (What was Civil About that War), personal history (High School on the Homefront), fairy tales (No Tricks. Just Magic), and a collection of stories recorded live at the National Storytelling Festival (Like You’re Really There).
With her husband (aptly named Jack) she co-produces a monthly series, Rose Valley Storytelling House Concerts, now in its eighth season.
long bio:
Storyteller Megan Hicks has a way with words. Add her warm sense of humor and deep respect for anybody who is now or ever was a kid, and you’ve got an award-winning performer who captivates audiences of all ages and from all walks of life.
“As a 7-year-old, I thought there were three career paths that looked really good for me,” shares Megan. “Performer, writer, and toy maker.”
The lack of a paying audience didn’t keep her from pursuing her career goals early: Megan sang and danced along with “The Mickey Mouse Club,” penned poems about her pet lizard, and repurposed found objects to fashion toys that suited her imagination.
Her first paid writing gig was in 1986, when she penned a feature titled “Pie Day” for the State Fair insert of The Daily Oklahoman, and at about the same time she started making origami jewelry for a local gallery.
Today, Megan’s CV includes multiple appearances at the National Storytelling Festival and in regional festivals across North America. She has toured libraries in New Zealand and Australia and performed in bi-lingual schools in China and South America.
Her recordings include fractured fairy tales (Groundhogs Meet Grimm), historical fiction (What was Civil About that War), personal history (High School on the Home-front), fairy tales (No Tricks. Just Magic), and a collection of stories recorded live at the National Storytelling Festival (Like You’re Really There).
Megan takes her love of whimsy with her as she creates new stories, writes adaptations, and discovers new purposes for the “found objects” that find their way into her Tangible art work.
“I’m all grown up now,” says Megan, “and I’m telling stories around the world, writing a lot of the stories I tell and, when I’m not performing, making art that people want to play with. I’ve realized all three of my life’s ambitions.”
personal historian bio:
Megan Hicks was born in the Texas oilfields during the Baby Boom to two survivors of the Great Depression – a fighter pilot and a war bride. She graduated from high school during the Nixon Era – when the Watts Riots, the Free Speech Movement, the Black Panther Movement, and the Vietnam War were breaking news. While she never had first hand experience with any of these epochs and events, they all influenced her life then, the adult she has become, and the stories she creates.