Pete Koschnick was born born in the year of Sputnik and raised in the Pacific Northwest. He is a professional puppeteer and avid musician, entertaining audiences from Headstart classrooms to political rallies and major municipal venues. Pete has been a winner of both The Moth and The Synergy Story Slams as well as being a featured teller at several Asheville Storytelling Circle TELLABRATION!™ at The Folk Arts Center on The Blue Ridge Parkway. He has twice appeared as a guest of the Jonesborough Storytellers Guild, at The International Storytelling Center in Jonesborough, Tennessee. A life time verbal fabricator, Pete has been in trouble for lying since the First Grade. Miss Tooker, his teacher, was very disappointed in him.

Email – professorpeterpuppet@gmail.com Phone – 828-484-9716

Story Types: Fractured Fairytales, Modern Myths, and Outright Lies, Folk Tales/Myths, Fairy Tales and Fables, Tall Tales, Ghost/ Scary, Historical, Personal, Bible/Spiritual/Sacred, Healing/Therapy, Humor, Holidays With Song/Instrument

Audience: Primary, Middle, & High School, Young Adults, Adult, Family, Seniors

Geographic Limits: Within 50 miles of Weaverville, NC for free. Travel rates apply thereafter

Awards: Asheville Storytelling Circle – Teller’s Circle Award, The Moth Asheville Winners Certificate                   

What do you want people to know about you? Puppeteer and Musician

Workshops and Lectures available on:  Puppet Making,  Improvisational Storytelling, Stage Kraft