Highlights of Randel’s Career
A highlight of my career was my 3 month residency in Northern Ireland accompanied by my wife!
Here are some of the many places, venues, sponsors, and events where Randel has performed and taught:
Festivals:
- Starlight Foundation Touring Storytelling Festivals – Taichung, Taiwan 2015, 2016, 2018
- “Under the Aalamaram” Touring Storytelling Festival – India 2015
- Puppeteers of America National Festivals – Tampa, FL; St. Paul, MN (x2); Atlanta, GA
- Japanese Ventriloquist Association Convention – 2001, 2002, 2009
- Singapore International Storytelling Festival – 2005, 2009, 2011
- Three Rivers Storytelling Festival – Pittsburgh, PA (Twice)
- International Ventriloquists Association Convention – Las Vegas, NV
- “I Love You” Touring Puppet Festival – Throughout Japan (2 tours)
- Colonial Williamsburg, VA Storytelling Festival
- Ocala Storytelling Festival – Ocala, FL 2005, 2007
- Manila International Storytelling Festival –(Inaugural Event) Philippines
- Magnolia Storytelling Festival – Roswell, GA
- Korean Puppet Festival – Chunchon, Korea
- Celebration of Light Storytelling Festival – Midland, TX 1996- 2008
Views of the Midland, TX “Celebration of Light ” Storytelling Festival. How many places do you see Groark? Randel?
- Malaysia International Storytelling Festival –(Inaugural Event) Kuala Lumpur
- St. Louis Storytelling Festival – St. Louis, MO
- Tampa-Hillsborough Storytelling Festival – Tampa, FL
- Danish Days – Solvang, CA 2000 – 18
- Scandinavian Festival – Thousand Oaks, CA
- Miami-Dade Art of Storytelling Festival – Miami, FL 2011 & 2012
Museums:
- Treehouse Children’s Museum – Ogden, UT 1997 – 2018
- Pittsburgh, PA Children’s Museum
- National Museum – Singapore 2009 & 2011
- Nordic Heritage Museum – Seattle, WA
- Elverhoj Museum of History and Culture – Solvang, CA 2009 -2018
Randel McGee as H. C. Andersen in the Elverhoj Museum garden in Solvang, CA.
Conferences (as a presenter/lecturer):
- Hands On Literature Conference – Singapore
- California Reading Association Conferences
- National Storytelling Network – Bellingham, WA; Pittsburgh, PA; Los Angeles, CA; Richmond, VA
- Nebraska Reading Association Conference
- Asian Congress of Storytellers – Singapore 2005, ’09, & ’11
- Rotary Regional Conference – Ridgecrest, CA
- Guild of American Papercutters Collection Conference – Asilomar, CA
Randel presented at the Asian Congress of Storytellers in Singapore in 2009.
Theaters and Special Venues:
- Center for Puppetry Arts – Atlanta, GA
- The Puppet Playhouse – Glen Echo, MD
- Tony LaRussa’s Animal Rescue Foundation Gala Fund Raiser – Walnut Creek, CA
- Tampa Historic Fox Theater – FL
- The Puppet Showplace – Brookline, MA
- Tulare County (CA) Symphony Orchestra – Masters of Ceremonies & Narrator (with Groark)
Television & Media:
Groark is the star of 2 videos for children on character education!
- “Getting Along with Groark” – DVD series on conflict resolution in cooperation with Live Wire Media – San Francisco
- “Popcorn Park – The 6 Pillars of Character” – DVD Series on character education in cooperation with Live Wire Media (San Francisco) and the Character Counts Foundation
- Featured Artist NHK-TV Documentary – Japan
- Children’s Program Special KVPT (PBS) – Fresno, CA
Extended School & Library Tours:
- International School, Brunei – Bandar Seri Begawan, Brunei Darussalam
- Mesa, AZ Unified School District
- Columbus, GA School District
- Midland, TX Independent School District
- Santa Barbara County (CA) Library System
- Salt Lake City (UT) Library System
- Kings – Tulare Counties (CA) Library Systems
- Fresno County (CA) Library System
- Los Angeles County (CA) Library System
- Canadian International School – Singapore
Groark is a hit with all ages during our tour of the Singapore National Library System in 2010.
Consultancies, Residencies, & Workshops:
2019 Artsland International Residency in the UK!
Girls at St. Joseph’s School in Drumore, Northern Ireland, UK share their tale!
2018 Taichung, Taiwan
Randel and Groark were featured in a day of performances in Fengyuan, Taiwan in March 2018 for the Giraffe English Language Schools!
- Artsland International Artist-in-Residence for the Fermanagh / Omagh District – UK
- Starlight Education Group Winter Camp – Taichung, Taiwan
- Idaho Commission of the Arts
- California Arts Council
- California State Library System
- Treehouse Children’s Museum – Ogden, UT
- National Library Board – Singapore
- Puppet Fest Mid-West – Trenton, MO
- Creative Center for the Handicapped – Visalia, CA
- Puppeteers of America National and Regional Festivals
The Treehouse Children’s Museum in Ogden, UT – one of my favorite sponsors.