Barry Stewart Mann is an actor, storyteller, writer, and educator, who has taught and performed around the country. He holds a B.A. in English from Harvard University and a M.F.A. in Drama from the University of San Diego.
As an actor, Barry has been seen at Horizon Theatre, ART Station, Theatrical Outfit, and more; as a storyteller, he has been featured at the Carter Presidential Library, the Winter Storytelling Festival, and numerous Tellabrations, and was named the National Storyteller of the Year in 1999. His original stories have been heard on the program "Recess!" on public radio stations across the country. He has two storytelling CD's, "The King of Cool, and Other Tales for Young Imaginers," and "The Improbable Love of Ethel and Elmer, and Other Offbeat Tales of Romance."
In addition to his work with Young Audiences, Barry is on the teaching, touring, and performing rosters of the Georgia Council for the Arts, the Alliance Theatre, Georgia Wolf Trap, and the Atlanta Partnership for Arts in Learning, where he serves on the Board of Directors; and he recently joined the faculty of Lesley University's Creative Arts in Learning Master's Program. Barry has traveled widely, and speaks varying levels of Spanish, French, German and Hebrew; he strives to bring a 'citizen of the world' viewpoint and vernacular to his teaching and telling.
He delights in performing for and working with audiences and students of all ages, and in engaging with words and images and their endless possibilities.