2022 Schedule
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Please note, all ticket purchases will show on your bank or credit card statement as Performances to Grow On.
We love dogs but not at the festival. Thank you!
Everything Pass -
Adult & Senior Ticket:
All shows, Thursday through Sunday. If you will not be attending all 4 days and late night events, opt for the Festival Pass with optional add-ons.
Adult (16+) $265
Senior (65+) $260
Children's Festival Pass -
Children's Ticket:
Includes all shows Friday through Sunday except Goblins & Ghosts & Ghouls, Oh My! and Naughty Tales.
Add-ons include - Meet the Tellers, Shakespeare Back in the Bowl, and-for 12 and over only-Goblins & Ghosts & Ghouls, Oh My!
Child (under 16) $100
Three Show Special
Your Choice of Three Shows
Choose any 3 shows and receive a 10% discount at checkout.
See below for schedule
Prices will vary.
Online Festival Pass
All Audiences
Includes all performances at Libbey Bowl and Ojai Art Center. Does not include story swap, or meet and greet.
All Audiences $90
Adult (16+) Starts at $190
Senior (65+) Starts at $180
Festival Pass -
Adult & Senior Ticket:
Includes Friday through Sunday shows-except Naughty Tales. Optional add-ons include - Meet the Tellers, Shakespeare Back in the Bowl, and Naughty Tales.
Does not include Thursday events or Naughty Tales.
Senior tickets are for adults 65 and over. Child tickets are for children under age 16.
A purple star denotes events especially designed for young children, families and school groups.
The following handling fees apply when purchasing online, by phone, or during the festival:
• $4 handling fee per ticket (individual performances)
• $15 handling fee (total) for each Ticket Package (multiple performances)
Note: After September 1, all ticket packages increase $15 and individual shows increase $5
Thursday, October 27
Meet the Tellers: Reception with the Storytellers
with all of the tellers
3:30-5:00
Ojai Art Center Patio
113 S Montgomery St, Ojai
How did the tellers find their stories? Or did the stories find them?
Wine for purchase.
Light appetizers provided.
Adults $42
Seniors $40
Child $25
Thursday
Shakespeare Back in the Bowl
6:00 – 9:00 pm
Libbey Bowl
210 S. Signal St, Ojai
The evening will open with music the from Ojai Madrigali Singers followed by Debs Newbold's King Lear Retold. Originally commissioned by the Hay Literary Festival, a sell-out at Shakespeare’s Globe and the talk of festivals both in the UK and abroad, this is an unforgettable, shimmering work of performance storytelling that will haunt you for a very long time to come.
After a short intermission we welcome The Merry Wives of Windsor, the sometimes bawdy and always fantastic renaissance singing group who will have you giggling and blushing one minute and tearing up with sentiment the next.
Adults $25 (Save $5 per ticket for groups of 10 or more with code GROUP)
Students FREE (with valid high school or college ID shown at the door)
Child $10
Thursday
Friday, October 28
Fall Stories for Primary Students
Grades K-3
with Mara Menzies, Izzi Tooinsky, and Sheila Arnold.
9:30 – 10:30am
Libbey Bowl
(venue subject to change)
Adult $25, Child $22
Friday
Fall Stories for Upper Grades
Grades 4-8
with Debs Newbold, Kevin Kling, Josh Goforth and Adam Booth.
11:15am –12:30pm
Ojai Art Center Patio
(venue subject to change)
Adult $25, Child $22
Friday
It's the Little Things
with Josh Goforth and Kevin Kling.
2:00 – 3:30pm
Art Center Patio
113 South Montgomery
Adults $30
Seniors $28
Child: $20
Friday
Chelsea Williams Trio
5:00 – 6:00pm
Libbey Bowl
210 S. Signal St, Ojai
Included with purchase of Laughing Night ticket.
Friday
Laughing Night
6:00 – 8:30pm
Libbey Bowl
210 S. Signal St, Ojai
Join all the tellers for a hilarious night of rib tickling fun!
Adults $42
Seniors $40
Children $25
(Save $5 per ticket for groups of 10 or more with code GROUP)
Friday
Goblins and Ghosts and Ghouls, Oh My!
with Adam Booth-a master ghost story teller!
9:00 – 10:00pm
Art Center Patio
113 South Montgomery
Adults $25
Child: $17 (ages 12 & up only at this show)
Friday
Saturday, October 29
Story Swap w/ Special Guest Storytellers!
Debs Newbold, Josh Goforth, Kevin Kling
Saturday 8:30 - 10am
Ojai Art Center Patio
113 S Montgomery St, Ojai
Free thanks to a grant from the Ojai Women's Fund!
Come try your hand at the art of storytelling and receive tips from a mystery pro or two!
Saturday
Story Shop Boutique
Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm
Libbey Park Fountain
A boutique Surrounding the beautiful Libbey Park Fountain.
Unique gifts to purchase from local
artists and craftspeople
Saturday
Fantastic Fables
with Mara Menzies, Izzi Tooinsky and Josh Goforth
10:00 – 12:00pm
Ojai Art Center Patio
113 S Montgomery St
Adult: $31
Senior: $29
Child: $21
Saturday
Saturday
Missed Connections
with Kevin Kling, Adam Booth, and Deborah Newbold
1:00 – 3:00pm
Ojai Art Center Patio
113 S Montgomery St
Adult: $31
Senior: $29
Child: $21
The Sheriffs of Schroedingham
Included with purchase of ticket to Silver Tongue in Cheeky
5:00 – 6:00pm
Libbey Bowl
210 S. Signal St, Ojai
Saturday
Silver Tongue in Cheeky
with All of the tellers
6:00 – 8:00pm
Libbey Bowl
210 S. Signal St, Ojai
Adult: $42
Senior: $40
Child: $25
(Save $5 per ticket for groups of 10 or more with code GROUP)
Saturday
Naughty Tales
with Adam Booth, Mara Menzies, Izzi Tooinsky and Sheila Arnold
8:30 – 10:30pm
Ojai Art Center Patio
113 S Montgomery St
$45 (adults only)
(Save $2.50 per ticket for groups of 2 or more with code GROUP)
Saturday
Sunday, October 30
Story Swap w/ Special Guest Storytellers!
Adam Booth, Mara Menzies, Izzi Tooinsky.
Sunday 9:00 - 10:30am
Ojai Art Center Patio
113 S Montgomery St, Ojai
Free, thanks to a grant from the Ojai Women's Fund!
Come try your hand at the art of storytelling and receive tips from a mystery pro or two!
Sunday
Story Shop
10:00am-3:00pm
Libbey Park Fountain
A boutique surrounding the beautiful Libbey Park Fountain. Unique gifts to purchase from local artists and craftspeople.
Sunday
with all the Tellers
11:00am – 1:00pm
Ojai Art Center Patio
113 S Montgomery St, Ojai
$41 adults
$39 seniors
$27 children
Sunday
The Ojai Storytelling Festival is presented by Performances to Grow On, a non-profit organization. Support our programs with a tax-deductible donation. In these tough times, donations in any amount make a difference. Don’t have a lot to give? No problem. All it takes is $1 to make a difference in a child's life. Have a little more to give? You can also make contributions on behalf of friends and family…