ANTONIO SACRE
Solo Performer, Storyteller, Author — Biography
P.O. Box 3444, Hollywood, CA 90078-3444 • (888) 654-6436 • www.antoniosacre.com
Antonio Sacre, born in Boston to a Cuban father and Irish-American mother, is an internationally touring writer,
storyteller, and solo performance artist based in Los Angeles. He earned a BA in English from Boston College
and an MA in Theater Arts from Northwestern University. He has performed at the National Book Festival at
the Library of Congress, the Kennedy Center, the National Storytelling Festival, and museums, schools,
libraries, and festivals internationally.
His retelling of the story “The Barking Mouse” was published as a picture book by Albert Whitman and
Company in March, 2003. His next two picture books will be released by Abrams Books for Young Readers in
2010. He is a frequent commentator on National Public Radio’s Latino USA.
His storytelling recordings have won numerous awards, including the American Library Association’s Notable
Recipient Award, the Parent's Choice Gold and Silver Awards, and the National Association of Parenting
Publications Gold Award. He was awarded an Ethnic and Folk Arts Fellowship from the Illinois Arts Council.
As a solo performer, Sacre has performed in festivals and theaters in New York City, Los Angeles,
Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Chicago, where he performed under the tutelage and mentorship of Jenny
Magnus. At The New York City International Fringe Theater Festival, Sacre was awarded a Best in Fringe
Festival award for Excellence in Acting, and a Best in Fringe Festival award for Excellence in Solo
Performance.
Since 1994, he has taught drama, storytelling, and writing to teachers and students nationwide, and worked as
artist in residence with youth in four inner city high schools of New York, Chicago, and South Central Los
Angeles. He is a sought-after keynote speaker for diversity trainings across the country.
Antonio Sacre, P.O. Box 3444, Hollywood, CA 90078-3444
(888) 654-6436, www.antoniosacre.com
ANTONIO SACRE
Storyteller — Curriculum Vitae and Selected Storytelling Appearances
P.O. Box 3444, Hollywood, CA 90078-3444 • (888) 654-6436 • www.antoniosacre.com
Antonio Sacre has performed at major festivals and institutions nationwide, including the Kennedy
Center, The Smithsonian, The Getty, most major museums in Chicago, and the Library of Congress
Festival of the Book.
2008
Mesa Storytelling Festival, Mesa, AZ
Sierra Storytelling Festival, Nevada City, CA
Fiesta! Birmingham, AL
Nevada Reading Week, Las Vegas, NV
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena, CA
Conference on World Affairs, Boulder, CO
2007
National Storytelling Festival, Jonesborough, TN
Fiesta! Birmingham, AL
2006
American Tour, various states
2005
LA World Storytelling Festival, Los Angeles, CA
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA
- commissioned to write and perform a new piece about Andres Boules’s Cabinet on a Stand
Gorham's Bluff Storytelling Festival, Gorham’s Bluff, AL
2004
Tales of Graz, Austria
Smithsonian Museum, Washington DC
-commissioned to write a play for the Discovery Theater.
Tribes and Bridges, Chicago, IL
- commissioned to write 4 new stories for Chicago High Schools
2003
Discovery Theatre* (2002-'04), Washington DC
Washington Storytellers Theatre (2001, 2003-'04) Washington DC
Illinois Storytelling Festival (1993-2003) Woodstock, IL
Cave Run Storytelling Festival, Cave Run, KY
Wintertales, Oklahoma City, OK
Performances To Grow On (2002-'03) Ojai, CA
ANTONIO SACRE
Storyteller — Curriculum Vitae and Selected Storytelling Appearances
P.O. Box 3444, Hollywood, CA 90078-3444 • (888) 654-6436 • www.antoniosacre.com
2002
National Book Festival** Washington DC
Free Street PANG, Chicago, IL
StoryFest International
LA World Storytelling Festival, Los Angeles, CA
McHenry County College - Performing Arts Festival, McHenry, IL
Ojai Storytelling Festival, Ojai, CA
Quad City Arts — Visiting Artist Series (2001-'02), Quad Cities, IA
Smoky Hill River Festival (2001-'02), Salina, KS
National Storytelling Festival (1995, 2001), Jonesborough, TN
2001
Once Upon A Story, San Juan Capistrano, CA
The Saturday Explorer, MI
Maplewood Community College, MI
2000
The Tejas Hispanic Storytelling Festival, Corpus Cristi, TX
Houston Storytellers Festival - Patchwork of Storytellers, Houston, TX
1999
Children's Book Festival*** Washington DC
* Sponsored by The Smithsonian
** Library of Congress
*** The Kennedy Center