Theatre Lecturer
Puppeteer, Mime, Storytelling
jeffgere1031@gmail.com
Courses:
THEA 473 Storytelling
Jeff Gere blends talents as painter, puppeteer, and mime into performances which have electrified audiences in Hawaii for 35 years. Born on Halloween, Jeff performs constantly. As Oahu’s Drama Specialist (Parks Department, 28 years) he produced/hosted/ told in the Talk Story Festival, Hawaii’s largest storytelling celebration (26 years), Story TV (23 years monthly), Talk Story Radio (2 years weekly, Hawaii Public Radio), story camps & conferences. He’s performed at the National Storytelling Festival (2010, Residency 2013) and Spain, Hong Kong, Turkey, Vancouver & the Yukon before retiring from Parks (end ’14.) Then international tours began (Thailand, China, India, Japan, Australia, Taiwan, Java, Romania & Kenya.) During covid (& after) he created local, national & international virtual events as performer & producer.