Jo Ho

Jo Ho is an accomplished storyteller, actress, and drama instructor.  The  year 2020-21 marks 31 years of storytelling for Ho.  In 1989, she created the storytelling company to delight all ages with collections of  folktales, fairytales, holiday stories, and curriculum enhancement stories.  She spins tales year round at preschools, elementary, libraries, museums, and festivals, including the Annual Historic Storytelling Festival in Atlanta, Georgia, The Bankoh Talk Story Festival in Honolulu, Louisiana’s Earth Day and Zippity Zoo Day, Kansas City’s Storytelling Celebration, the Kansas Storytelling Festival in  Downs, KS, the Nebraska Storytelling Festival in Omaha, the Edina Elementary Schools in Minnesota, and performances across North and South Dakota.

Ho was chosen as the Johnson County Libraries Performing Artist of the  summer for 2005 and 2009 and was honored by KC Parent Magazine in July 09 as a top entertainer for children in the Greater Kansas City area.   In September of 2010, Ho was honored as an Alumni Fellow from Dickinson  University, in Dickinson, ND.

Ho has developed fun and educational thematic programs for preschools,  early elementary students, and also presents workshops for students.   She attributes her unique theatrical style of storytelling and lively workshops to her background in children’s theatre and musical theatre.

Ho is also a sought after drama instructor, teaching an excellent and  diverse curriculum for elementary students.  She has personally authored  more than 100 student scripts.   Ho designs and constructs the student sets and costumes.  The Fall of 2020 marks a 7th year drama residency in  LaCygne, KS and Parker, KS, with Ho scripting local history, early American history, and fictional pieces for student performances.

She  holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Theatre/Speech from Dickinson  State University, Dickinson, North Dakota.  Although a native of North  Dakota, Jo fondly calls “Kansas” her second “Home Sweet Home!”