Judith Wynhausen, actress, folksinger, storyteller, teacher

Judith began entertaining as a folksinger in the late 1960's when she was studying music education at the University of Kansas. In 1975 she performed with the Seem-to-be Players in Lawrence, Kansas, discovering a passion for theatre, especially children's theatre. This passion led to a master of arts degree in theatre from KU, and later to a master of fine arts degree from the University of Nebraska in Lincoln. She developed the Mother Goose character and stories in 1992. Mother Goose has performed in Russia and Germany as well as in several locations in the US. The Mother Goose stories, based on traditional nursery rhymes, are useful for students of English as a second language. Judith also received training as a Waldorf kindergarten teacher, and taught kindergarten for five years. She enjoys telling fairy tales in the Waldorf manner, with a minimum of theatrical dramatization.

Judith lives on a ten acre farm in Joplin, MO with her husband John, her two youngest children Aaron and Veronica, three horses, Diamond, Star and Buddy, Sylvia the cat, and several chickens. In addition to storytelling, she enjoys gardening, sewing, dancing, yoga, and playing in an African marimba ensemble (www.Kufara.com).

Were Judith has preformed