"Mesmerizing...the audience was rapt and transported. I absolutely loved it."
CAROL HOCKETT, CORNELL UNIVERSITY
CAROL HOCKETT, CORNELL UNIVERSITY
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"Mesmerizing...the audience was rapt and transported. I absolutely loved it."
CAROL HOCKETT, CORNELL UNIVERSITY
CAROL HOCKETT, CORNELL UNIVERSITY
"I honestly wondered if adolescents of the Instagram era had the patience for a storyteller, but I wonder no more. Leeming had their rapt attention for over an hour, using only his voice, his gestures, and instruments that could have come from the Bronze Age. It was a great reminder that the oldest stories are often the best stories, for they reveal most clearly the essence of what it means to be human."
MATTHEW J. HARTNETT, CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICAL LANGUAGES,
PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY
MATTHEW J. HARTNETT, CHAIR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CLASSICAL LANGUAGES,
PHILLIPS EXETER ACADEMY
I have loved the Odyssey for many years, and it is a delight to bring it alive for contemporary audiences, whether in a full six-hour version or in shorter performances. Brief excerpts from my performances of the Odyssey are below; If you would like to book a performance in a theater, school, or library near you, please get in touch.