Theatrical Productions
Kelly's Theater Shows
Magical, heartwarming, and incredibly funny journey – award-winning storyteller, comedian, and author, Kelly Swanson, will have you laughing your way through her unforgettable theatrical productions.
“Kelly had our audience laughing nonstop. She has a unique ability to weave the stories she presents with an authenticity that connects all the dots: humor, compassion, self-discovery and the jubilation of realizing that you are enough.”
Tarpon Arts / City of Tarpon Springs, Florida
Who Hijacked My Fairy Tale?
Who Hijacked My Fairy Tale? is Kelly Swanson’s deeply personal, wildly funny journey through the messy middle between the life we imagined and the life we actually got.
Wrapped in raw humanity, unforgettable characters, and laugh-out-loud humor, Kelly shares her own story of chasing “happily ever after,” losing sight of it, and eventually discovering something even better.
It’s a show about disappointment, reinvention, love, courage, and the stories we tell ourselves when life doesn’t go according to script. Heartwarming, hilarious, and surprisingly hopeful, Who Hijacked My Fairy Tale? reminds us that maybe happily ever after hasn’t disappeared at all.
Maybe it’s been closer than we thought.
Southern Fried Gossip
Southern Fried Gossip is an evening of hilarious, heartfelt storytelling served with a little sass, a lot of Southern charm, and just enough gossip to keep things interesting.
Kelly Swanson brings you stories from her own life and the wonderfully colorful characters of her small Southern town, where everybody knows everybody, nobody minds their own business, and even the most ordinary day can turn into a story worth telling.
Funny, warm, and full of heart, Southern Fried Gossip will have you laughing at the ridiculousness of life one minute and unexpectedly touched by it the next.
Come for the gossip. Stay for the stories. Leave feeling a little more connected to the beautifully messy people around you.
The Prides Hollow Podcast
Welcome to Prides Hollow, the small town with a big heart. Where people stay but the gossip travels. Award-winning storyteller Kelly Swanson takes you to her town of Prides Hollow, about a mile and a hair past nowhere. Where the simple life is revered, ordinary heroes are appreciated, and the stories are never fancy – they’re just about the people. And everything is better with a casserole and a bless your heart. It’s the mythical town filled with people you know. Season 1 is all about the challenge Old Man Wither’s has left to the town – to do something brave. These are their stories. Plenty of humor with lots of heart.