Kevin Kling

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Kevin Kling is a commentator for National Public Radio and acclaimed storyteller.

Kevin Kling grew up in Osseo, Minnesota and graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1979 with a B. A. in Theatre. He built his reputation in the Twin Cities during the 1990s with his groundbreaking plays “21A” and “Fear and Loving in Minneapolis,” toured a one man show of “Home and Away” across the U.S. in the early 1990s, and took his most recent one man show “Freezing Paradise” on the road across the Midwest and a run this past Fall at the Guthrie Lab. While his writing and performing continue unabated, he has also become well known for his regular storytelling contributions to NPR’s All Things Considered, and has recently released his third 5th CD collection, a boxed set titled “Collected Stories” which includes his 4 CD collections of stories and a DVD. Kling recently finished his book of short stories, The Dog Says How, and continues to write plays and stories in a rigorous fashion in spite of a motorcycle accident that left him partially paralyzed. He is currently developing a play/storytelling experience called How? How? Why? Why? Why? at Seattle Repertory Theatre with director David Esbjornson and accordion player/singer Simone Perrin.