Around the world, the image of storytellers enchants young and old alike. Storytellers bring to life contexts and morals set in times of an unknown past that carry significance on our lives in the present. In Morocco, storytellers open their tales by stating “kan ya makan, fi qadim al zman…” (similar to “once upon a time…” in darija or Moroccan Colloquial Arabic). In public gathering areas in the past, storytelling was performed in a halqa configuration, where storytellers performed within and interacted with audience members arranged in a circle around them (Amine 2001). Today, Moroccan storytelling is disappearing from public venues. The disappearance is most striking in places such as the famous Jemaa el Fna Square in Marrakech, a historical location for public storytelling and other forms of performance (e.g. Hamilton 2011; Sehlaoui 2009). However, while many believe that storytelling is disappearing, emerging young storytellers are creating partnerships with new locations to continue storytelling around Marrakech. I argue that youthful storytellers have sought to revive storytelling, but do not fit the stereotypical image of the older Master storyteller of the past due to their ages and their choices for new performance venues. These young storytellers are actively searching out new performance locations because public venues, such as Jemaa el Fna Square, are seen—today—as too noisy and as places people pass through, not spending time with cultural practices and performances. For this presentation, I will examine how young storytellers are changing their performance locations, how this impacts their performance behavior and interactions with the audience, and how seeking new locations demonstrates a hope for “revival.” Throughout my ethnographic fieldwork from April 2016 to September 2018, I attended performances in a range of venues in Marrakech, including cafes, youth centers, universities, and large auditoriums. How can something as simple as a change in physical location transform storytelling performance and strategies of interacting with an audience? How is storytelling translated to different locations where elements like the halqa circle are impossible to spatially reproduce? Engaging with my ethnographic fieldnotes, interviews, and discussions with young storytellers, I will examine how a change in place influences the atmosphere of the telling, and how these young storytellers are actively crafting new places of performance for storytelling in Marrakech.