Category: Storytellers

  • Ribaldry Abounds

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    On August 19, Better Said Than Done and Six Feet Apart Productions are teaming up to bring you “Rated R-ibald,” with emcee Regina Stoops and storytellers Simon Brooks, Calvin S. Cato, Claire Hennessy, Archy Jamjun, and Jessica Robinson. Get your tickets here. And because we thought this show might need a little bit of an… Read more

  • Faeries’ Tales

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    The everyday world can be a tad mundane, even in such unsettled times as these. Luckily, there’s an easy cure when life turns humdrum and stale – the magic of stories! Sometimes we reach for the fantastic, losing ourselves in fanciful yarns. At other times, we seek connection to the wisdom and wonder of tales… Read more

  • Travel Tales, In-Person & Virtual!

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    Summer’s here and while this particular season is not without a bit of uncertainty, a lot of folks are hitting the open road, heading to treasured getaway spots, or exploring new places. So it seems like a great time for the intrepid wayfarers of Better Said Than Done to talk about some of their most… Read more

  • Ribald Tales

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    Watch Emcee Regina Stoops and storytellers Simon Brooks, Calvin S. Cato, Claire Hennessy, Archy Jamjun, and Jessica Robinson in for “Rated R-ibald: Immature Stories for Mature Ears.” Now Streaming. Rib·ald adjective “referring to sexual matters in an amusingly coarse or irreverent way.” Six Feet Apart Productions and Better Said Than Done have teamed up to… Read more

  • Faeries’ Tales

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    On August 12, 2021, emcee Lyn Ford and storytellers Cooper Braun, Kevin Cordi, Carmen Agra Deedy, Katie Green, Padraic P. Keohane, and Marilyn McPhie performed in “Faeries’ Tales: Folktales and Fairy Stories.” The recording is now available for purchase. Read more

  • Travel Tales

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    On July 31, 2021, join storytellers Sheila Arnold, Nick Baskerville, Bonnie Gardner, Tim Livengood, Miriam Nadel, Andrea Young, and Sufian Zhemukhov for “Travel Tales,” both in-person at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA and live streaming online.PLEASE NOTE THE TIME FOR THIS SHOW IS 7:00PM EDT. The Live Show is Over but you can purchase… Read more

  • Paired Personal Folktales

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    On July 8, 2021, join emcee Chetter Galloway and storytellers Eva Abram, Barbara Aliprantis, Norm Brecke, Jessica Robinson, Anne Rutherford, and Jack Scheer for “Folktales: This Time It’s Personal,” a storytelling show in which a personal story is perfectly paired with a folktale. Read more

  • Black Stories Matter 2021

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    Join Better Said Than Done on Thursday, June 10th, for our second annual Black Stories Matter show. Tickets are on sale now! Though this is a storytelling show, it is also a fundraiser. Proceeds benefit the Fairfax County NAACP. Karen Campblin, Chapter President of the Fairfax County NAACP, had this to say about the benefit… Read more

  • Return to The Auld Shebeen

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    On June 26, 2021, join emcee and storyteller Jack Scheer, and storytellers Richard Barr, Sarah Brady, Catherine Calvin, Vijai Nathan, and Diana Veiga for “The Return: Stories of Homecoming and Comebacks,” both live and in person at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA and live streaming online. PLEASE NOTE THE TIME FOR THIS SHOW IS… Read more

  • Tip the Tellers

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    The below is for tipping the storytellers in our May 22, 2021 storytelling show. This is NOT for registering. If you’d like to attend the show, you must register here. If you’d like to contribute a little extra to support our storytellers, you may tip the individual storytellers, or add a tip to be split… Read more