Category: Storytellers
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The Inaugural Women’s Festival Videos
Did you miss out on attending the inaugural Women’s Storytelling Festival in early March, in the City of Fairfax, VA? Here’s the good news, you can watch 9 hours of stories from the festival online, until April 6, 2020. Click here for details and to purchase a ticket to join the viewing party. The last… Read more
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Storyteller Spotlight – Shawna Renee
Shawna Renee will be joining us at the Women’s Storytelling Festival for the Friday night, March 13th, kick-off storytelling show at The Auld Shebeen, in Fairfax, VA. Shawna Renee is an award winning broadcaster, writer and storyteller. As a radio personality, she’s produced and hosted shows for Radio One, CBS Radio, SiriusXM and Voice of… Read more
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Women’s Festival Spotlight – Natalie Amini
Natalie Amini is a DC area native and the DC Regional Producer for The Moth. When she is not helping DC area locals find their stories on stage, she works as a Housing Counselor in Adams Morgan, helping DC locals buy affordable homes in the District. Natalie is performing in the Women’s Storytelling Festival‘s two… Read more
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Women’s Festival Spotlight – Sheila Arnold
Since 2003, Sheila Arnold has been a full-time storyteller, traveling through the United States and sharing a variety of stories – “whatever fits in her mouth” – as well as doing Historic Character Presentations and Christian Monologues. At her core, Ms. Sheila, as she is commonly called, is a Professional Imaginator with a passion, vision… Read more
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Women’s Festival Spotlight – Donna Washington
Donna Washington is a professional author, storyteller, and multicultural folklorist who has been sharing stories for more than thirty years. She describes herself as “an extremely animated storyteller who uses vocal pyrotechnics (lots of sound effects and voices), has an elastic face, and employs enthusiastic gesture. I’ve been called a Walking Disney Movie and told… Read more
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Women’s Festival Spotlight – Our Emcees!
An integral part of the Women’s Storytelling Festival will be the emcees for each event. Six storytellers from our Better Said Than Done community have stepped up to take on those duties. Each one a gifted and engaging teller in her own right, I asked what drew them to storytelling in the first place. For… Read more
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Women’s Festival Spotlight – Maryam Zaringhalam
Maryam Zaringhalam is a molecular biologist by training who now works in the world of science policy, advocacy, and communication. Her personal mission is to ensure that everyone—no matter who they are—can benefit from and participate in the fruits of science. She is a Senior Producer for the science-inspired storytelling show The Story Collider, is… Read more
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Women’s Festival Spotlight – Kim Weitkamp
Remember weaving potholders on a loom as a child, selecting candy at a general store counter, or the joy and apprehension of pulling your report card out of its envelope? Kim Weitkamp does – and her stories, which often incorporate songs – will fill you with the laughter and warmth of nostalgia for an earlier… Read more
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Women’s Festival Spotlight – Ellouise Schoettler
Maryland spoken word artist Ellouise Schoettler is known for seeking stories of unknown women – then bringing them to life with “heart and humor” for audiences of all ages. Ellouise says she appreciates and applauds Jessica Piscitelli Robinson for her idea and leadership to have this festival which features women and their stories. Ellouise, a… Read more
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Our American Tales
For our first storytelling show of the year, Better Said Than Done storytellers Sheila Arnold, Erin Benbennick, Alex Dixon, Bonnie Gardner, Bill Grella, Jessica Piscitelli Robinson, and Andrea Young shared true, personal stories of living in America. Hosted by Giselle Ruzany, the sold out show was a perfect way to gather our storytelling community together… Read more