Category: Storytelling
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Don’t take a pass on this custom!
It’s getting to be that time of year. Soon, there will be cranberry sauce, pumpkin pies, holiday decorations, and awkward conversations with distant relatives. Well, hopefully, not that last one. Whatever your traditions may be, come hear about ours! Traditions: stories about the way things are done Saturday, November 26, 2016 7:00 PM (Doors open… Read more
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3rd Annual Storytelling Improv Videos
I think I say this every time – watching the videos is not the same as coming to the show. That is nowhere more apparent than with our audience participation shows – like our Annual Night at the Improv show. The 3rd Annual Night at the Improv was the best one yet. I’m not sure… Read more
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Storytelling improv 2016
For the past 3 years, Better Said Than Done has been merging improv and storytelling in a unique format. In “A Night at the Improv 3,” our storytellers continued the trend by improvising true, personal stories on the spot. There was no lineup. Our fabulous host, Anna Marie Trester, encouraged the audience to share prompts… Read more
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Fall for the Book Impossible Dreams
Better Said Than Done storytellers performed at the Fall for the Book Festival for the 4th year in a row at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA. Learn more about Fall for the Book here. This year, our theme was “The Impossible Dream” and the storytellers shared true, personal stories about dreams and impossibilities. Watching… Read more
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Fall for the Book Storytelling Show Photos
For the fourth year in a row, Better Said Than Done storytellers performed at the Fall for the Book Festival. Learn more about Fall for the Book here. This year, our theme was “The Impossible Dream” and the storytellers shared true, personal stories about dreams and impossibilities at our show at The Auld Shebeen in… Read more
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Improvisational storytelling
Join the bravest of the Better Said Than Done storytellers on October 29, 2016 for our 3rd annual Night at the Improv. Unlike other improv and storytelling shows, we offer improvised storytelling. The storytellers in the show will not have stories prepared but, rather, will tell stories on the spot based on audience prompts. A… Read more
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Wild Storytelling Videos
At our annual fundraiser for Friends of Reston for Community Projects, at the Walker Nature Center in Reston, VA, Better Said Than Done storytellers shared some wild, true stories about what it means to lead a, or observe the, wild life. The storytelling show, “Wild Life,” was hosted by Friends of Reston Board President Jessica… Read more
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Wild Storytelling
The first of our two storytelling shows in September was our annual fundraiser for Friends of Reston for Community Projects, at the Walker Nature Center in Reston, VA. The show, “Wild Life,” was hosted by Friends of Reston Board President Jessica Piscitelli Robinson. Restonian Bill Burton started the night with a story about a bear… Read more
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Free storytelling events next week
Fall in love with storytelling with Better Said Than Done at Fall for the Book. We are thrilled to be hosting two free storytelling events for this regional, week-long literary festival. (Be sure to check the festival schedule for more details.) Character Building Workshop Tuesday, September 27, 2016 4:30-5:45 PM George Mason University Johnson Center, Meeting… Read more
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A wild night of storytelling
Do you know where the wild things are? Lean in and I’ll let you in on the secret. It’s Reston. That’s right. Here, in the suburbs, you can hear all sorts of true, personal, wild stories. Wild Life: stories about living or being wild Saturday, September 17, 2016 8:00 PM (Doors open at 7:30 PM) Nature… Read more