Category: Storytelling

  • Super Story Day

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    Jessica Piscitelli Robinson is participating in an all day storytelling workshop run by the Virginia Storytelling Association (VASA).  Join us on September 28th for a variety of storytelling workshops and a storytelling show at the Workhouse Arts Center. Check out all the details here: Super Story Day 2013 Read more

  • Storytelling Show to See

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    Anne Thomas, whom you will have seen perform in the last two of our storytelling shows, has a solo show this September. Make sure to check it out. Tickets are already on sale! Storyteller Anne Thomas will be sharing the stage with John Donvan, ABC News Correspondent, in SpeakeasyDC’s Solo Performances September 7, 14, 21… Read more

  • Storytellers on Better Said Than Done Storytelling

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    I have heard from audience members and regular storytellers that one thing that keeps them coming back to our storytelling nights is that we are different.  Better Said Than Done storytelling shares a lot of traits with other local and national storytelling shows, but we also stand out.  I asked a few regular storytellers to… Read more

  • Awkward!

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    Our next storytelling show at Epicure Cafe is right around the corner. Join us for a night of true, personal stories about those moments in life we all wish we could forget. Awkward! – uncomfortable stories of foot in mouth, clumsy by nature and just plain uh oh moments Saturday, July 27th, 2013 Epicure Cafe… Read more

  • Bringing Home the Videos

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    In Better Said Than Done’s latest storytelling show, “Bringing Home the Bacon,” storytellers told tales of working hard for the money. You can’t beat a live storytelling show for a great night out, but, if you missed the show, at least you have a chance to see some great stories. Here are the videos from… Read more

  • Mmm…Bacon!

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    In Saturday night’s storytelling show, “Bringing Home the Bacon,” Better Said Than Done storytellers regaled the audience with stories of all the joys and happiness of going to work. Anna Marie Trester, who hosted the show, started the night with a story of fitting right in working for Goldman Sachs.  Mattie Cohan talked about her… Read more

  • Stories about Working for the Man

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    Bringing Home the Bacon: stories about making money, working and making it work Saturday, June 29th, 2013 Epicure Cafe 11213 Lee Highway Fairfax, VA 7:00PM Show Doors Open at 6:00PM $10 Tickets Available at the door (Cash preferred) Join storytellers Mattie Cohan, Mary Supley Foxworth, Meredith Maslich, Anne Thomas, Anna Marie Trester, Shawn Westfall, and… Read more

  • Capital Fringe Fest Storytellers

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    Several Better Said Than Done regulars have storytelling shows in the Capital Fringe Festival this July.  Here are a few that you don’t want to miss: Arlington National Cemetery: My Forever Home Storyteller: Ellouise Schoettler An Uncommon View of Arlington’s Hallowed Grounds, where honoring service and family stories blend. Dedicated to Ellouise’s husband, the late… Read more

  • Art Party

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    Better Said Than Done storytellers will be taking part in the “Summer Art Party on the Quad,” at the Workhouse Arts Center on June 22nd. Come out for the party, or for our one hour storytelling program in the main tent, starting at 2PM. Summer Art Party on the Quad Saturday, June 22nd, 2013 Workhouse… Read more

  • Judge for Yourself

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    The best storytellers of the best storytelling show met for a storytelling competition on May 25th, 2013, at the Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA. If you want to see who won, check out our recap. If you want to judge for yourself, watch the videos of these true, personal stories about competing, fighting and doing… Read more