Category: Storytelling
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Cold Videos to Warm Your Heart
In “Brrr…It’s Cold Outside,” Better Said Than Done storytellers shared true, personal tales of cold stories and warm hearts. In case you missed the show, or just want to see the best storytelling show in Virginia all over again, here are all the videos from our fantastic cast, in order of appearance. Click on any… Read more
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Cold Night, Warm Stories
This past Saturday, Better Said Than Done put on a storytelling fundraiser for Friends of Reston for Community Projects. This was our fourth fundraiser for Friends, and we raised nearly $1000. What makes a storytelling fundraiser great is that it doesn’t really feel like a boring old fundraiser. No long speeches. No items being auctioned.… Read more
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More Charitable Storytelling
Of course you will all be at one of the two storytelling shows this Saturday night, listening to great stories and helping to support nature education programs at the Reston Nature House. But after this weekend’s storytelling fundraiser, there is another one just a week away. Voices in the Glen will be presenting: Story Surge:… Read more
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Storytelling for a Cause
Our show on February 9th – next weekend! – is also a fundraiser. We run 1 – 3 fundraisers a year. They are always great nights for storytelling, with great energy from the crowd, and, of course, a great cause. Next Saturday’s show benefits Friends of Reston for Community Projects, and specifically nature education programs… Read more
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Famous Videos
For our first storytelling show of the year, Better Said Than Done storytellers shared true, personal tales of their 15 minutes of fame. In case you missed the show, or just want to see the best storytelling show in Virginia all over again, here are all the videos from our fantastic cast, in order of… Read more
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Famous for 15
At Saturday night’s storytelling show, “15 Minutes of Fame,” we heard stories of celebrity (Ralph Fiennes, Johnny Depp, Jerry Springer), stories of notoriety (a jaunt on Jeopardy, a job on Batman), and stories of the quest for Stardom (TV commercials, blogs, and cooking shows). All of the stories were, of course, fabulous. This is, after… Read more
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In the news, the Reston news
We have a great lineup for tomorrow night’s show – details here – and a great class on February 2nd – details here – but I was very excited this morning to find out our upcoming storytelling fundraiser for the Reston Nature House was featured in the Reston Connection. Check out page 8 for the… Read more
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How to Tell a Good Story
This past Saturday, Better Said Than Done hosted our first storytelling workshop of the year, “Spotlight on You.” It was a great class with a wonderful group of up and coming storytellers. We received this lovely and unsolicited testimonial the day after the workshop from one of the students: “I really enjoyed your class. It… Read more
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New Year, New Stuff
Man, we got a busy year already! 2013 is going to be fantastic for storytelling in Virginia. Just a quick peek at what’s in store in the next couple months. Classes: Spotlight on You January 19th, 2013, 10:00am – 2:30pm, Reston A half-day workshop where you will learn structure, character building, and how to win… Read more