Category: Women’s Storytelling Festival
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2022 Women’s Story Fest Tickets
Join Better Said Than Done for our 3rd Annual Women’s Storytelling Festival, March 18 – 20, 2022 both in-person in Fairfax City, VA, and live streaming online! In-person events will take place at The Old Town Hall, 3999 University Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030. All attendees, whether attending in-person or virtual only, will receive links to… Read more
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The Last Word on the Festival
The 2021 virtual Women’s Storytelling Festival was an overwhelming success. As the producer, I can honestly say that because we more than doubled our goal for attendance. But more than just the fact that we had over 600 people watching, and we achieved financial success, the quality of the performances, and the production value of… Read more
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Women Storytellers of the DMV
Many of our Women’s Storytelling Festival tellers – including several we’ve already highlighted – are already well known in the DMV. That’s DC, Maryland, and Virginia, not the Department of Motor Vehicles. Here are some of our local heroines. Sarah Brady is based in Virginia, but recently spent three years in the U.K. Her repertoire… Read more
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Meet the Festival Tellers, Again
The 2nd annual Women’s Storytelling Festival is approaching rapidly and we’re looking forward to bringing you 36 of the best women storytellers anywhere. Some are familiar to our Better Said Than Done audiences, while others are brand new to our (virtual) stage. Let’s start with the tellers who are returning from last year’s inaugural festival:… Read more
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9 Ladies to Lead You
“It’s usually a jolly good trick to pick up a local tour guide,” is sound advice British actress Jane Birkin once said. Throughout the 24 hours of stories at the 2021 Women’s Storytelling Festival, these nine excellent emcees will be the local tour guides for the audience (which is you of course! You have your… Read more
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2021 Women’s Festival Tickets
The live performances of the Women’s Storytelling Festival have ended. However, you can still purchase a ticket to watch the approximately 24 hours of programming over until March 24, 2021 at 11:59pm EDT. Ticket holders will receive links to the recordings of the programs, available to watch for the next 2 weeks. Ticket prices below… Read more
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Recapping the inaugural Women’s Storytelling Festival
A month has passed since we hosted the Women’s Storytelling Festival, a first of its kind with a line-up exclusively of women, including hosts, emcees, and storytellers. The festival, was held in the City of Fairfax, Virginia, prior to restrictions on public gatherings due to COVID-19. While we had a smaller audience than anticipated, they… Read more
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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