Stories About Family

Clare and Don’s Beach Shack 130 North Washington Street, Falls Church, VA, United States

Storytelling show at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack in Falls Church, VA the Saturday after Thanksgiving.

Storyteller Book Party

On December 4, Claire Hennessy, of Six Feet Apart Productions fame, will be leading a not so serious discussion of books with authors Bil Lepp, Jessica Robinson, and Donna Washington. The storyteller-authors will discuss their latest books, writing, storytelling, and possibly stray off the path into a few tall tales. They are, after all, storytellers. […]

Comfort and Joy

The recording of Better Said Than Done’s End of Year Celebration and Storytelling Show is now available. Grab your snuggie, a warm cuppa, and enjoy cozy stories from storytellers Willy Claflin, Tobey Ishii Anderson, Jim Kissane, Joan Leotta, Roopa Mohan, Andy Russell, Anne Shimojima, and Liz Weir. With our Year-in-Review Video, and a toast from […]

Fight Club Stories

First rule of storytelling? You DO talk about it. The recording of Fight Club Stories is now available for purchase. You will have access to watch the recorded show through February 5th. Better Said Than Done storytelling presents “Fight Club: Stories about battles, arguments, and fighting the fight.” With emcee Regina Stoops and storytellers Silvana […]

WTF Storytelling at Epicure

Better Said Than Done storytelling returns to Epicure Cafe – our home of old. We’ve changed since our last show at Epicure – and so have they. New location and a new name to go with it. Epicure Cafe is now Epicure on King and it’s located – you guessed it – on King St. […]

Your Story and More

This 5 week storytelling workshop is for exploring various themes, styles, and techniques in personal storytelling, and beyond. The workshop starts on February 10, and continues each Monday evening from 7:30pm – 9:30pm, through March 10th, 2025. 5 two hour classes, over five weeks, to help you develop stories of varying lengths to be performed […]

Mad World

On February 22, 2025,  join Better Said Than Done for A Mad World: Stories about unreal people and situations, with emcee Carol Moore and storytellers Dustin Fisher, Len Kruger, Jeanna Lee, Jamie McElhatton, Joe Morice, Ravi Pimplaskar, and Kathy Stershic. In-Person at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack, 130 N. Washington St, Falls Church, VA. 6:00pm […]

2025 Women’s Storytelling Festival

Sherwood Community Center 3740 Blenheim Blvd., Fairfax, VA

Join Better Said Than Done in March, in Fairfax, VA, or online, for the 6th Annual Women’s Storytelling Festival. The festival features 19 storytellers performing over 3 days in-person in Fairfax, March 21 – 23, with a special virtual only showcase premiering on March 20, 2025. The festival will be live-streaming and ticket holders will […]

Mini Class on Personal Storytelling

This 90 minute workshop will give some insights into what makes a great personal story, how to choose character traits and structures that support a short, personal story, and what to think about in the process of developing a new personal story. During the 90 minutes, participants will be given a writing prompt. A few […]

Malaga Slave Ship Story

Historic Blenheim 3610 Blenheim Blvd., Fairfax City, VA

On May 3rd, join Better Said Than Done at the Historic Blenheim Center for Antonio Rocha’s performance of The Malaga Ship: A story of Maine and the Middle Passage. This event is free and open to the public. Suggested for ages 13+. The Malaga was a 183 ton brig built in 1832, in Brunswick Maine, […]