Tag: better said than done

  • Story Scene Setting Workshop

    Story Scene Setting Workshop

    POSTPONED. We’ll host this workshop again soon. The new date is TBD. Join Better Said Than Done storytelling online this Spring for a series of storytelling workshops to grow your creative spirit. Workshops led by Better Said Than Done Executive Director Jessica Piscitelli Robinson. You can register here for the June 3rd Setting the Scene… Read more

  • Story Structure and Plot Workshop

    Story Structure and Plot Workshop

    Join Better Said Than Done storytelling online this Spring for a series of storytelling workshops to seed and nourish and grow your creative spirit. Workshops led by Better Said Than Done Executive Director Jessica Piscitelli Robinson. Each workshop will start with a lesson, followed by time for attendees to write and work on a story,… Read more

  • It’s Raining Men

    It’s Raining Men

    On April 25, join us at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack for “It’s Raining Men: stories about guys and weather,” with emcee Ravi Pimplaskar and storytellers Len Kruger, Joe Morice, Sarah Snyder, Zette St. Charles, Carlos Velazquez, and Chris Wade. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack is located at 130 N Washington St, Falls Church, VA… Read more

  • Outer Limits Stories

    Outer Limits Stories

    The Recording of The Outer Limits: Stories That Stretch, with emcee Alton Chung and storytellers Laura Deal, Bowen Lee, Liz Nichols, Ingrid Nixon, and Anne Shimojima is available for purchase. $15 Suggested/$5 MinimumAll Proceeds Split Between Producer and Storytellers You do NOT need a Paypal or Stripe account to purchase a ticket. Add a ticket… Read more

  • Storytelling Across Mediums

    Storytelling Across Mediums

    Storytelling Across Mediums Write a story for the page, and then adapt it for performance. Or perform a story and then work to get it published. Learn how to take a story and change the way you craft it for the chosen medium – print, or stage. We’ll also discuss how to alter performance for… Read more

  • Fractured and Re-imagined Story Craft

    Fractured and Re-imagined Story Craft

    Register below for: Fractured and Re-imagined Stories Think outside the story box. In this interactive workshop, participants will take a fairytale they know well and turn it on it’s head, take a well-known story and make it their own. In Fractured and Re-imagined, students will learn how to change, fracture and imagine a fresh take… Read more

  • Braiding Stories Workshop

    Braiding Stories Workshop

    Register below for: Braided Storytelling In this workshop, we’ll define “braided stories,” discuss different types of braided tales, and also when and if it makes sense to intertwine multiple stories. Then we’ll dig into some techniques on how to craft a braided story. Participants will spend some time working and weaving their own tales, and… Read more

  • Braided, Fractured, and Re-imagined Workshop

    Braided, Fractured, and Re-imagined Workshop

    Braided, Fractured, and Re-imagined Stories Think outside the story box. In this interactive workshop, participants will take stories they know well and twist them, reshaping them into something new and different. After defining “fractured” and “braided,” we’ll focus on when and why to reshape a story. This is a broad workshop meant to inspire writers… Read more

  • Year End Gifts

    Year End Gifts

    ‘Tis the season for giving gifts. Gift giving can mean Christmas presents under the tree, one to eight nights of Hanukkah gifts, exchanging zawadi for Kwanzaa, or the gifts you may need for office parties, white elephants, or clients. But gifts can also mean the giving of support, to yourself, to a person in need,… Read more

  • Winter Workshops

    Winter Workshops

    Join us online this winter for a series of storytelling workshops to warm your soul. Workshops led by Better Said Than Done Executive Director Jessica Piscitelli Robinson. You can register here for ALL five classes, or week 1, Personal Storytelling. There are also links to each of the 4 subsequent workshops below. THIS PAGE is… Read more