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  • Huzzah

    Huzzah

    Better Said Than Done is celebrating our 15 year anniversary this September. We have an online storytelling show coming up on September 24th, “Hip, Hip, Hooray,” with an all-star, nationally acclaimed cast. Read about Hooray and get tickets here. We recently hosted a celebration on our home turf of Northern Virginia with a show at… Read more

  • Huzzah, the movie

    Huzzah, the movie

    Better Said Than Done celebrated 15 years of amazing stories on September 3 at Jammin’ Java, in Vienna, VA. There was no live-stream, but there is a recording. If you missed seeing some of your favorite DMV storytellers, here’s your chance to watch them in this incredible night of stories.  Huzzah!, with emcee Bonnie Gardner and… Read more

  • Huzzah! 15 Years of Storytelling

    Huzzah! 15 Years of Storytelling

    Join Better Said Than Done on September 3rd at Jammin’ Java for Huzzah: a storytelling show celebrating 15 years of amazing stories. In the past 15 years, we’ve heard hundreds of incredible stories and hundreds of fabulous storytellers. We’d bring them all back on stage if we could, but for this one night, we’re bringing… Read more

  • Rainbows and Unicorns – Stories of Love and Hope

    Rainbows and Unicorns – Stories of Love and Hope

    SOLD OUT! TONIGHT’s SHOW IS SOLD OUT. Join us at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack on June 27th for Rainbows and Unicorns: Stories of Love and Hope, with emcee Joe Morice and storytellers Bree Fram, Bonnie Gardner, Jamie McElhatton, Rishi Nixon, Denise Page, Jack Scheer, and Carlos Valazquez. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack is located… Read more

  • Women’s Storytelling Festival Performers from Near and Far

    Women’s Storytelling Festival Performers from Near and Far

    The performers at the 2026 Women’s Storytelling Festival are coming to our stage from near and far.     Karin Amano trained in traditional theatre techniques, dance, and voice over performance in her native Japan before studying educational theatre at NYU and performing in numerous off-off Broadway productions in New York.  She’s been an actor… Read more

  • Player: Stories about Games

    Player: Stories about Games

    On February 21, join us at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack for “Player: Stories about games, cheats, and tricks,” with emcee Jessica Robinson and storytellers Catherine Calvin, J.R. Denson, Bonnie Gardner, Rajesh Mirchandani, Ravi Pimplaskar, and Jack Scheer. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack is located at 130 N Washington St, Falls Church, VA 22046. A… Read more

  • Soap Box Stories

    At Better Said Than Done, voices are central to what we do. We’re all about helping people be heard, speaking up and speaking out. It’s in our DNA. This coming Saturday, November 8th at 6 P.M. we’ll be at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack in Falls Church, VA to present Soap Box Stories! Get your… Read more

  • Soap Box Stories

    Soap Box Stories

    On November 8, 2025, join us at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack for Soap Box Stories, with emcee Jessica Robinson and storytellers Catherine Calvin, Bonnie Gardner, Jennifer Hine, Joe Morice, Ravi Pimplaskar, and Zette St. Charles. Ya’ll can listen while we get up on our Soap Box and tell you some stories! We’re offering a… Read more

  • Never Had I Ever

    Never Had I Ever

    Join Better Said Than Done Storytelling on August 23, at 7:00pm, at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack in Falls Church, VA, for “Never Had I Ever: stories about firsts, somedays, and nopes,” with emcee Bonnie Gardner and storytellers J.R. Denson, Ravi Pimplaskar, Jessica Robinson, Jack Scheer, Zette St. Charles, Carlos Velazquez, and Zach Wilks. Clare… Read more

  • The NSN Conference

    The NSN Conference

    I am thrilled that Better Said Than Done has a Women’s Storytelling Festival showcase at the National Storytelling Network Conference in Georgia this July. Our showcase features storytellers Carmen Agra Deedy, Karin Amano, Lona Bartlett, Lyn Ford, Bonnie Gardner, Jennifer Munro, and Jessica Robinson. It really is a phenomenal lineup and I am thrilled to… Read more