Tag: dc storytelling
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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
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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
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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
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Women’s Storytelling Festival Emcees Part II
The Women’s Storytelling Festival is almost upon us! Buy your tickets now! Our Virtual Showcase gets things rolling on Thursday night. Then on Friday the action moves to the Sherwood Community Center in Fairfax, VA. This time we’re putting four more of our superb emcees in the spotlight. These talented, engaging women will be hosting… Read more
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Women’s Storytelling Festival Emcees Part I
The clock is ticking down to the start of the Women’s Storytelling Festival! If you haven’t gotten them already, buy your tickets now! You’ll be glad you did. Today we’re highlighting some of the amazing emcees who will be hosting our festival sessions. Like our tellers, each of them is accomplished, skillful, and able to… Read more
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Women’s Festival Tellers Part III
Believe it or not, the Women’s Storytelling Festival is a scant few days away! We’re hard at work on our final preparations for the weekend, eager to have you come join us in Fairfax or virtually from around the world. Get your tickets now! Today we present the final three storytellers who will be on… Read more
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Women’s Storytelling Festival In-Person Tellers Part II
The Women’s Storytelling Festival is next week! Now would be a great time to buy your in-person or virtual tickets! In anticipation of this engaging event, today we’re highlighting another batch for the tremendous tellers that will be gracing our stage at the Sherwood Community Center in Fairfax, VA: Jennifer Hillery, Carol Moore, Ingrid Nixon,… Read more
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Women’s Storytelling Festival: In-Person Storytellers – Part I
The countdown to the Women’s Storytelling Festival continues! Better Said Than Done is putting the finishing touches on this year’s festival, getting ready to greet our audience in Fairfax, VA and around the world. Get those tickets now! Today we’re going to take a look at some of the amazing tellers who will be joining… Read more
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Women’s Storytelling Festival: Virtual Showcase
It’s March, and that means it’s almost time for the Women’s Storytelling Festival! All tickets are on sale now! This four day celebration of the power, creativity, and zest of female storytellers kicks off Thursday night, March 20th, with our Virtual Showcase. We’ve lined up a slate of five fantastic tellers from all around the… Read more
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Hello and Goodbye
Out with 2024 and in with 2025. It’s such a strange thing, the turning of the year. A few days ago, it was 2024. Now, a few days later, it’s 2025. Yet, each year we treat it as a new beginning, as a new chance to reset. Here’s hoping that 2025 is better than our… Read more