Tag: great night out
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Improv Storytelling
Our 6th Annual Night at the Improv was hosted by storyteller extraordinaire – Mr. Jack Scheer. He gave our storytellers an opportunity to introduce themselves, asked the audience some very personal questions, and then let the games begin. By games, of course, I mean true, personal stories improvised on the spot by our brave cast… Read more
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Liars at the Fall for the Book Festival
For our Fall for the Book Festival storytelling show this year, we decided to try something a little different – lying. In “True Lies: Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them,” our storytellers were told to either share a true story about a lie, or tell an actual lie. At the end, the audience… Read more
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Old School Storytelling
For our last Saturday of the month of September storytelling show at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA, we went “Old School,” with true, personal stories about education, tradition and age. And since we wanted to keep with tradition, we chose the wisest (aka oldest) storyteller we know to host – Sufian Zhemukhov! Our first… Read more
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A Climate Change in Storytelling
Better Said Than Done’s April storytelling show at The Auld Shebeen in the City of Fairfax, VA was called “Climate Change.” Storytellers Bill Burton, Barbara Fornoff, Robert Lovejoy, Jack Pelar, Jessica Robinson, Margarita Rozenfeld, Sarah Snyder and Sufian Zhemukhov shared true, personal stories about nature, science, and big changes. Sufian Z (as we like to… Read more
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Foot in Mouth Disease Storytelling Show
Our September storytelling show at The Auld Shebeen in the City of Fairfax, VA, included storytellers Richard Barr, Nick Baskerville, Barbara Fornoff, Sheila Gray, Jack Pelar, Les Schaffer, Cyndi Wish, and Sufian Zhemukhov sharing true, personal stories about sticking their foot in their mouths! It was a great night out in the City of Fairfax.… Read more
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Stories Bring Sunshine on a Cloudy Day
Our July storytelling show at The Auld Shebeen in the City of Fairfax, VA, brought a little sunshine to a cloudy weekend. Storytellers Richard Barr, Erin Benbennick, Bill Burton, Miriam Nadel, Kristin Pedemonti, Jack Scheer, Klyde Siegfriedt, and Sufian Zhemukhov shared true, personal stories about hope, unexpected gifts and the weather. It was a great… Read more
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S’Mores Photos for You
In June, Better Said Than Done hosted a delicious, spoken word, storytelling show at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA. In “S’Mores,” storytellers shared true, personal stories about food, camping and wanting s’more. And trust me, when the storytelling ended, the audience wanted s’more. It was a great night out in Northern Virginia. Here are… Read more
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Storytelling Videos to Make You Want to Return
Our March storytelling show at The Auld Shebeen was called “Hit the Road Jack: stories about leaving, travel and return.” Below are videos of some of the night’s storytellers sharing their true, personal stories – stories so good, you’ll want to hit the road and head to our next storytelling show! The show was hosted… Read more
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Poor Jack had to Hit the Road
Our March show at The Auld Shebeen was called “Hit the Road Jack: stories about leaving, travel and return.” And, of course, our two Jacks had to get in on the action. Poor, poor, Jacks. We don’t want you to hit the road! We like your true, personal stories! In addition to the two Jacks,… Read more
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Storytelling Science Fair for Nature
Better Said Than Done storytellers shared true, personal stories on the theme of “Science Fair: stories of science, nature and fairs,” at our annual fundraising event for the Walker Nature Center in Reston, VA. While the audience got to listen to stories that proved life is better in the telling, we raised over $650 for… Read more