Tag: improv

  • 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

  • Old School Storytelling

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    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

  • 5th Annual Improv Storytelling

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    Every year, in late October, the storytellers of Better Said Than Done, gather for an experiment – an experiment that has been so successful we’ve been doing it for five years! In our 5th Annual Night at the Improv, the storytellers made up true, personal stories on the spot, as we’ve done in our 4… Read more

  • 4th Annual Night at the Improv Media

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    Our improv storytelling show is wildly popular and so we keep on doing it! This year marked our 4th Night at the Improv. The show featured storytellers sharing true, personal stories inspired on the spot from audience prompts. Hosted by Robert Lovejoy, storytellers included Richard Barr, Mary Supley Foxworth, Sunil Saxena, Jessica Robinson, Davine Ker,… Read more

  • Improvise This!

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    On October 28, 2017, the Better Said Than Done storytellers put their lives in your hands! In our 4th Annual Night at the Improv, YOU, the audience, get to tell us, the storytellers, what topics we’ll be talking about as we improvise our stories – stories from our lives – right there, on the spot!… Read more

  • 3rd Annual Storytelling Improv Videos

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    I think I say this every time – watching the videos is not the same as coming to the show. That is nowhere more apparent than with our audience participation shows – like our Annual Night at the Improv show. The 3rd Annual Night at the Improv was the best one yet. I’m not sure… Read more

  • Storytelling improv 2016

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    For the past 3 years, Better Said Than Done has been merging improv and storytelling in a unique format.  In “A Night at the Improv 3,” our storytellers continued the trend by improvising true, personal stories on the spot. There was no lineup.  Our fabulous host, Anna Marie Trester, encouraged the audience to share prompts… Read more

  • Fall for the Book Storytelling Show Photos

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    For the fourth year in a row, Better Said Than Done storytellers performed at the Fall for the Book Festival. Learn more about Fall for the Book here. This year, our theme was “The Impossible Dream” and the storytellers shared true, personal stories about dreams and impossibilities at our show at The Auld Shebeen in… Read more

  • Improvisational storytelling

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    Join the bravest of the Better Said Than Done storytellers on October 29, 2016 for our 3rd annual Night at the Improv. Unlike other improv and storytelling shows, we offer improvised storytelling. The storytellers in the show will not have stories prepared but, rather, will tell stories on the spot based on audience prompts. A… Read more

  • Video Extras: Improvised Storytelling (October 2015)

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    For our monthly shows, the storytellers carefully and thoughtfully craft and rehearse their stories. They may look back at journals or photos to be reminded of details from long ago, write and re-write, pull out a thesaurus, edit, re-work a joke, add in a reference, and practice, practice, practice. But, for A Night at the Storytelling… Read more