Tag: jessica robinson
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Storytelling Comedy Special
I am a storyteller. It’s kinda my thing. I perform in a lot of storytelling shows. And I go to a lot of storytelling shows. And I love storytelling. But I also love stand-up comedy. I go to a lot of comedy shows. I watch a lot of comedy specials. But when I perform in… 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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Andy Irwin’s Fairfax Visit
Last Saturday night, international rogue and nationally renowned storyteller Andy Offutt Irwin, stopped by The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA to sing some songs, quote some poetry, whistle a tune or two, and do some storytelling on our stage. The storytelling show/extravaganza was hosted by Jessica Robinson, who shared a story about her husband and… Read more
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Storyteller Andy Offutt Irwin in Fairfax
Join Better Said Than Done on September 14, 2019 at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA for a very special storytelling event with internationally renowned storyteller ANDY OFFUTT IRWIN! There are too many awesome credits to list here, so, check out Andy’s full bio to try to grasp his accomplishments. Here are a few things… Read more
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Other People’s Storytelling Show
For the hottest month’s of summer, we decided to conserve energy and combine the July and August storytelling shows into one. On August 3, 2019, we gathered our community at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax to listen to “Other People’s Stories.” Sandra Hull was our mistress of ceremonies, keeping the audience informed and the storytellers… Read more
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Smoking Gun Storytelling Show
At the end of our latest storytelling night, I had multiple audience members approach me and say, “‘Smoking Gun: stories of crime, mystery and obvious answers,’ was the best storytelling show yet.” Okay, in truth, none of them quoted the title when giving praise, but I had to slip it in somewhere. As Founder of… Read more
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8 Year Anniversary Storytelling Show Success
Over the last 8 years, you’ve heard me say (or read me write/right) that “this last storytelling show was great.” I say it a lot because, luckily for me and Better Said Than Done’s audiences, it is usually true. For our 8 year anniversary storytelling show, I’m afraid I’m going to have to say it… Read more
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Storyteller Spotlight: Jessica Robinson
Jessica Robinson is the founder of Better Said Than Done, Northern Virginia’s premiere storytelling troupe. In addition to performing at Exchange Place at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN in 2018, Jessica has performed stories for Story District, Tales in the Village, The Grapevine, Stories in the Round, Perfect Liars Club and GMU’s Fall… 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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Storytellers Heed the Call
On March 9, 2019, our Northern Virginia audience got a real treat – they got to see me perform! Oh, yeah, and also, they got to see Anne Rutherford and Norm Brecke perform. I guess, technically, that’s a little bit more of a treat than seeing me – seeing as how I perform in this… Read more