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  • The Fair Folk

    The Fair Folk

    Jessica Piscitelli Robinson

    The recording of “The Fair Folk: faerie tales,” with emcee Sam Payne and storytellers Eva Abram, Sara Armstrong, Lona Bartlett, Naomi Faw, and Chetter Galloway is now available for purchase. $15 Suggested/$5 MinimumAll Proceeds Split Between Producer and Storytellers You do NOT need a Paypal or Stripe account to purchase a ticket. Add a ticket… Read more

  • Women’s Storytelling Festival – History Through Women’s Voices

    Women’s Storytelling Festival – History Through Women’s Voices

    Miriam Nadel

    In honor of America’s 250th year, the 2026 Women’s Storytelling Festival is featuring a special showcase on History Through Women’s Stories.  On Saturday afternoon from 2pm to 3:45 pm, four tellers will help us celebrate the role of women’s voices  in shaping every aspect of American life.  Emceed by NPR’s 1A host Jenn White, this… Read more

  • The NSN Conference

    The NSN Conference

    Jessica Piscitelli Robinson

    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

  • Stories with Music

    Jessica Piscitelli Robinson

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    The RECORDING of Storytelling the Musical – emcee Lona Bartlett and storytellers Karin Amano, Heather Forest, Chetter Galloway, Ingrid Nixon, and Jessica Robinson – is now available for purchase. Ticket sales close at the end of the day, June 10th, 2024. You can watch the recording through July 10th. Keep up to date on all… Read more

  • That’s a Wrap!

    Jack Scheer

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    As the Waitresses once put it, “now the calendar is just one page.” December is here, the time of year to take stock, reflect, celebrate, and then look to the future. Loved ones gather together to catch up and share treasured traditions. And that holds true for the Better Said Than Done community as well!… Read more

  • That’s a Wrap on 2023

    Jessica Piscitelli Robinson

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    The recording of That’s a Wrap is now available for purchase. Ticket sales close on December 17th and ticket holder have access to watch the recording through January 9, 2024. Watch emcee Jack Scheer and storytellers Lona Bartlett, Alton Chung, Lynette Ford, Dolores Hydock, Laura Packer, Denise Page, Jessica Robinson and Ed Stivender in our… Read more

  • Women’s Storytelling Festival: Competition

    Jack Scheer

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    With just a week to go, here’s the final blog post to whet your whistle for the Women’s Storytelling Festival, running over the weekend of March 24th to 26th, in Fairfax, VA and streaming on the ol’ World Wide Web! We’re trying something new for this year’s festival. After many requests, we will be holding… Read more

  • People’s Choice Story Contest Tickets

    Jessica Piscitelli Robinson

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    The 2023 People’s Choice Storytelling Contest will take place on March 25, 2023 at 4:30pm EASTERN, both in-person at The Old Town Hall in Fairfax, VA, as well as streaming live online. This page is only for purchasing a virtual ticket to watch the online story contest, and only the story contest. If you’d like… Read more

  • Storytelling: The Musical!

    Jack Scheer

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    Musicals are a special and unique genre, one where a mundane task like washing the floor becomes an engaging dissertation on the Hard Knock Life and something as simple as package delivery can rile up a whole town eagerly awaiting the Wells Fargo Wagon. From nearly century-old classics like Show Boat to the hip-hop infused… Read more

  • Storytelling The Musical

    Jessica Piscitelli Robinson

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    On October 13, 2022, join storytellers Lona Bartlett, Norm Brecke, Alton Chung, Gwendolyn Napier, Anne Rutherford, and Ed Stivender, and emcee Jessica Robinson, for “Storytelling: The Musical”Online only. Read about the night’s storytellers, and their favorite musicals, here. Read more