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  • Women’s Storytelling Festival: Virtuality

    Jack Scheer

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    Hey there! We’re back with the latest installment of posts highlighting the outstanding cast of storytellers that make up the cast of the Women’s Storytelling Festival, running March 24th through 26th, in Fairfax, VA and streaming worldwide! The pandemic forced storytelling to go online, en masse, for the first time in history. But a surprising… Read more

  • Women’s Storytelling Festival: Learning

    Jack Scheer

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    Continuing our blog series highlighting the fantastic tellers who will be part of the fourth annual Women’s Storytelling Festival March 24th, 25th, and 26th, both online and IRL in the City of Fairfax! This time we’re looking at one of the most essential and transformative aspects of storytelling – what we learn from each other.… Read more

  • Women’s Storytelling Festival: Crafting

    Jack Scheer

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    We’re back with the second in our series showcasing the superb tellers who will be performing in the fourth annual Women’s Storytelling Festival, running March 24th through March 26th in beautiful Fairfax, VA! Today is a peek behind the curtain of how these magnificent women create and hone the tales they tell on stage. We’ve… Read more

  • Women’s Storytelling Festival: Inspiration

    Jack Scheer

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    Here in the DC Metro area, we’re gearing up for the fourth annual Women’s Storytelling Festival. In a scant few weeks we’ll be welcoming twenty-six mighty tellers for a celebration of women and the spoken word. It promises to be a fantastic, fulfilling, and fascinating weekend. To whet your appetite for this extravaganza, over the… Read more

  • The Games We Play

    Jessica Piscitelli Robinson

    I haven’t written a blog post in a while. But Jack Scheer is busy writing about The Women’s Storytelling Festival, so I thought I’d tackle this one. I’m hoping to hit it out of the park. Our next night of storytelling is February 25, 2023, at 7:00pm in-person at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA… Read more

  • Hope and Change: Stories to Believe In

    Jack Scheer

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    The world is often a difficult place. Modern life can throw a lot of curveballs and obstacles in our way. And in the face of trouble and turmoil, sometimes the thing we need most is a reason to carry on so we can make the world a better place. This Saturday, January 21st at the… Read more

  • Starter Kit: Stories of Beginning

    Jack Scheer

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    The days are getting longer and the new year is getting underway. We have a full calendar year ahead of us, and the future is a fresh clean canvas. In that spirit of renewal, Better Said Than Done brings you our first show of 2023! Join us online at 8:00 P.M. EST this Thursday, January… Read more

  • Good Tidings

    Jack Scheer

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    Here we are, at the beginning of the last month of the year. 2022 is about to pull into the station, and 2023 is getting ready to head out into the great unknown that is the future. But, before that all happens, let’s pause to join together, revel in some good fellowship, and tell a… Read more

  • Body, Mind, and Spirit

    Jack Scheer

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    Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and the start of the Holiday season are knocking at the door. It’s a time of celebration, re-connection, and consumption. It’s wonderful, it’s frenetic, it’s hectic, and it’s very often exhausting. And in the midst of all the merry and the ho, ho, ho, it’s easy to lose touch of yourself. So… 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