Tag: storyteller
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Give the Gift that Keeps on Giving
And that is the gift of great storytelling! It’s a great gift idea. Whether for yourself, or a friend or family member – learning to tell a fantastic story is a skill that can be used over and over – and that benefits everyone around! Better Said Than Done is a Northern Virginia community of… Read more
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An Improvised Storytelling Show
The Better Said Than Done October show, at The Auld Shebeen, in Fairfax, Va, was a once in a lifetime experience, for the storytellers, improv troupe, and audience. We are so totally doing it again! (Probably in a year – stay tuned) Unlike our usual storytelling shows, this one had no theme, and, in fact,… Read more
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Storytelling Family
The Better Said Than Done storytellers, our little storytelling family, got together this June to tell true, personal stories about their other families, in “Mother, Daughter, Father, Son.” Dustin Fisher hosted the storytelling night at The Auld Shebeen, in Fairfax, Va, as well as told a couple short stories from his book about fatherhood, “Daddy… Read more
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Finding your lens through story
Storytelling is about finding your lens: figuring out how your way of looking at the world is unique. And while this may seem obvious, it is a tremendously challenging and time-consuming process! Finding your lens can be elusive, because it is really hard to know how your way of looking at the world is unique… Read more
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Storytelling in the Woods
Better Said Than Done storytellers went into the woods and brought back some great stories. For our recent night of storytelling, we hosted a fundraiser for Friends of Reston for Community Projects at the Walker Nature Education Center in Reston, VA. It was a successful night of fundraising as well as a great night for… Read more
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Childhood Storytelling for Grown-Ups, Sorta
Anna Marie Trester hosted our most recent night of true, personal storytelling, “When I Grow Up: childhood, adulthood, and the in between” at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA. After Anna’s story about the tears of priests, the ever colorful Ann Cavazos took the stage and taught us of her love for go go dancing. Read more
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Let Old Anne Zines
Or something like that. The most important part is that we remember old friends – like the ones we made way back in 2013! Not to brag or anything, but 2013 was a great year for Better Said Than Done. Not only did we grow our storytelling audience (with over 130 attending our 2 year… Read more
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Some Legendary Videos
Some, but sadly not all, of the videos from our most recent storytelling show at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA, and the last storytelling show of 2013, are now available for your viewing pleasure. You can watch these true, personal stories from the Better Said Than Done storytellers below. Storyteller Ann Cavazos Storyteller Richard… Read more
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Recap of Reston Storytelling Show
It was a great night for storytelling and a successful night for the Reston Nature House when Better Said Than Done hosted a storytelling fundraiser, with proceeds benefiting the Friends of Reston. The theme of the night was “Believe It or Not” and there were definitely some hard to believe true stories. Jessica Piscitelli Robinson,… Read more
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Storytelling Show to See
Anne Thomas, whom you will have seen perform in the last two of our storytelling shows, has a solo show this September. Make sure to check it out. Tickets are already on sale! Storyteller Anne Thomas will be sharing the stage with John Donvan, ABC News Correspondent, in SpeakeasyDC’s Solo Performances September 7, 14, 21… Read more