Tag: storytellers
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Come As You Are: The Zoom Where It Happens
The smash hit musical Hamilton poses a singular and poignant question: who lives, who dies, who tells your story? In other words, how will history see you? At Better Said Than Done, we take the initiative and tell our own stories, today. And that’s just what we’ll be doing this coming Saturday, June 27th. Get… Read more
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Come As You Are: Engaging Voices, Engaging Minds
Better Said Than Done’s Come As You Are online storytelling series keeps rolling along, bringing tellers from around the USA to our wonderful community via the power of the internet. The next one is Thursday, June 18th! Register here! Most of the cast for Thursday’s show will be telling under the Better Said Than Done… Read more
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Come As You Are: Special Delivery
Better Said Than Done remains committed to offering the option of watching our shows from the comfort of home. Our Come As You Are series has been a wonderful way to connect in this time of social distancing, and we’re eager to connect with you on Friday, June 12th! Register here, now! These online shows… Read more
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No More FOMO
Missed our last LIVE storytelling show or can’t make it to the next one? You do not have to fear missing out anymore! We have a solution. Starting with our April 25, 2020 Storytelling Show – we will now be posting videos of all our LIVE shows approximately one week later, for a video viewing… Read more
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Come As You Are: Come (Together) From Away
Better Said Than Done’s first online storytelling show this past week was a blast, and we keep the momentum going this coming Saturday! Join us from the comfort of your own home as eight new storytellers make their first appearances on our virtual stage. Jessica Robinson hosts. Most of the performers will be wearing pants.… Read more
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Recapping the inaugural Women’s Storytelling Festival
A month has passed since we hosted the Women’s Storytelling Festival, a first of its kind with a line-up exclusively of women, including hosts, emcees, and storytellers. The festival, was held in the City of Fairfax, Virginia, prior to restrictions on public gatherings due to COVID-19. While we had a smaller audience than anticipated, they… Read more
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Come As You Are: Storytelling Live, Online
Please join us (virtually) this Thursday as Better Said Than Done hosts its first live online storytelling show! As the old saying says, the show must go on! We’re eager to connect with our cherished Better Said Than Done community, and to do that we’re taking to the Zoom stage. And while this is done… Read more
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The Inaugural Women’s Festival Videos
Did you miss out on attending the inaugural Women’s Storytelling Festival in early March, in the City of Fairfax, VA? Here’s the good news, you can watch 9 hours of stories from the festival online, until April 6, 2020. Click here for details and to purchase a ticket to join the viewing party. The last… Read more
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Women’s Festival Spotlight – Donna Washington
Donna Washington is a professional author, storyteller, and multicultural folklorist who has been sharing stories for more than thirty years. She describes herself as “an extremely animated storyteller who uses vocal pyrotechnics (lots of sound effects and voices), has an elastic face, and employs enthusiastic gesture. I’ve been called a Walking Disney Movie and told… Read more