Tag: storytelling show
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Twisted Tales
I’m often struck by how stories can play off of each other. Throughout the Zoom Era of Better Said Than Done, we’ve had many shows where the tellers’ tales have been enhanced by accidental interplay of subjects or feelings, well over and above the night’s theme. Well this time, we’re doing that on purpose! Better… Read more
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Fear Factor
What are you afraid of? Spiders? The dark? Climate change? There are plenty of things in this world to scare you, and none of us is completely without fear. But fear isn’t all bad. In facing our fears, we gain courage. As we overcome fear, we grow and move forward. This Saturday, February 26th, join… Read more
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For Goodness’ Sake
Here we are in the tough, grey days of the year. Six more weeks of winter and no twinkly lights to take the edge off. I don’t know about you, but this is the time when I need to know that there’s something good out there in the world. To help us all find that… Read more
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Clean Slate
Late each December I buy a new scenic wall calendar for the coming year. At some point in the lull between present giving and watching the ball drop, I crack that calendar open and flip the front cover over to reveal January. There before me are thirty-one pristine, empty squares ripe with possibility, and underneath,… Read more
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Dirty Laundry
Out with the old, in with the new! The beginning of a new year can prompt us, both figuratively and literally, to throw open our windows and air out our homes. The stagnant atmosphere rushes out and our spaces and lungs fill with an invigorating chill. To kick off our storytelling for 2022, Better Said… Read more
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Clean Slate
You can now purchase the recording to watch emcee Jack Scheer and storytellers Nick Baskerville, Vicki Bryan, Calvin S. Cato, Sara deBeer, Jane Dorfman, and Sharon Price Singer for “Clean Slate: fresh start stories.” Read more
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Dirty Laundry
The recording is now available for purchase. Watch emcee Jessica Robinson and storytellers Carrie Sue Ayvar, Janel Behm, Padraic Keohane, Roopa Mohan, Antonio Rocha, and Sue Searing in “Dirty Laundry: stories to air out.” Read more
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Ye Olde Days
When I think of the “good old days,” I sometimes struggle to think what was so good about them! So, I figured I would ask the creative storytellers of our upcoming storytelling show, “Back in My Day: Stories of the Good Old Days,” what they think. You can hear emcee Carol Moore and storytellers Jane… Read more
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Gravity
When I think of storytelling, I tend to think about how stories touch me. Whether it’s the powerful emotions that can be stirred by someone’s true story or how the imagination is fired up by a rousing fairy tale or adventure yarn, what first comes to mind is how stories make me feel. Seemingly drier… Read more