Tag: storytelling
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Rainbows and Unicorns – Stories of Love and Hope
SOLD OUT! TONIGHT’s SHOW IS SOLD OUT. Join us at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack on June 27th for Rainbows and Unicorns: Stories of Love and Hope, with emcee Joe Morice and storytellers Bree Fram, Bonnie Gardner, Jamie McElhatton, Rishi Nixon, Denise Page, Jack Scheer, and Carlos Valazquez. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack is located… Read more
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Festival Wrap-Up
The 7th Annual Women’s Storytelling Festival was held on March 19-22, 2026. Note that you can buy a festival pass through April 8th here, which provides access to watch the videos through April 28th. Most of the festival was live (and live-streamed) at Sherwood Community Center in Fairfax, Virginia. Not all of the wonderful storytellers… Read more
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The Fair Folk
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
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Recordings of the 2026 Women’s Storytelling Festival
Live performances of the 2026 Women’s Storytelling Festival have concluded, but you can purchase $42 tickets, through April 8th, to watch all 16 plus hours of recordings. The videos are available to watch through April 28th. The Women’s Storytelling Festival Main Page The WSF Tickets Page The Women’s Storytelling Festival, produced annually in March by… Read more
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Women’s Storytelling Festival – Tellers from North and South
The performers at the 2026 Women’s Storytelling Festival are coming to our stage from North and South. Jenn Kamara describes herself as a policy wonk by day and absurdity magnet by night. She says that every situation provides her with an opportunity for a good story. Among the venues she has performed at are RISK!,… Read more
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Women’s Storytelling Festival Virtual Tellers
The 2026 Women’s Storytelling Festival starts on March 19th at 8:00pm Eastern with a virtual showcase. View the full festival schedule here. We are honored to have Elizabeth Ellis emceeing our virtual show. Elizabeth is one of the most beloved storytellers in the United States. She has received the Lifetime Achievement Award and the Circle… Read more
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Player: Stories about Games
On February 21, join us at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack for “Player: Stories about games, cheats, and tricks,” with emcee Jessica Robinson and storytellers Catherine Calvin, J.R. Denson, Bonnie Gardner, Rajesh Mirchandani, Ravi Pimplaskar, and Jack Scheer. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack is located at 130 N Washington St, Falls Church, VA 22046. A… Read more
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Outer Limits Stories
The Recording of The Outer Limits: Stories That Stretch, with emcee Alton Chung and storytellers Laura Deal, Bowen Lee, Liz Nichols, Ingrid Nixon, and Anne Shimojima is 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
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Storytelling Across Mediums
Storytelling Across Mediums Write a story for the page, and then adapt it for performance. Or perform a story and then work to get it published. Learn how to take a story and change the way you craft it for the chosen medium – print, or stage. We’ll also discuss how to alter performance for… Read more
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Braided, Fractured, and Re-imagined Workshop
Braided, Fractured, and Re-imagined Stories Think outside the story box. In this interactive workshop, participants will take stories they know well and twist them, reshaping them into something new and different. After defining “fractured” and “braided,” we’ll focus on when and why to reshape a story. This is a broad workshop meant to inspire writers… Read more