Tag: storytelling
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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
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Year End Gifts
‘Tis the season for giving gifts. Gift giving can mean Christmas presents under the tree, one to eight nights of Hanukkah gifts, exchanging zawadi for Kwanzaa, or the gifts you may need for office parties, white elephants, or clients. But gifts can also mean the giving of support, to yourself, to a person in need,… Read more
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Winter Workshops
Join us online this winter for a series of storytelling workshops to warm your soul. Workshops led by Better Said Than Done Executive Director Jessica Piscitelli Robinson. You can register here for ALL five classes, or week 1, Personal Storytelling. There are also links to each of the 4 subsequent workshops below. THIS PAGE is… Read more
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Stories about change
On January 31, join us at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack for “A New Leaf: Stories about change,” with emcee Jessica Robinson and storytellers Bill Grella, Jennifer Hine, Tim Livengood, Carol Moore, Joe Morice, and Zach Wilks. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack is located at 130 N Washington St, Falls Church, VA 22046. A full… Read more
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Joy to the World!
It’s Thanksgiving Week and December is nearly upon us. The days continue to shorten and we yearn for the return of the light. Decorations of myriad kinds go up in spaces public and private. We gather together to celebrate this communal time, reflect on the year that’s passing, and hope and plan for a better… Read more