Tag: storytelling
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Women’s Festival Spotlight – Jessica Robinson
When Jessica Piscitelli Robinson called me to say that she was thinking of organizing this “Women’s Storytelling Festival”, my first thought was “of course you are.” Jessica is an impressive storyteller. As Co-Author and promoter of “Roar: True Tales of Women Warriors,” she has already demonstrated a commitment to elevating the female voice. (Proceeds from… Read more
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Women’s Festival Spotlight – Jane Dorfman
Jane Dorfman tells traditional, personal, and Celtic stories. Jane performs at festivals, libraries, and schools. She has recently started lying and finds it “very freeing.” Jane is performing in the Women’s Storytelling Festival‘s two lunch time show producers’ storytelling shows at the Auld Shebeen on Saturday, March 14, 2020. Jane runs Voices-in-the-Glen, a MD based… Read more
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Year in Storytelling 2019 edition
2019 might not have been the best year for the world, or our country, but for fans of storytelling in Northern Virginia, it was great. Too many things happened to list them all. But here’s a quick look back. January, 2019 We had two wonderful storytelling shows in January, and one great loss to the… Read more
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End of Year Gifts
The thing I dread most about this time of year is coming up with a list of stuff I want for the holidays. Here’s the thing. I’m an adult. If I want something, I get it. I have enough stuff. So, I ask for experiences – tickets to shows, trips to festivals, or workshops. If… Read more
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Improv Storytelling
Our 6th Annual Night at the Improv was hosted by storyteller extraordinaire – Mr. Jack Scheer. He gave our storytellers an opportunity to introduce themselves, asked the audience some very personal questions, and then let the games begin. By games, of course, I mean true, personal stories improvised on the spot by our brave cast… Read more
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Storytelling Comedy Special
I am a storyteller. It’s kinda my thing. I perform in a lot of storytelling shows. And I go to a lot of storytelling shows. And I love storytelling. But I also love stand-up comedy. I go to a lot of comedy shows. I watch a lot of comedy specials. But when I perform in… Read more
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Liars at the Fall for the Book Festival
For our Fall for the Book Festival storytelling show this year, we decided to try something a little different – lying. In “True Lies: Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them,” our storytellers were told to either share a true story about a lie, or tell an actual lie. At the end, the audience… Read more
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Save the Date for Sarah Snyder
You’ve seen Sarah Snyder perform at Better Said Than Done many times. Did you know she has a new memoir, recently published? You can read about and purchase Plant Trees and Carry Sheep here. And then you can save the date for a storytelling event Sarah is hosting. Details below. Crossing Borders: Stories about faith,… Read more
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Andy Irwin’s Fairfax Visit
Last Saturday night, international rogue and nationally renowned storyteller Andy Offutt Irwin, stopped by The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA to sing some songs, quote some poetry, whistle a tune or two, and do some storytelling on our stage. The storytelling show/extravaganza was hosted by Jessica Robinson, who shared a story about her husband and… Read more
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Storyteller Andy Offutt Irwin in Fairfax
Join Better Said Than Done on September 14, 2019 at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA for a very special storytelling event with internationally renowned storyteller ANDY OFFUTT IRWIN! There are too many awesome credits to list here, so, check out Andy’s full bio to try to grasp his accomplishments. Here are a few things… Read more