Tag: storytelling
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Capital Fringe Fest Storytellers
Several Better Said Than Done regulars have storytelling shows in the Capital Fringe Festival this July. Here are a few that you don’t want to miss: Arlington National Cemetery: My Forever Home Storyteller: Ellouise Schoettler An Uncommon View of Arlington’s Hallowed Grounds, where honoring service and family stories blend. Dedicated to Ellouise’s husband, the late… Read more
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Art Party
Better Said Than Done storytellers will be taking part in the “Summer Art Party on the Quad,” at the Workhouse Arts Center on June 22nd. Come out for the party, or for our one hour storytelling program in the main tent, starting at 2PM. Summer Art Party on the Quad Saturday, June 22nd, 2013 Workhouse… Read more
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June Storytelling Workshop
The next Better Said Than Done storytelling workshop, “Spotlight on You,” is on June 15th. In it, students learn the craft of storytelling as well as get to work on and perform a story, receiving critical feedback. Read more about our storytelling class here. Here’s what a recent graduate of our storytelling workshop said about… Read more
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Judge for Yourself
The best storytellers of the best storytelling show met for a storytelling competition on May 25th, 2013, at the Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA. If you want to see who won, check out our recap. If you want to judge for yourself, watch the videos of these true, personal stories about competing, fighting and doing… Read more
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The People Have Spoken
This past Saturday night, Better Said Than Done celebrated our 2 year anniversary as the premiere storytelling troupe in Northern Virginia. Instead of our usual night of storytelling, we hosted a storytelling contest on the theme of war, between the top ten most voted for storytellers of Better Said Than Done. The top ten best… Read more
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Press for Our Storytellers and Saturday Night’s Storytelling Contest
This is from the May issue of Northern Virginia Magazine. You can meet the storytellers, or some of the storytellers, who will be competing in our storytelling contest this Saturday. Come to the storytelling show to meet them for real! Read more
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The Storytellers You Voted as the Best, from the Performing Arts Company You Voted the Best
In case you haven’t heard, readers of Virginia Living Magazine voted Better Said Than Done the #1 Best Performing Arts Company in Virginia for 2013. Check out their Best of Virginia Guide on newsstands now. Coincidentally, for our two year anniversary, we had our own vote and you voted for your top ten favorite storytellers.… Read more
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We’re Number 1!
We’re Number 1! We’re Number 1! We’re Number 1! We’re Number 1! Okay, enough with the bragging. But seriously, we are so excited to be voted #1!!!!! In 2012, Virginia Living Magazine readers voted Better Said Than Done one of Virginia’s Best Performance Acts. If you haven’t guessed yet, in 2013, we are officially the… Read more
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Storytellers on Storytelling
On May 25th, we will celebrate two years of fantastic storytelling with some of the greatest storytellers. Click here for details about our storytelling show and contest. Since so much talent is rarely gathered in one place, I thought I would ask the storytellers for their thoughts on storytelling. Here’s what a few of the… Read more
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Storytellers on Stories
In “Media Blitz,” Better Said Than Done storytellers talked about their favorite stories – from books, movies and songs. In case you missed the show, or just want to see the best storytelling show in Virginia all over again, here are some of the videos from our fantastic cast, in order of appearance. Click on… Read more