Tag: va
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Adventure Calling
When I went to Tennessee to perform on the Exchange Place Stage at the National Storytelling Festival in 2018, I didn’t know what to expect. As a performer of true, personal stories for the past 11 years, I was worried that I wouldn’t like the variety of storytelling. Well, there was variety, and it was… Read more
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Fairy Dust Stories
Our first regularly scheduled storytelling show of the year – the last Saturday of the month at The Auld Shebeen in the City of Fairfax, VA – was “Fairy Dust: stories of dreams and illusions.” I always love to find out how storytellers will interpret a theme, and this one was especially fun. We got… Read more
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Peace and Justice Storytelling Show
For Better Said Than Done’s first storytelling show of 2019, we decided to stretch a little – not only in subject matter, but also in style. Normally, all Better Said Than Done shows feature true, personal stories – what many refer to as personal narratives. And as much as this style of storytelling is all… Read more
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5th Annual Improv Storytelling
Every year, in late October, the storytellers of Better Said Than Done, gather for an experiment – an experiment that has been so successful we’ve been doing it for five years! In our 5th Annual Night at the Improv, the storytellers made up true, personal stories on the spot, as we’ve done in our 4… Read more
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Foot in Mouth Disease Storytelling Show
Our September storytelling show at The Auld Shebeen in the City of Fairfax, VA, included storytellers Richard Barr, Nick Baskerville, Barbara Fornoff, Sheila Gray, Jack Pelar, Les Schaffer, Cyndi Wish, and Sufian Zhemukhov sharing true, personal stories about sticking their foot in their mouths! It was a great night out in the City of Fairfax.… Read more
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Stories Bring Sunshine on a Cloudy Day
Our July storytelling show at The Auld Shebeen in the City of Fairfax, VA, brought a little sunshine to a cloudy weekend. Storytellers Richard Barr, Erin Benbennick, Bill Burton, Miriam Nadel, Kristin Pedemonti, Jack Scheer, Klyde Siegfriedt, and Sufian Zhemukhov shared true, personal stories about hope, unexpected gifts and the weather. It was a great… Read more
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S’mores Videos for Yous
Better Said Than Done’s June, spoken word storytelling show at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA left everyone wanting s’more. In “S’Mores,” storytellers Erin Benbennick, Sarah Snyder, Trisha Stotler, Jessica Robinson, Sufian Zhemukhov, Miriam Nadel, Catherine Calvin and Len Kruger shared true, personal stories about food, camping and wanting s’more. So here’s s’mores for yous.… Read more
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S’Mores Photos for You
In June, Better Said Than Done hosted a delicious, spoken word, storytelling show at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA. In “S’Mores,” storytellers shared true, personal stories about food, camping and wanting s’more. And trust me, when the storytelling ended, the audience wanted s’more. It was a great night out in Northern Virginia. Here are… Read more
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7 Year Anniversary Storytelling Show
Better Said Than Done’s 7 year anniversary storytelling show at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA was super fun and fabulous. In addition to some great storytellers sharing fantastic stories, I, as Founder of Better Said Than Done, shared a little of our origin story – which you can watch here. Over the past 7… Read more
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Celebrating 7 Years of Storytelling
To celebrate Better Said Than Done’s 7 year anniversary, we hosted a storytelling show at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA. I know, I know. It’s kind of what we always do. But we wanted to enjoy the celebration so we did something we love – we shared true, personal stories with our Northern Virginia… Read more