Tag: va
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In the news, the Reston news
We have a great lineup for tomorrow night’s show – details here – and a great class on February 2nd – details here – but I was very excited this morning to find out our upcoming storytelling fundraiser for the Reston Nature House was featured in the Reston Connection. Check out page 8 for the… Read more
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How to Tell a Good Story
This past Saturday, Better Said Than Done hosted our first storytelling workshop of the year, “Spotlight on You.” It was a great class with a wonderful group of up and coming storytellers. We received this lovely and unsolicited testimonial the day after the workshop from one of the students: “I really enjoyed your class. It… Read more
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Famous yet?
Join us for our next night of true, personal, unbelievable stories. 15 Minutes of Fame: Stories of celebrity, notoriety and the quest for stardom Saturday, January 26th, 2013 7:00PM Show/Doors Open at 6:00PM $10 Tickets at Door Join storytellers Anna Marie Trester, Jessica Piscitelli, Miriam Nadel, Jeremy Strozer, Cara Foran, Kim Ruff, and David Supley… Read more
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Holiday Stories
Better Said Than Done brought the holidays to Northern Virginia, with a night of true, personal storytelling filled with holiday cheer. Jessica Piscitelli Robinson hosted and started the night off with a story about what Christmas always meant to her. Mel Pine continued the Christmas stories by telling of his time volunteering at a mental… Read more
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Wild Night!
Our last storytelling show at Epicure Cafe, “Where the Wild Things Are,” turned out to be a wild night of stories. With two first time tellers, a lovely lady host, lots of stories of some not so legal activities, and the great food and drink at Epicure Cafe, the storytelling night was crazy fun. Jennifer… Read more
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Storytelling Show Schedule
Our next storytelling show is tonight. Come hear some wild stories at “Where the Wild Things Are.” Details, as always, here. I just wanted to give a brief news flash about our last show of the year. Typically, we have our regularly scheduled storytelling shows at Epicure Cafe on the last Saturday of the month.… Read more
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Wild Things
Better Said Than Done, Northern Virginia’s premiere storytelling troupe, voted one of “the Best Performance Acts in Virginia” by Virginia Living Magazine, is bringing out the wild. Join us for a night of true, personal stories about living on the wild side. Saturday, October 27th, 2012 Where the Wild Things Are: stories of parties, monsters… Read more
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Spotlight on Adam Ruben
Over the next month, as preparation for our first storytelling workshop, “Spotlight on You” on October 13th, we will be featuring the four Better Said Than Done storytelling teachers. And now, introducing, Adam Ruben! When did you tell your first story and what was that experience like? February 2010, on the SpeakeasyDC stage. I had… Read more
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Travel Videos
We had some fantastic stories in our latest storytelling show. In “Traveling Man,” we heard stories about lions, and hostels, and Gandalf, to name a few. And aren’t you lucky we videotaped the show? Michael Zhuang lost his job, his wife and his wallet, and you can hear all about it here: Jessica Piscitelli… Read more