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Tip the Party of Five Storytellers

The below is for tipping the storytellers in our October 8, 2020 storytelling show “Party of Five.” This is NOT for registering. If you’d like to attend the show, you must register here. If you’d like to contribute a little … Continue reading

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Our American Tales

For our first storytelling show of the year, Better Said Than Done storytellers Sheila Arnold, Erin Benbennick, Alex Dixon, Bonnie Gardner, Bill Grella, Jessica Piscitelli Robinson, and Andrea Young shared true, personal stories of living in America. Hosted by Giselle … Continue reading

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Family Stories

The last storytelling show Better Said Than Done hosted in 2019 was called “Family Ties.” Storytellers Catherine Calvin, Miriam Nadel, Jessica Robinson, Giselle Ruzany, Ellouise Schoettler, Sarah Snyder, Gayle Turner and Sufian Zhemukhov shared true, personal storytelling show about family, … Continue reading

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Gun Violence and Community

Today we are grieving and our hearts go out to the community of… I’ll leave that blank. When you read this, who knows what community will have just been devastated by gun violence. Saturday night, I got the news about … Continue reading

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Smoking Gun Storytelling Show

At the end of our latest storytelling night, I had multiple audience members approach me and say, “‘Smoking Gun: stories of crime, mystery and obvious answers,’ was the best storytelling show yet.” Okay, in truth, none of them quoted the … Continue reading

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8 Year Anniversary Storytelling Show Success

Over the last 8 years, you’ve heard me say (or read me write/right) that “this last storytelling show was great.” I say it a lot because, luckily for me and Better Said Than Done’s audiences, it is usually true. For … Continue reading

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Storyteller Spotlight: Bill Weech

For our 8 year anniversary show, we wanted to continue the tradition of bringing new storytellers to the stage – first time storytellers. Bill Weech will be joining the Better Said Than Done stage for the first time for our … Continue reading

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Storytelling On A Winter’s Night

When ourĀ  storytelling show, “On a Winter’s Night,” ended, I walked around The Auld Shebeen talking to people. I heard over and over again, “This was your best show yet.” After about the 5th time, I said to a group, … Continue reading

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God, the Universe, and Storytelling

Our final storytelling show of 2018 was titled “God, the Universe, and Everything.” We decided to go out with a big bang and boy did the storytellers end the year on an awesome note. Our final show, hosted by Nick … Continue reading

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Storytellers Workin’ It

Host Jennifer Greene and storytellers Jack Scheer, Miriam Nadel, Richard Barr, Holly Seibold, Jack Pelar, Tracy Cody and Robert Lovejoy worked hard in our April spoken word storytelling show at The Auld Shebeen in downtown Fairfax, VA. In “Gettin’ Busy: … Continue reading

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