Better Said Than Done’s founder Jessica Piscitelli Robinson has been invited to tell a story at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN! And we couldn’t be more proud.
I met Jessica about a year ago when I went to her show “Tech Babies”. She told a story for AN ENTIRE HOUR that captivated everyone and incited laughter, tears, gasps, and cheers. AN HOUR. Do you have any idea how much talent that takes? Lots.
Jessica is not only and incredible storyteller; she is committed to the art of telling and dedicated to fostering community through story. She is a listener, coach, critic, producer, hand-holder, and her door is (literally and conceptually) always open for any one who wants to tell. With Better Said Than Done, Jessica has built a broad and diverse community of storytellers and story appreciators in the region.
Now in its 46th year, the National Storytelling Festival is famous for showcasing the finest storytellers in the country. The best of the best. Tellers are brought to the festival by invitation only, after a jury vets pitches and checks references. Some of us have been on the edge of our seats since Jessica submitted her pitch, waiting to hear if she would be invited.
Not me, though. I always knew she would. They’re lucky to have her.
Get your tickets to the festival in Jonesborough here. And if you can’t make the trip to Tennessee, there are some fabulous opportunities to see live personal storytelling right here in Northern Virginia.
And here’s a little more:
Jessica has performed stories for Story District, Tales in the Village, The Grapevine, Stories in the Round, Perfect Liars Club and George Mason University’s Fall for the Book Festival, and at such venues as Jammin’ Java, Epicure Café, The Auld Shebeen, The Atlas Theater, Town DanceBoutique, and Dance Place. Her short stories have been published in the anthology Sucker for Love, The Northern Virginia Review, as well as the anthology Roar: True Tales of Women Warriors, published by Better Said Than Done and benefiting the National Network to End Domestic Violence. She is the author of the urban fantasy novel Caged, published in 2016.
