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 title when giving praise, but I had to slip it in somewhere. As Founder of Better Said Than Done, I cannot single out a show to say this one was the best, but I have no problem agreeing that this was one of the best storytelling shows yet.
Host Jack Scheer brought his usual lovable presence, doing a great job of introducing the night’s storytellers with humor, and interjecting information about our upcoming shows and workshops without dragging down the pace of the show.
I cannot say this enough – watching the videos is not the same as being in the audience. Storytelling is a shared experience. A community experience. Look how much fun these people are having!
But, if you weren’t there at our last storytelling show, you are going to want to watch videos of this top notch group of storytellers. Click on the links below to watch, and you will almost get to feel like you were there. Or just listen to audio of the videos and it will be like listening to the Better Said Than Done podcast that we haven’t yet gotten around to producing!
First up, storyteller Sarah Snyder, sharing a true, personal narrative about being a 911 call operator.
Author, blogger, and storyteller Richard Barr shared a true story about a mysterious crime.
Storyteller Jessica Robinson shared a story about Brett Kavanaugh and his effect on another storytelling show.
First Time Storyteller John Howell shared a true, personal story about a boy, a gun, and fathers and sons.
A lot of elements go into making a great storytelling show. One of the most important is the audience. Storytelling is an interactive art. We love our community – the storytellers, and the story participants!
Bill Weech returned to our stage for the second time with a story about a crime, and the memory of that crime.
Storyteller Denise Bennett shared her own gun story involving a crime, a gun, and someone’s son.
Better Said Than Done’s resident Circassian Muslim storyteller Sufian Zhemukhov, shared a story about reaching across the gun aisle to find a turkey.
Zach Wilks ended the show on a high note, like a really high note. Like federal crime levels of high.
The fantastic cast of Better Said Than Done’s “Smoking Gun” storytelling show taking a bow, sort of.
Miss this last show? Don’t miss the next! Join us on August 3rd for “Other People’s Stories.” Find our upcoming shows here, and, as always, purchase advance, discount entry up until 12pm the day of the show!
Want to take a workshop? Jessica Robinson’s next storytelling workshop is THIS Sunday. Read more and register here. Or find the next workshop by Jessica or Jack Scheer.
