For our Fall for the Book Festival storytelling show this year, we decided to try something a little different – lying. In “True Lies: Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them,” our storytellers were told to either share a true story about a lie, or tell an actual lie. At the end, the audience got to guess who the liars were. Watch the videos of the stories below and see if you can guess who’s lying to you.
Better Said Than Done Founder, storyteller, and master liar, Jessica Robinson, hosted the event.
Our first storyteller of the night, former Chicago resident Jack Scheer, told a story of the time, long ago, that he got to step in and perform on the Second City stage. Lying? Watch his story here and decide for yourself.
Jennifer Fischer joined our lineup of storytellers for the very first time. Would a new storyteller lie to us? What do you think? Watch Jennifer’s story here.
We know Catherine Calvin well. And she is definitely trustworthy. I trust her to be honest. Do you? Watch Catherine’s story here.
Lisa Leibow, a frequent star of the DC writing scene, and repeat guest at Fall for the Book, took to our storytelling stage to share a true – or not? – story about the ins and outs of marijuana laws in the District. Watch Lisa’s story here, and see if you smell a lie from this first time storyteller!
And then there was me. Jessica Robinson. Founder of Better Said Than Done. I told a story about cereal and death. Watch Jessica’s story here. Call me a liar – if you dare.
Storyteller Miriam Nadel has famously said “all my stories are true – even if they didn’t happen that way.” Is she lying? Watch Miriam’s story here and try to sort out truth.
We let Cyndi Wish conclude the night with a sordid tale of amusement park rides. Was her boxing champion/roller coaster master real? Or did she make the whole thing up. Watch her story here and see if she’s taking us for a ride.
Not only was our “True Lies” storytelling show for the Fall for the Book Festival a great night out in the City of Fairfax, VA, it was a great storytelling experiment. The audience got to find out which of our storytellers make really great liars! Thanks to the audience for playing along.
Thank you to all of the night’s storytellers for their honesty – or lack thereof. And thanks to the Fall for the Book Festival for hosting another great year of literary events. Special thanks to Andrew Liebeskind for these – and more – wonderful photos of a great night out in the City of Fairfax!
Join us October 26, at The Auld Shebeen, for our 6th Annual Night at the Improv – where all stories told will be true, personal and improvised on the spot.
Advance $12 entry on sale until noon on show day here.
We have one more storytelling workshop left this year. Join Jack Scheer for a half day storytelling workshop on November 2.
Details and link to register here.
And tickets on sale now for the inaugural Women’s Storytelling Festival – coming March 2020 in the City of Fairfax – here!
