Did you miss out on attending the inaugural Women’s Storytelling Festival in early March, in the City of Fairfax, VA? Here’s the good news, you can watch 9 hours of stories from the festival online, until April 6, 2020.
Click here for details and to purchase a ticket to join the viewing party.
The last live-and-in-person storytelling event I, and Better Said Than Done, produced – and the last in-person live event we’ll be seeing before June – was the Women’s Storytelling Festival. I performed approximately 1 hour and 45 minutes of stories – shared across 4 different stories. I was lucky to share the stage with 3 other amazing, featured storytellers – Megan Hicks, Sheila Arnold, and Donna Washington, who all made me laugh and cry and feel awestruck by their company. The 9 other storytellers who joined the festival for our 2 showcase shows – Diana Veiga, Miriam H. Nadel, Arthuretta Holmes-Martin, Shawna Renee, Stephanie Chapman Garibaldi, Meghann Shutt, Sarah Snyder, Jane Ogburn Dorfman, and Fanny Crawford – were all equally inspiring of awe and, in some cases, aww. The volunteers were wonderful, and the emcees did a fantastic job as well. (Many blog posts of gratitude to come!)
Producing and being part of this Better Said Than Done festival was truly one of the greatest joys in my creative life. I was only saddened by the fact that not enough people got to experience the wonderful stories performed by all.
This is the great gift of our time – that we can share in experiences together, even if we can’t be there in person. Thanks to having captured all but the Story Swap (which I heard was wonderful) on video, YOU can now join in watching, listening to, and experiencing these stories.
Out of respect to all who participated, videos will only be available online until April 6th. We’re suggesting a $20 contribution to help cover the cost of the video and the festival but, understanding that others’ livelihoods have also been impacted, pay what you are able. Just do it soon so you don’t miss out on this once in a lifetime event.
Click here to purchase a ticket to join the viewing party.
