The general schedule for the 2023 Women’s Storytelling Festival follows.
Friday, March 24, 2023 the in-person festival kicks off with storytelling at 7:00pm Eastern. We will be premiering our virtual only showcase at 5:00pm ET on Friday, but in-person storytelling and live stream starts at 7:00pm ET
Saturday, March 25, 2023 storytelling programs start at 11:00am. We’ll take a lunch break at 12:30pm and a dinner break at 6:00pm. The Story Contest is at 4:30pm on Saturday afternoon. We’ll wrap up the day’s storytelling around 9:00pm.
Sunday, March 26, 2023 – Storytelling starts at 10:00am. After a break for lunch, we will resume storytelling again at 2:00pm, and the festival will conclude around 6:00pm Eastern.
Ticket sales close on April 1st. All ticket holders can watch the festival recordings on YouTube until April 26, 2023
The Women’s Storytelling Festival is hosted from Virginia. We are in the Eastern Time Zone. All times listed are EDT.
Friday, March 24
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT – Emcee Laura Simms
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Storytellers in our VIRTUAL ONLY Showcase
5:00PM
6:00PM
Eva Abram, Rachel Ann Harding, Roopa Mohan, Anne Rutherford, and Nancy Wang
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EDT – Emcee Bonnie Gardner
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Storytellers In Our Opening Night Performance
7:00PM
9:00PM
Megan Wells, Kim Weitkamp, Donna Washington, Mo Reynolds, Cindy Rivka Marshall, Lynette Ford, Jennifer Munro
Saturday, March 25
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT – Emcee Lyn Ford
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Storytellers In Order of Appearance
11:00AM
12:30PM
Laura Deal, Megan Wells as Clara Barton, Bowen Lee
2:00 PM – 4:15 PM EDT – Emcee Andrea Young
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Storytellers In Order of Appearance
2:00PM
4:15PM
Mo Reynolds, Jennifer Munro, Donna Washington, Kim Weitkamp, Misty Mator
4:30PM – 6:00 PM EDT – Emcee Carol Moore, with judges Sheila Arnold and Noa Baum
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The People’s Choice Storytelling Contest Names will be drawn from a hat to determine order
4:30PM
6:00PM
Lona Bartlett, Julie Bradshaw, Bette Lou Higgins, Robin Kitson, Teri Lott, Gwendolyn Napier, and Stacy Parish.
7:30 PM – 9:15 PM EDT – Emcee Jenn Kamara
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Storytellers In Order of Appearance
7:30PM
9:00PM
Misty Mator, Donna Washington, Cindy Rivka Marshall, Shweta Bhatt, Cyndi Wish, Mo Reynolds, Lynette Ford
Sunday, March 26
11:00 AM – 12:30 PM EDT – Emcee Miriam Nadel
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Storytellers In Order of Appearance
11:00AM
12:30PM
Kim Weitkamp, Misty Mator, Laura Deal, Cindy Rivka Marshall
2:00 PM – 3:45 PM EDT – Emcee Diana Veiga
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Storytellers in Order of Appearance
2:00PM
3:45PM
Jennifer Munro, Donna Washington, Laura Deal, Kim Weitkamp
4:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT – Emcee Jessica Robinson
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Storytellers In Order of Appearance
4:00PM
6:00PM
Megan Wells, Mo Reynolds, Jenn Kamara, Lyn Ford, Jennifer Munro
We do NOT plan to have multiple events going on at the same time throughout the weekend. You could, potentially, tune in Friday night and watch all weekend without missing anything. However, we will also provide all ticket holders links to watch the festival events for a viewing period of one month following the festival, in case you miss anything or want to watch performances again.
