Capital Fringe Fest Storytellers

Several Better Said Than Done regulars have storytelling shows in the Capital Fringe Festival this July.  Here are a few that you don’t want to miss:

Arlington National Cemetery: My Forever Home
Storyteller: Ellouise Schoettler
An Uncommon View of Arlington’s Hallowed Grounds, where honoring service and family stories blend.
Dedicated to Ellouise’s husband, the late Dr. James A Schoettler and all who rest forever at Arlington.
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No Sex, Please: Sometimes, yes means no.
Storyteller: Derek Hills
Raised as the second coming of JFK, Derek Hills battles outsized expectations and the challenges of adolescence by becoming a Star Trek fanboy. Watch as he unravels his idealistic thoughts on sex and love, one botched sexcapade at a time.
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Impossible to Translate but I’ll Try: True Life Israeli Stories
Storyteller: Noa Baum
Growing up in Jerusalem is more than the Bible and War. Award-winning storyteller Noa Baum takes us on a poignant and humorous journey through her life. Experience a completely different side of Israel with stories of childhood adventures, outrageous matchmaking and all the love in between!
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Art Party

Better Said Than Done storytellers will be taking part in the “Summer Art Party on the Quad,” at the Workhouse Arts Center on June 22nd. Come out for the party, or for our one hour storytelling program in the main tent, starting at 2PM.

Summer Art Party on the Quad
Saturday, June 22nd, 2013
Workhouse Arts Center
9601 Ox Road
Lorton, VA 22079
2:00PM – 3:00PM
Free
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We will be back at Epicure Cafe for our regularly scheduled storytelling show on June 29th.

Bringing Home the Bacon: stories about making money, working and making it work
Saturday, June 29th, 2013
Epicure Cafe
11213 Lee Highway
Fairfax, VA
7:00PM Show
Doors Open at 6:00PM
$10 Tickets Available at the door

Join storytellers Geraldine Buckley, Mattie Cohan, Mary Supley Foxworth, Meredith Maslich, Anne Thomas, Anna Marie Trester, Shawn Westfall, and Michael Zhuang for a night of true, personal storytelling about how we all spend the majority of our time – working for the man!

 

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June Storytelling Workshop

The next Better Said Than Done storytelling workshop, “Spotlight on You,” is on June 15th.  In it, students learn the craft of storytelling as well as get to work on and perform a story, receiving critical feedback.

Read more about our storytelling class here.

Here’s what a recent graduate of our storytelling workshop said about it:
“This class not only provided insight into what makes a story more tellable, but how the themes of our stories are often bigger than we think they are. I feel like I learned concepts that could be applied to every story and every context. And the opportunity to tell our stories, get feedback, and then RETELL our stories with another round of feeback was an invaluable experience, not only because we could see how the stories changed the second time, but how our listeners interpreted and evaluated both versions. I really enjoyed this experience!” -LJ

The June 15th workshop will be taught by Anna Marie Trester.

Here’s what one student had to say about the class she took with Anna:

“I absolutely loved it and I think Anna is a fantastic instructor. Anna herself was just a great example for us. She started by telling a story and really setting the stage for us from there. I also really loved the small class size and individual attention she gave us. Anna is perfect. Just as she is! I would actually do the very same class again, just to get the experience.” -KB

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Judge for Yourself

The best storytellers of the best storytelling show met for a storytelling competition on May 25th, 2013, at the Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA. If you want to see who won, check out our recap.

If you want to judge for yourself, watch the videos of these true, personal stories about competing, fighting and doing battle.

Stories in order of appearance:

John Kevin Boggs
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The People Have Spoken

This past Saturday night, Better Said Than Done celebrated our 2 year anniversary as the premiere storytelling troupe in Northern Virginia. Instead of our usual night of storytelling, we hosted a storytelling contest on the theme of war, between the top ten most voted for storytellers of Better Said Than Done.

The top ten best storytellers, again, are:
Mike Baireuther, Noa Baum, Kevin Boggs, Jason Conner, Dustin Fisher, Cara Foran, David Supley Foxworth, Jennifer Luu, Anna Marie Trester, and Michael Zhuang.

All ten storytellers are fantastic at the art of storytelling. They share true, personal, and unbelievable stories that prove that life is better in the telling.

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Press for Our Storytellers and Saturday Night’s Storytelling Contest

This is from the May issue of Northern Virginia Magazine.  You can meet the storytellers, or some of the storytellers, who will be competing in our storytelling contest this Saturday. Come to the storytelling show to meet them for real!

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Best of Virginia

Better Said Than Done was voted the “Best Performing Arts Company in Virginia” for 2013 by readers of Virginia Living Magazine. Check out the “Best of Virginia Guide” on newsstands now.

Here’s a peek at the issue.

And here’s a peek at the “Arts and Entertainment Section” where Better Said Than Done storytelling was voted as the best.

And here is the blurb about the best storytellers from the best performing arts company in Virginia.

Come see the best storytellers in Virginia compete at the best storytelling show, this Saturday.
Details here on the storytelling show and contest.

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Storytelling Show and Contest

Storytelling Show and Contest

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The Storytellers You Voted as the Best, from the Performing Arts Company You Voted the Best

In case you haven’t heard, readers of Virginia Living Magazine voted Better Said Than Done the #1 Best Performing Arts Company in Virginia for 2013. Check out their Best of Virginia Guide on newsstands now.

Coincidentally, for our two year anniversary, we had our own vote and you voted for your top ten favorite storytellers. They will be competing on May 25th, at the Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, to see who will be crowned the #1 Best Storyteller. Come to the show and vote for your favorite. Storytelling show and contest details here.

In the meantime, here are the top ten storytellers in action:

Mike Baireuther tells a story of romance in London.

Noa Baum tells a story of a match made in Israel.
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We’re Number 1!

We’re Number 1! We’re Number 1! We’re Number 1! We’re Number 1!
Okay, enough with the bragging. But seriously, we are so excited to be voted #1!!!!!

In 2012, Virginia Living Magazine readers voted Better Said Than Done one of Virginia’s Best Performance Acts.  If you haven’t guessed yet, in 2013, we are officially the BEST Performing Arts Company, as voted by readers of Virginia Living Magazine.

Check out this month’s “Best of Virginia” issue.  Here’s a little preview of the best pages:


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