Category Archives: Storytelling
Andy Irwin’s Fairfax Visit
Last Saturday night, international rogue and nationally renowned storyteller Andy Offutt Irwin, stopped by The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA to sing some songs, quote some poetry, whistle a tune or two, and do some storytelling on our stage. The … Continue reading
Storyteller Andy Offutt Irwin in Fairfax
Join Better Said Than Done on September 14, 2019 at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax, VA for a very special storytelling event with internationally renowned storyteller ANDY OFFUTT IRWIN! There are too many awesome credits to list here, so, check … Continue reading
Other People’s Storytelling Show
For the hottest month’s of summer, we decided to conserve energy and combine the July and August storytelling shows into one. On August 3, 2019, we gathered our community at The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax to listen to “Other People’s … Continue reading
Gun Violence and Community
Today we are grieving and our hearts go out to the community of… I’ll leave that blank. When you read this, who knows what community will have just been devastated by gun violence. Saturday night, I got the news about … Continue reading
Smoking Gun Storytelling Show
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 … Continue reading
Storyteller Spotlight: Denise Bennett
Denise Bennett is an award winning storyteller and musician. Her true story that she will be telling at June’s Better Said Than Done storytelling show, “Smoking Gun,” won second place in National Storytelling Festival Slam in 2018. She is also … Continue reading
8 Year Anniversary Storytelling Show Success
Over the last 8 years, you’ve heard me say (or read me write/right) that “this last storytelling show was great.” I say it a lot because, luckily for me and Better Said Than Done’s audiences, it is usually true. For … Continue reading
Storyteller Spotlight: Jessica Robinson
Jessica Robinson is the founder of Better Said Than Done, Northern Virginia’s premiere storytelling troupe. In addition to performing at Exchange Place at the National Storytelling Festival in Jonesborough, TN in 2018, Jessica has performed stories for Story District, Tales … Continue reading
Storyteller Spotlight: Bill Weech
For our 8 year anniversary show, we wanted to continue the tradition of bringing new storytellers to the stage – first time storytellers. Bill Weech will be joining the Better Said Than Done stage for the first time for our … Continue reading
Storyteller Spotlight: Alison Hughes
Alison Hughes is a high school English teacher who loves reading, writing, listening to other people’s stories, and, when she can overcome her massive stage fright, telling her own. She’s told with Better Said Than Done since 2015 and is … Continue reading
