Tag: jessica piscitelli robinson
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Huzzah – 15 years of storytelling
I am thrilled to be performing in Better Said Than Done’s 15 Year Celebration Storytelling Show at Jammin Java, in Vienna, VA on September 3rd. Join Better Said Than Done on September 3rd at Jammin’ Java for Huzzah: a storytelling show celebrating 15 years of amazing stories. In the past 15 years, we’ve heard hundreds… Read more
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Jessica’s Traditions and Truth
I am thrilled to be featured in July’s Traditions and Truth, a Virtual Open Mic presented by Dominican University and Illinois Storytelling, led by Janice M. Del Negro, PhD. Virtual Mics occur on the first Saturday of the month at 7:00 PM Central Time. There will also be a featured teller at each gathering. Contact… Read more
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NSN Conference 2026
I will be telling a story alongside Alton Chung, Lyn Ford, and Miriam Nadel in a presentation on Saturday, July 25th, at 4:00pm CT. I will also be receiving an ORACLE Award for Distinguished National service and performing in the ORACLE Concert that follows the Awards Ceremony. Mostly, I will be there for all the… Read more
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Women’s Stories
It’s Women’s History Month, and women’s stories are something I am passionate about. In 2017, I created and launched Roar: Trues Tales of Women Warriors, an all-female storytelling showcase that has been performed by various storytellers around the country. That same year, I, alongside a team from Better Said Than Done, published Roar: True Tales… Read more
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The Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival
You can watch the Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival online, or join me in Georgia at this beautiful mountain resort, to take in the sites, the fresh air, and the storytelling! Or watch online, from wherever you are. I’m telling in the Regional voices and Ghost stories concerts. www.gamountainstoryfest.org The 12th annual Georgia Mountain Storytelling Festival!… Read more
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Stories Across Mediums
Register HERE for: Storytelling Across Mediums Write a story for the page, and then adapt it for performance. Or perform a story and then work to get it published. Learn how to take a story and change the way you craft it for the chosen medium – print, or stage. We’ll also discuss how to… Read more
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Fractured and Re-Imagined Stories
Register HERE for: Fractured and Re-imagined Stories Think outside the story box. In this interactive workshop, participants will take a fairytale they know well and turn it on it’s head, take a well-known story and make it their own. In Fractured and Re-imagined, students will learn how to change, fracture and imagine a fresh take… Read more
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Braiding Stories
You can register to take all 5 weeks of winter workshops (including this one) starting on February 2, and running through March 2, HERE. Or, register HERE for: Braided Storytelling In this workshop, we’ll define “braided stories,” discuss different types of braided tales, and also when and if it makes sense to intertwine multiple stories.… Read more
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Braided, Fractured, and Re-Imagined Stories
Register HERE for: Braided, Fractured, and Re-imagined Stories Think outside the story box. In this interactive workshop, participants will take stories they know well and twist them, reshaping them into something new and different. After defining “fractured” and “braided,” we’ll focus on when and why to reshape a story. This is a broad workshop meant… Read more
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Risk! and More
I was on the Risk! podcast. You can listen to my episode here, or listen to Risk! wherever you usually get your podcasts. Despite the episode title – Holiday Blues – I think my story is fairly hopeful and uplifting. But I’ll let you decide that. I am finding it hard to find hope these… Read more