Tag: storytelling
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Abigail: Founding Mother
To be clear, I am not performing at this event, but I will be introducing Mrs. Abigail Adams to Fairfax, VA. And I did have a hand in arranging her visit. Megan Wells is a powerhouse, just like the women she’s portraying. Do not miss seeing this FREE event! Details here: bettersaidthandone.org/abigail-adams-founding-mother/ Registration not required.… Read more
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FSGW Mini-Fest
Lots of folk music, storytelling, familiar faces, and FREE family friendly fun at the Folklore Society of Greater Washington’s Mini-Fest. I’ll be telling stories with “A Touch of Magic” from 12:30pm – 1:00pm. See you at Browne Academy, 5917 Telegraph Rd., Alexandria, VA on March 7th! Details here: fsgw.org/mini-fest Read more
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Stories about Games, Cheats, and Tricks
Details and Tickets Here: bettersaidthandone.org/player-stories-about-games/ I am so looking forward to emceeing this show! On February 21, join us at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack for “Player: Stories about games, cheats, and tricks,” with emcee Jessica Robinson and storytellers Catherine Calvin, J.R. Denson, Bonnie Gardner, Rajesh Mirchandani, Ravi Pimplaskar, and Jack Scheer. Clare and Don’s… 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
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Stories of Change
On January 31, join me at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack for Better Said Than Done’s “A New Leaf: Stories about change,” with emcee Jessica Robinson and storytellers Bill Grella, Jennifer Hine, Tim Livengood, Carol Moore, Joe Morice, and Zach Wilks. Clare and Don’s Beach Shack is located at 130 N Washington St, Falls Church,… Read more
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ASST NYE Story Blowout
I’m thrilled to be telling a story with the Good Liars Club’s hour of storytelling during Artists Standing Strong Together’s New Year’s Eve Story Blowout. The storytelling programming starts at 1:00pm Eastern on December 31st and runs until 1:00am Eastern on January 1, 2026. I’ll be telling my story in the 10pm hour, East Coast… Read more