Jessica Robinson, Neighbor

Better Said Than Done (BSTD) was founded as a community minded, small business in May 2011 with the goal of bringing storytelling to Northern Virginia. In addition to producing fundraising shows to benefit the Walker Nature Education Center in Reston, VA, BSTD hosted shows at Epicure Café, in Fairfax, VA. In 2012, BSTD began offering storytelling workshops to teach foundational skills to anyone who wanted to be able to perform a story but did not feel they already had that ability. In 2013, BSTD moved to The Auld Shebeen in Fairfax City, VA.

In March 2020, BSTD produced the first Women’s Storytelling Festival (WSF) at The Old Town Hall in Fairfax City, VA. During the covid pandemic shutdown, BSTD produced at least one monthly storytelling show online. The 2021 WSF was entirely virtual, with 36 storytellers performing from all over the USA and Canada. In 2022, BSTD resumed in-person storytelling shows, and the WSF returned to The Old Town Hall, though shows continue to also be offered online.

In 2023, BSTD began performing semi-monthly shows at Clare and Don’s Beach Shack, in Falls Church, VA. BSTD also performs for Senior Centers, Libraries, Parks, Museums, and Pre-Schools. BSTD offers in-house storytelling workshops as well as workshops and presentations for any organization looking to learn more about the art of storytelling.

Always a community minded organization, in October of 2023, BSTD received 501(c)3 designation and began operating as a non-profit.