Spellbinding short stories by established and emerging writers take on a new life when they are performed by stars of the stage and screen. Whether we present stories around a lively theme, the favorite works of a guest author or a special collaboration with a museum or publication, each Selected Shorts event is a unique night of literature in performance.
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Operating as usual
How John Waters pandemics.
Long ago, in that distant universe that was the 1960s, John Waters, now seventy-five, burst onto the underground film scene amid a blaze of bad taste and
Who doesn’t like a good murder mystery? Place your bid in the Symphony Space Auction today for your chance to win a Murder Mystery Zoom party for you and 29 BFFs! https://bit.ly/3h21Rni #SymphonySpaceGala #Auction #SupportSymphonySpace
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Imagine opening your mailbox to a postcard from David Sedaris. Now make it a reality by placing your bid in the Symphony Space Gala Auction! https://bit.ly/3xO9bsA #SymphonySpaceGala #Auction #SupportSymphonySpace
Imagine opening your mailbox to a postcard from David Sedaris. Now make it a reality by placing your bid in the Symphony Space Gala Auction! https://bit.ly/3xO9bsA #SymphonySpaceGala #Auction #SupportSymphonySpace
Support Symphony Space and enjoy a one-of-a-kind experience! Browse and bid at Symphony Space's online auction today. https://bit.ly/33cNBjp #SymphonySpaceGala #Auction #SupportSymphonySpace
Anika Noni Rose Kelli O'Hara Sam Heughan
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Anika Noni Rose Kelli O'Hara Sam Heughan
Spoiler Alert! At tomorrow's Selected Shorts, we keep you guessing right up to the final line. Actors Lauren Ambrose, Teagle F. Bougere, Maria Dizzia, Amy Ryan, Kaneza Schaal, Dan Stevens, and host Arian Moayed bring to life a cast of con men, vengeful wives, desperate seekers, and women of mystery, with stories by Truman Capote, Jac Jemc, Penelope Lively, and Bernice L. McFadden. Join the fun!
Symphony Space is a performing arts center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan offering theater, film, literature, music, dance and family entertainment. Our mission is to connect art, ideas, and community through our programs and our commitment to literacy and education through the arts.
Jerry Seinfeld said, "There is no such thing as fun for the whole family." But families do make for great short stories which you'll hear on this episode of the Shorts' podcast. Jenna Ushkowitz reads Heather Monley’s “Paddle to Canada,” where a risky family boating trip becomes contested history. And Jamel Brinkley’s “A Family” shows people coming together in unexpected ways after a loss. Brandon J. Dirden performs this "Best American Short Stories 2019" selection; brief comments by guest editor Roxane Gay are included. Listen at https://bit.ly/3un66xp.
Jerry Seinfeld said, "There is no such thing as fun for the whole family." But families do make for great short stories which you'll hear on this episode of the Shorts' podcast. Jenna Ushkowitz reads Heather Monley’s “Paddle to Canada,” where a risky family boating trip becomes contested history. And Jamel Brinkley’s “A Family” shows people coming together in unexpected ways after a loss. Brandon J. Dirden performs this "Best American Short Stories 2019" selection; brief comments by guest editor Roxane Gay are included. Listen at https://bit.ly/3un66xp.
"Writing gave him a real sense of purpose, which was great. For him."
An illustrator notices that her cat is more productive than she is.
When Sandra Boynton, Yo-Yo Ma, and author Ann Patchett appear in a virtual room together, who knows what might happen?!? Get ready when these three friends gather to celebrate Boynton's latest book and collaboration with Ma. There will be music, great illustrations, fascinating conversation, and lots of laughs. Join us this Tuesday.
Symphony Space is a performing arts center on the Upper West Side of Manhattan offering theater, film, literature, music, dance and family entertainment. Our mission is to connect art, ideas, and community through our programs and our commitment to literacy and education through the arts.
Meet the cast of Symphony Space’s Everything But Dancing on March 22, 2022 at Symphony Space. Yes, in the theater! Place your bid in our auction today. https://bit.ly/3gz4yfz #SymphonySpaceGala #Auction #SupportSymphonySpace
Meg Wolitzer, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Roz Chast
Meet the cast of Symphony Space’s Everything But Dancing on March 22, 2022 at Symphony Space. Yes, in the theater! Place your bid in our auction today. https://bit.ly/3gz4yfz #SymphonySpaceGala #Auction #SupportSymphonySpace
Meg Wolitzer, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Roz Chast
On this day, we look back on the first African American to win a Pulitzer Prize. Gwendolyn Brooks won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 1950 for her three part work "Annie Allen." Her other accomplishments include receiving the National Medal of Arts, the Robert Frost Medal for Lifetime Achievement by the Poetry Society of America, and the Order of Lincoln, the highest honor granted by the State of Illinois. “Exhaust the little moment. Soon it dies. And be it gash or gold it will not come Again in this identical disguise.” ― Gwendolyn Brooks, "Annie Allen"
Gwendolyn Brooks is one of the most highly regarded, influential, and widely read poets of 20th-century American poetry. She was a much-honored poet, even in her lifetime, with the distinction of being the first Black author to win the Pulitzer Prize. She also was poetry consultant to the Library…
Calling all fashionistas! Don't miss your chance to win a happy hour with Isaac Mizrahi at the Symphony Space Auction! https://bit.ly/3gA6zIE #SymphonySpaceGala #Auction #SupportSymphonySpace
Calling all fashionistas! Don't miss your chance to win a happy hour with Isaac Mizrahi at the Symphony Space Auction! https://bit.ly/3gA6zIE #SymphonySpaceGala #Auction #SupportSymphonySpace
That time when Arian Moayed had a strange dream... and it came true! Join him, Lauren Ambrose, Teagle F. Bougere, Maria Dizzia, Amy Ryan, Kaneza Schaal, and Dan Stevens on May 5th for our next Selected Shorts. Tickets available here: https://bit.ly/3t9V2lT
Let Broadway sensation Tituss Burgess serenade you with a song of your choice. Browse the Symphony Space auction and place your bid today! https://bit.ly/2QVPDkP #SymphonySpaceGala #Auction #SupportSymphonySpace
Let Broadway sensation Tituss Burgess serenade you with a song of your choice. Browse the Symphony Space auction and place your bid today! https://bit.ly/2QVPDkP #SymphonySpaceGala #Auction #SupportSymphonySpace
Relive sweet memories of childhood with a personalized postcard and book from beloved author Judy Blume. Bid today for your chance to win! https://bit.ly/3aA9Y6n #SymphonySpaceGala #Auction #SupportSymphonySpace
Relive sweet memories of childhood with a personalized postcard and book from beloved author Judy Blume. Bid today for your chance to win! https://bit.ly/3aA9Y6n #SymphonySpaceGala #Auction #SupportSymphonySpace
Got humor? Bid on a one-on-one comedy class with the extraordinary Michael Ian Black today! https://bit.ly/3dIoFGv #SymphonySpaceGala #Auction #SupportSymphonySpace
Got humor? Bid on a one-on-one comedy class with the extraordinary Michael Ian Black today! https://bit.ly/3dIoFGv #SymphonySpaceGala #Auction #SupportSymphonySpace
Happy birthday to Harper Lee, who would have been 95 today. Given her popularity as a writer, it's amazing to think she only published two books in her lifetime, the Pulitzer Prize-winning literary classic To Kill A Mockingbird, which continues to sell millions each year, and Go Set a Watchman.
Happy birthday to Harper Lee, who would have been 95 today. Given her popularity as a writer, it's amazing to think she only published two books in her lifetime, the Pulitzer Prize-winning literary classic To Kill A Mockingbird, which continues to sell millions each year, and Go Set a Watchman.
Theater fans, you won't want to miss this rare interview with one of the legends of New York theater, George C. Wolfe. Tune in tomorrow night as he talks with John Benjamin Hickey about his long career writing and directing shows like Angels in America and Bring in 'da Noise, Bring in 'da Funk; as well as his storied movie career, most recently the film adaptation of Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. This Is New York is our series that brings iconic New Yorkers right to your living room to celebrate what makes this city so great. Join us! https://bit.ly/3eypukt
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Tituss Burgess Isaac Mizrahi Meg Wolitzer Suzzy Roche Lucy Wainwright Roche Roz Chast Judy Blume Al Hirschfeld Foundation Michael Ian Black
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Tituss Burgess Isaac Mizrahi Meg Wolitzer Suzzy Roche Lucy Wainwright Roche Roz Chast Judy Blume Al Hirschfeld Foundation Michael Ian Black
On the podcast now, a wickedly entertaining program featuring the big names of Russian literature - Anton Chekhov, Leo Tolstoy, and Fyodor Dostoevsky - as seen through the eyes of the bestselling American writer George Saunders. Readers include Donna Lynne Champlin, BD WONG, Becca Blackwell, Peter Jay Fernandez, Santino Fontana, Zach Grenier, Ann Harada, and Peter Mark Kendall. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3xwEzeP
On the podcast now, a wickedly entertaining program featuring the big names of Russian literature - Anton Chekhov, Leo Tolstoy, and Fyodor Dostoevsky - as seen through the eyes of the bestselling American writer George Saunders. Readers include Donna Lynne Champlin, BD WONG, Becca Blackwell, Peter Jay Fernandez, Santino Fontana, Zach Grenier, Ann Harada, and Peter Mark Kendall. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3xwEzeP
Could this casting be any more perfect??? We're so happy for our friend John Cameron Mitchell. What a fun project.
The “Joe Exotic” limited series in which Kate McKinnon will play Carole Baskin has cast John Cameron Mitchell to play the infamous “Tiger King” himself, Variety has learned.…
Take your book club to Zoom with Nathan Englander, Pulitzer finalist and prize-winning author! Bid today at the Symphony Space Auction! https://bit.ly/3xgF9gM #SymphonySpaceGala #Auction #SupportSymphonySpace
Take your book club to Zoom with Nathan Englander, Pulitzer finalist and prize-winning author! Bid today at the Symphony Space Auction! https://bit.ly/3xgF9gM #SymphonySpaceGala #Auction #SupportSymphonySpace
Registration for Thalia Kids Book Club Summer Camp is now open! Meet your favorite authors and artists in the company of fellow book-lovers, and make everlasting memories. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3esCc3X
Registration for Thalia Kids Book Club Summer Camp is now open! Meet your favorite authors and artists in the company of fellow book-lovers, and make everlasting memories. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3esCc3X
In an unusual literary and linguistic feat, the Pulitzer-winning author of “Interpreter of Maladies” and “The Namesake” wrote her latest novel, “Whereabouts,” in Italian and translated it to English.
In an unusual literary and linguistic feat, the Pulitzer-winning author of “Interpreter of Maladies” and “The Namesake” wrote her latest novel, “Whereabouts,” in Italian and translated it to English.
Calling all Kyle MacLachlan fans (and really, who isn't?)!! Can't wait to have him back at Selected Shorts, but until then, he makes a great FDR in Atlantic Crossing on PBS. They dug up some surprising facts about him.
Avid golfer, winery owner, dog lover. Meet the Kyle MacLachlan you don't know through these five facts about the Atlantic Crossing star. #AtlanticCrossingPBS
It's #NationalPoetryMonth. Even if you think you’re poetry-averse, these writers may change your mind.
Even if you think you’re poetry-averse, these writers may change your mind.
Dreaming of Anika Noni Rose reading your child's favorite bedtime story? It's possible thanks to the Symphony Space Auction. Browse and bid today. https://bit.ly/3x0R9Tt #SymphonySpaceGala #Auction #SupportSymphonySpace
Dreaming of Anika Noni Rose reading your child's favorite bedtime story? It's possible thanks to the Symphony Space Auction. Browse and bid today. https://bit.ly/3x0R9Tt #SymphonySpaceGala #Auction #SupportSymphonySpace
It's #IndependentBookstoreDay! Show your local indie shop some love and celebrate both online and in person at over 700 stores nationwide!
Just a little, happy reminder: Independent Bookstore Day is this Saturday, April 24th. This year, the celebration is both online and in person at over 700 stores nationwide, featuring free author c…
We're getting excited for our next virtual Selected Shorts night. Writer, director, and actor Arian Moayed (Succession) leads a cast including Lauren Ambrose (Servant), Teagle F. Bougere (Queen America), Maria Dizzia (Emergence), Amy Ryan (The Office), Kaneza Schaal (Cartography), and Dan Stevens (Legion) as they introduce us to a beguiling collection of escape artists, vengeful wives, con men, and desperate seekers as we follow them through a labyrinth of stories filled with unexpected turns and extraordinary endings. Join us May 5th: https://bit.ly/3tYoVad
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Happy birthday Shakespeare! How well do you know the bard's works? Test your knowledge here.
“If quizzes be the food of knowledge, play on...” is something Shakespeare didn’t write. But maybe he should have. If you know what he actually wrote, take this quiz and prove it.
Let's celebrate #WorldBookDay together - let us know what book you've recently read that you'd recommend to a friend.
Let's celebrate #WorldBookDay together - let us know what book you've recently read that you'd recommend to a friend.
Sam Heughan's signature on a poster...OMG #priceless. Place your bid in the Symphony Space Auction today for your chance to win! https://bit.ly/32AAlEH #SymphonySpaceGala #Auction #SupportSymphonySpace Outlander
Sam Heughan's signature on a poster...OMG #priceless. Place your bid in the Symphony Space Auction today for your chance to win! https://bit.ly/32AAlEH #SymphonySpaceGala #Auction #SupportSymphonySpace Outlander
Congratulations to this year's O. Henry Prize Winners. So many friends in this group, including Tiphanie Yanique whose story is featured on the most recent episode of Selected Shorts: Too Hot For Radio. You can hear "The Great World" read by @HamptonFluker, AND hear a wonderful, fun, funny discussion between Tiphanie and host Aparna Nancherla at https://bit.ly/3sGuTuS
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Tonight! The countdown is on for our next Selected Shorts with "Crazy Rich Asians" author Kevin Kwan. Have you purchased your ticket yet? Get it here: https://bit.ly/3cObW2Q #crazyrichasians
Kevin Kwan hosts a night of short fiction with readings by Melora Hardin, Bebe Neuwirth, Annie Q., and Michael Urie. Oct 1 at 7:30pm EST. Get your ticket here: https://bit.ly/3n1yQZc
We're getting very excited for next week's Virtual Selected Shorts with Kevin Kwan, Melora Hardin, Bebe Neuwirth, Annie Q., and Michael Urie. You can join us from any room in your home! Well, almost any. Get your tickets now at https://bit.ly/3i3qzk3
Join us for a virtual celebration of the short story! Actors Michael Imperioli, Andrea Martin, Colby Minifie, and host Baron Vaughn perform stories that examine our interior lives. Tune in next Wednesday, August 12th at 7:30pm EST: https://bit.ly/3gv5JKh
On this week's episode of Selected Shorts, a young actor recalls critical moments in her childhood in Elizabeth Strout’s “Snow Blind.” Our friend and Shorts regular Melora Hardin performs the story. Find to the episode wherever you get your podcasts, or listen here: https://bit.ly/2WScVs6
Fionnula Flanagan performs "Enough" by Alice McDermott, a beautiful story about a woman who unapologetically embraces life's pleasures, today on Sunday Stories. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3jlCsDK
In Alba de Céspedes' “Invitation to Dinner," a married couple hopes to restore pre-World War II elegance. Actor Dawn Akemi Saito reads the story on this week's episode of Selected Shorts, which features tales from the new Penguin Classics Book of Italian Short Stories, edited by Jhumpa Lahiri. Listen here: https://bit.ly/3gJl3CI
This week on Selected Shorts, we read stories from the magnificent collection from Penguin Classics, 'The Penguin Book of Italian Short Stories,' edited by Jhumpa Lahiri. The great John Turturro performs Leonardo Sciascia’s “The Long Voyage,” a tale about hopeful peasants try to make it to a mysterious place called “Trenton.” Find the full episode wherever you get your podcasts, or listen here: https://bit.ly/3gJl3CI
We're so excited to welcome both new and familiar faces to this week's virtual Selected Shorts! Jane Kaczmarek, Nate Corddry, Ann Dowd, and Randall Park come together for an evening of stories about life’s minor insurrections during a time of great upheaval. Learn more about this week's Virtual Selected Shorts: Little Rebellions here: https://bit.ly/38IVwH3
This week on Shorts, #HughDancy gives a dazzling performance of Massimo Bontempelli’s “The Miraculous Beach, or, Prize for Modesty.” The story was selected from The Penguin Classics Book of Italian Short Stories, edited by Jhumpa Lahiri. Find the full episode wherever you get your podcasts, or listen here: https://bit.ly/3gJl3CI
We love S. Epatha Merkerson's incredible performance in our Toni Morrison episode of Selected Shorts! Merkerson lends her talents to an excerpt of Morrison's brilliant novel "Jazz." Find the full episode wherever you get your podcasts, or listen here: https://bit.ly/38CasXz
On our episode of Selected Shorts celebrating the great Toni Morrison, Phylicia Ayers-Allen Rashad gives a stunning reading from an excerpt of Morrison's novel "Sweetness." Find the full episode wherever you get your podcasts, or listen here: https://bit.ly/38CasXz
Author Tayari Jones reads Toni Morrison's brilliant essay “A Knowing So Deep" on this week's episode of Selected Shorts. Find the episode, which includes more wonderful performances of Morrison's works by her friends, colleagues, and admirers, wherever you get your podcasts, or listen here: https://bit.ly/38CasXz
On this week's episode of Shorts, rumors and recriminations fly in “Belles Lettres,” by Nafissa Thompson-Spires, as rival mothers defend their daughters’ reputations at a posh school--at any cost. The readers are Eboni Booth and Shalewa Sharpe. Find Selected Shorts: Escalation wherever you get your podcasts, or listen here: https://bit.ly/31rF4sW
Haruki Murakami's "Ice Man" is in many ways a traditional love story—except that half of this pair is made of ice. Jane Curtin reads it on this week's edition of Sunday Stories. Listen: https://bit.ly/2AXx48f
On Selected Shorts: Not Your Mother's Love Stories, Sharon Gless performs “Hat Trick” by Edith Pearlman, in which four young girls choose husbands by chance. Find the full episode wherever you get your podcasts, or listen here: https://bit.ly/2YNx8iY
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