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Sunday, January 10th, 2010
Sunny Florida welcomes WordTheatre actors:
* Linda Cardellini (ER, Grandma’s Boy)
* Tess Harper (No Country for Old Men, Tender Mercies)
* John Heard (Prison Break, Home Alone)
* Samantha Mathis (American Psycho)
* Linus Roache (Law and Order, The Wings of the Dove)
performing Mysteries of the Mind at the Sunshine from Darkness Gala in Sarasota, Florida.
Mysteries of the Mind is an original WordTheatre production featuring the words and stories of visionary artists, inventors, scientists and scholars woven together with music and performed by world class actors.
Sunshine from Darkness, has raised more than $200,000 in 2009. Every penny of which goes to research because their expenses are underwritten by corporate and private sponsors and donors. Through symposiums and other events, their goal is to provide funding and resources for research and awareness efforts supporting mental health and brain disorders.
The Gala takes place on Sunday, January 10, 2010, at 6:30 pm at The Ritz-Carlton in Sarasota, Florida. The evening begins with cocktails and a gourmet dinner Followed by the presentation of the 2009 Luminary Award to Gary Foster, producer of the feature film “The Soloist” starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Jamie Foxx. Mysteries of the Mind will then take the stage to wrap up the evening.
Tags: John Heard, Linda Cardellini, Linus Roache, Samantha Mathis, Tess Harper
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Sunday, November 29th, 2009
WordTheatre: A World Class Literary Salon, presents UPHEAVAL:
* Lucy Brown (Primeval, Sharpe’s Challenge)
* Liam Cunningham (The Wind That Shakes the Barley, The Tournament)
* Ian Hart (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone)
* Sally Hawkins (Happy-Go-Lucky, The Painted Veil)
* Alfred Molina (An Education, Spiderman)
Performing short stories with the authors present. Authors and Actors will engage in a lively discussion after the readings.
Proceeds to support Fairbridge, a national charity supporting young people aged 13-25 to develop the confidence, motivation and skills they need to turn their lives around.
Doors open 5 PM. Performances 6 – 8 PM. This event has limited seating. To guarantee admission, we recommend booking in advance.
Tags: Alfred Molina, Ian Hart, Liam Cunningham, Lucy Brown, Sally Hawkins
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Sunday, October 25th, 2009
October 25, 2009 @Restaurant3
WordTheatre invites you to join actress and author:
* Amber Tamblyn (Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants) celebrating her new book of poetry and prose, Bang Ditto, with performances of her own writing.
She’ll be accompanied by poets:
* Brendan Constantine
* Sarah Maclay
* Mariano Zaro
Performing their raucous, wild, delirious, dreamlike, and luminous new works.
Show is from 4 PM to 6 PM. There will be a valet. Produced by Cedering Fox.
Tags: Amber Tamblyn, Brendan Constantine, Mariano Zaro, Sarah Maclay
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Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Dan Chaon at V Lounge
October 6, 2009 @ V Lounge
We’re honoring Dan Chaon’s brand new novel ‘Await Your Reply’ with an evening of his stories old and new along with a little taste of ‘Await Your Reply’ from the man himself.
Featuring:
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Marin Hinkle (Two and a Half Men) performing “Prosthesis”
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Mark Moses (Mad Men, Desperate Housewives) performing “The Hobblers”
- Dorian Missick (The Manchurian Candidate) performing “Never Ending Math Equation”
- Dean Chekvala (Harper’s Island) performing “To Psychic UnderworldGraham Hamilton performing “Sure I Will”
- Dan Chaon performing a selection from ‘Await Your Reply”
Produced and Directed by Cedering Fox
Dan Chaon’s collections and his new novel will be available for purchase at the event from Small World Books. V Lounge requires a one drink minimum. Doors open at 7 PM and the show begins at 8 PM.
Tags: Dan Chaon, Dean Chekvala, Dorian Missick, Marin Hinkle, Mark Moses
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Saturday, October 3rd, 2009
Acts of Love: Pioneers
October 3, 2009 @ Eli and Edythe Broad Stage
WordTheatre’s seventh annual Acts of Love in support of Autism Speaks will celebrate the Pioneers of our age, of bygone eras and of unknown futures; people who strike out into the unknown to make a better future.
This year’s show is currently being cast and will feature, among others:
- Adam Arkin (Hitch, Chicago Hope)
- Austin Butler (Aliens in the Attic, Ruby & The Rockits)
- Michael Chiklis (Fantastic Four, The Shield)
- Michaela Conlin (Bones, Enchanted)
- John Heard (Home Alone, Prison Break)
- Jon Huertas (Castle, Generation Kill)
- Dorian Missick (Six Degrees, Lucky Number Slevin)
- CCH Pounder (The Shield, Orphan)
- Zachary Quinto (Star Trek, Heroes)
- Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia, Jennifer’s Body)
- Amber Tamblyn (Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants)
- Keith David (Crash, The Princess and the Frog) will narrate
- Musical performances featuring vocalist Niki Haris with Tim McAfee-Lewis & New Thought and The Agape House Band
Acts of Love 2009 also features an awards reception to celebrate those who have made a difference in the Autism Community. Awards will be given to remarkable champions in the following categories:
Awareness/Media:Shawn Ryan (”The Shield”)
Science/Research:
Bob & Lynn Koegel (UCSB)
Advocacy:
Soryl Markowitz
(Autism Specialist at Westside Regional Center)
Family Services:Jay Nolan Family Services
Autism is a complex neurobiological disorder that typically lasts throughout a person’s lifetime. Today, 1 in 150 individuals is diagnosed with autism, making it more common than pediatric cancer, diabetes, and AIDS combined. It occurs in all racial, ethnic, and social groups and is four times more likely to strike boys than girls.
Since its inception, Autism Speaks has committed an unprecedented $128 million in new research funding to uncover the cause(s), prevention, treatments and cure for autism, making it the nation’s top private funder of autism research. They are not only dedicated to funding global biomedical research, but also to raising public awareness about autism and its effects on individuals, families, and society; and to bringing hope to all who deal with the hardships of this disorder.
Acts of Love: Pioneers is created, produced and directed by WordTheatre’s Artistic Director, Cedering Fox.
Curtain is at 7:30 PM
Tags: Acts of Love, Adam Arkin, Amanda Seyfried, Amber Tamblyn, Austin Butler, Carla Gugino, CCH Pounder, Dorian Missick, John Heard, Jon Huertas, Keith David, Michael Chiklis, Michaela Conlin, Niki Haris, Zach Quinto
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Sunday, August 16th, 2009
Thrill or Peril: Tales of Adventure
August 16, 2009 @ M Bar
Guests experienced the excitement of high seas, raging rivers and exotic cultures at WordTheatre’s Thrill or Peril: Tales of Adventure, featuring short stories of daring exploration recanted lovingly amid the twinklings of M Bar’s chandeliers.
Featuring:
- Bill Ratner (Moth Winner) performing his short story, “Gold”
- George Newbern (Father of the Bride) reading “True Story” by Paul Rudnick
- Sarah Clarke (Twilight, Trust Me) reading “Under Water” by Anne Fadiman
- Xander Berkeley (Taken, Year One) reading “Hunters” by Eugene Cross
- Keith David (Platoon, The Princess and the Frog) reading “Rope Burn” by Henry Louis Gates
- Nina Siemaszko (The Haunting of Molly Hartley) reading “The World” by Susan Orlean
- Andrew Borba (The Shield, Nine Lives) reading “My Date With Neanderthal Woman” by David Galef
- Josh Cereghino (Moth Winner) performing his short story, “Love Letter from Ventura County Jail”
- Toni Trucks (Barbershop) “Disco Papa” by Karen Russell
- Adrian Pasdar (Heroes, Judging Amy) reading his story “The Oddest Sea”
Produced and Directed by Cedering Fox
M Bar requires a $10 food minimum. Doors opened at 6 and the show began at 7 PM.
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Tags: Adrian Pasdar, Andrew Borba, Anne Fadiman, Bill Ratner, David Galef, Eugene Cross, George Newbern, Henry Louis Gates, Josh Cereghino, Karen Russell, Keith David, M Bar, Nina Siemasko, Paul Rudnick, Sarah Clarke, Susan Orlean, Toni Trucks, Xander Berkeley
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Sunday, July 19th, 2009
UPHEAVAL
July 19, 2009 @ The Lyric Hyperion Theatre Cafe
Guests joined us for an hour of revolution, to be followed by cupcakes and lattes (available for purchase) at the Lyric Hyperion Theatre Cafe nestled in the heart of Silverlake.
- Reynaldo Pacheco reading “Big Foot” by Ron Carlson
- Michaela Conlin (Bones) reading “The Swim Team” by Miranda July
- Graham Hamilton reading “Crazy Glue” by Etgar Keret
- R. Ernie Silva reading “The Voices in My Head” by Jack Handey
- Valarie Rae Miller (Crank, All About the Benjamins) reading “Tag” by Lisa Glatt
- Theron Cook reading “Stories” by John Edgar Wideman
- Mayim Bialik (Blossom) reading “The Harvest” by Amy Hempel
- Brian Howe (Gran Torino) reading “Essence and Attribute” by Fernando Sorrentino
- Ravi Kapoor (Crossing Jordan) reading “Japanese Children with Digital Cameras in a Field” by Tao Lin and Ellen Kennedy
Doors opened at 6:30 PM and the show started at 7 PM.
Produced and Directed by Cedering Fox
Dramaturgy and Research by Melissa Loftus, Rachael Altman, Heather Fishel, Daphne Ho and Caroline Werlin
Tags: Amy Hempel, Brian Howe, Ellen Kennedy, Ernie Silva, Etgar Keret, Fernando Sorrentino, Graham Hamilton, Jack Handey, John Edgar Wideman, Lisa Glatt, Lyric Hyperion Theatre, Mayim Bialik, Michaela Conlin, Miranda July, Ravi Kapooer, Reynaldo Pacheco, Ron Carlon, Tao Lin, Theron Cook, Valarie Rae Miller
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Sunday, May 10th, 2009
This Mother’s Day, WordTheatre joined its audience at an inviting little Polish restaurant in the heart of Santa Monica called Warszawa.
We enjoyed a gourmet Polish brunch of dried plums wrapped in bacon, potato pancakes, crepes with sweet cream, polish sausage, scrambled eggs, fruit salad and coffee all inside the warm interior ofa building reminiscent of grandma’s little cottage with white lace curtains, hardwood floors and flowery lamps.
Then, we moved onto a cozy secret patio and heard the kind of stories that arise when the dust blowing off family albums and we are strolling down the photo-lined walls of our mother’s house and our grandmother’s house.
The show featured:
- Beata Pozniak (JFK) reading “Family Album” by Siv Cedering
- John Heard (Home Alone, The Sopranos) reading “His Mother Inside Him” by John Updike
- Lynn Ferguson (Chicken Run) reading her story “Schopenhauer”
- Anne De Salvo (Arthur, My Favorite Year) reading “Saying Yes to Ryan” by Shelley Burtt
- Tess Harper (No Country for Old Men, Tender Mercies) reading “My Son and the Bicycle Wheel” by Martha Ronk
- Di Quon (Maid in Manhattan, Boston Public) reading “Water Names” by Lan Samantha Chang
- Stephen Collins (7th Heaven, Blood Diamond) reading his story “Ace’s Big Entrance”
- Gary Dourdan (CSI, Perfect Stranger) reading “The Parents” by Kelly Cherry
Directed and Produced by Cedering Fox
Research by Melissa Loftus and Geoffrey Bridgman
Tags: Anne De Salvo, Beata Pozniak, Di Quon, Gary Dourdan, John Heard, John Updike, Kelly Cherry, Lan Samantha Chang, Lynn Ferguson, Martha Ronk, Shelley Burtt, Siv Cedering, Stephen Collins, Tess Harper, Warszawa
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Sunday, May 3rd, 2009
9 Read 9
WordTheatre NY
May 3, 2009 @ Soho House
Hosted by Brian Cox
WordTheatre brought our favorite east coast authors and actors to Soho House in New York with a series of three events in the luxurious fifth floor library. We sold books, talked to the authors (all of whom were present) and enjoyed the silky syllables of great short stories on Sunday afternoons from 3 – 5 PM.
The second installment was for Sunday May 3rd, 2009 and featured:
- Kevin Corrigan (Pineapple Express, The Departed) reading “Shepherdess” by Dan Chaon
- Nicole Ansari (Rock n’ Roll on Broadway, As Good as Dead) reading “The Shooting Party” by Susan Orlean
- Brian Cox (The Bourne Supremacy, The Escapist) hosting and reading “The Problem of Human Consumption” by Steve Almond
- A discussion with Steve Almond, Dan Chaon and Susan Orlean
Produced and Directed by Cedering Fox
Tickets allowed access to this private club for Lunch or Dinner on the day of the event.
For an idea of what the March 1st event was like, visit http://www.flypmedia.com/issues/25/#8/1
Tags: Brian Cox, Dan Chaon, Kevin Carrigan, Nicole Ansari, SoHo House, Steve Almond, Susan Orlean
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Sunday, March 15th, 2009
The Women
WordTheatre LA
March 15, 2009 @ M Bar
WordTheatre was proud to present our second installment of The Women.
It featured:
- Hallee Hirsh (ER) reading “Three Girls” by Marisa Silver
- Nicki Micheaux (Lincoln Heights) reading “Man Down Below” by Kate Milliken
- Kate Burton (Max Payne) reading “Pretend We’re French” by Judith Freeman
- Christina Pickles (Friends, Romeo + Juliet) reading “I Love Saks” by Amy Ephron
- Sean Young (Blade Runner) reading “Creep” by Sarah Shun-lien Bynum
Doors opened at 5:30 PM for dinner, and the show started at 6:30 PM.
This evening was sponsored by California State University Fullerton, whose goals in bringing literature to Title 1 schools match those of WordTheatre’s Los Angeles education program. You can find out more about CSUF at http://www.fullerton.edu/
Produced and Directed by Cedering Fox
Tags: Amy Ephron, Cal State Fullerton, Christina Pickles, Hallee Hirsh, Judith Freeman, Kate Burton, Kate Milliken, M Bar, Maris Silver, Nicki Micheaux, Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, Sean Young
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