WordTheatre

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.

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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