Friday March 19, 2010
Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story
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Friday, March 19 at 8 p.m., Kenan Auditorium
Listen to NPR Podcast of Selected Shorts
"Selected Shorts has been a long-running hit for almost twenty years by now-on both the stage and on radio. The amazing thing, though, is that it always feels NEW--new stories, new authors, new readers--that it's always opening night!"-- host, Isaiah Sheffer
This special presentation of the popular public radio series Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story, which presents Broadway and Hollywood actors reading classic and brand new short fiction, features three stories by Southern writers about life in the South. Frequent This American Life contributor David Rakoff hosts readings of stories by contemporary writers Donna Tartt (The Secret History) and Percival Everett (I Am Not Sidney Poitier) and classic master Flannery O'Connor about challenges of life in the South, tackling racism and understanding class issues. The other cast members are actors Patricia Kalember (Thirtysomething and Sisters) and Russell Joel Brown (The Lion King national tour). The readings will be taped for local broadcast on WHQR public radio (91.3 FM). Co-presented by the Department of Creative Writing's Katherine Buckner Lecture Series and UNCW Arts in Action Performance Series
Special Event! Tickets are free and open to the public. Seating is general admission. Call Kenan Box Office 910.962.3500 or visit www.uncw.edu/presents
Media Partner: WHQR 91.3 FM
Selected Shorts - Live in Performance!
Life in the South
Hosted by David Rakoff
"The Appropriation of Cultures" by Percival Everett performed by Russell Joel Brown
"Ambush" by Donna Tartt performed by Patricia Kalember
"Everything the Rises Must Converge" by Flannery O'Connor performed by David Rakoff
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