March 14, 2010 @ Soho House New York

Jessica Collins

John Edgar Wideman, MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and two time winner of the International PEN/ Faulkner Award, is coming to WordTheatre at Soho House for a world premiere of his new collection of microfiction Briefs.

• Len Cariou (About Schmidt, Damages)
• Jessica Collins (The Nine, The Good Wife)
• Colman Domingo (The Scottsboro Boys currently at the Vineyard)
• Giancarlo Esposito (The Usual Suspects, Smoke)
  
• Frankie Faison (Adam, Silence of the Lambs)
• Stephen McKinley Henderson (Fences with Denzel Washington opening April 26)
• Dorian Missick (The Bounty Hunter. Six Degrees)
  
• Ron Simons (Night Catches Us, Law and Order)
• Keith Randolph Smith (Malcolm X, Broadway's Come Back, Little Sheba)
  
• Lynn Whitfield (Eve's Bayou, The Josephine Baker Story)
• Victor Williams (Cop Land, King of Queens)
  

Produced and Directed by Cedering Fox

Briefs is available exclusively from Lulu.com. For more information, visit www.Lulu.com/JohnEdgarWideman

Doors open at 5 PM and performances begin at 5:30. The event takes place at Soho House New York (29 9th Ave, New York, NY 10014) in the 5th floor library.

March 14, 2010 to May 17, 2010 @ Soho House New York

Lynn Whitfield

WordTheatre is bringing award winning authors John Edgar Wideman, Mary Gordon, Don Lee, Mary Gaitskill, Marisa Silver, Amy Bloom and more to Soho House New York this spring for a series of three incredible events.

All authors will be present at their respective events for signings. All events are produced and directed by Cedering Fox and take place at Soho House New York in the fifth floor library.

March 21, 2010 @ Santa Monica Bay Woman's Club

Theron Cook

In the third installment of this four part series, John Edgar Wideman will be coming to Santa Monica from New York to debut his forthcoming literary masterpiece, Briefs, a collection of stories that range in length from one to three pages.  WordTheatre is casting remarkable actors to perform selections which will be heard for the first time. A Q & A with Wideman follows the readings. The show is from 3 to 5 PM.

Actors cast so far include:

• Amy Sloan (The Heartbreak Kid, Heroes)
  
• Barry Shabaka Henley (Collateral, FlashForward)
• Dorian Missick (The Bounty Hunter. Six Degrees)
• Edi Gathegi (Twilight, New Moon, House)
• Gary Dourdan (CSI, Alien: Resurrection)
• Keith David (Platoon, Crash)
• Lorraine Toussaint (Dangerous Minds, Saving Grace)
• Philip Baker Hall (Boogie Nights, Zodiac)
• Robert Wisdom (Face/Off, The Wire)
• Roger Guenveur Smith (American Gangster, Do the Right Thing)

• Ruben Santiago-Hudson (Castle, American Gangster)
  

• Theron Cook (can be found performing http://www.lulu.com/john_edgar_wideman)
• Narrated by Dave Fennoy
  
  

Produced and Directed by Cedering Fox

Briefs available exclusively at www.Lulu.com/JohnEdgarWideman

Videography by Bakers Man Productions bakersman.com

April 18, 2010 @ Soho House New York

WordTheatre brings literary and acting talents to Soho House New York for performances and author Q & A. The show is from 3 to 5 PM. Featuring:

• Mary Gordon, official writer of the State of New York
• Don Lee, professor at Temple University and former editor of Ploughshares
  
• Ian Frazier, humorist and author of Great Plains
  

This event is second in a three part WordTheatre series at Soho House.

Produced and directed by Cedering Fox.

The event is from 3-5 PM at Soho House New York (29 9^th Ave, New York, NY 10014) in the 5^th floor library. Though Soho House New York is a private club, non-member ticket holders will gain admittance on the day of the event and be able to make lunch or dinner reservations.

May 2, 2010 @ Canal Club

 WordTheatre brings incredible literary and acting talents to Venice for performances and a Q & A with the writers. Doors open at 2.   Cash bar and appetizers available to order.  Actors TBA will perform stories beginning at 3 .

Featuring:

• Aimee Bender
• Brad Watson
• Ron Carlson

All authors will be in attendance. Books sold by Small World Books.

Produced and Directed by Cedering Fox

Videography by Bakers Man Productions bakersman.com

May 17, 2010 @ Soho House New York

Larisa Oleynik

WordTheatre brings literary and acting talents to Soho House New York for performances and author Q & A. The show is from 7 to 9 PM. Featuring:

• Mary Gaitskill, widely lauded for her personal and poignant story collections
• Marisa Silver, a New Yorker favorite based in Los Angeles, performed by Larisa Oleynik (10 Things I Hate About You, Alex Mack)
• Amy Bloom, nominee for both the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award

This event is the last of a three part WordTheatre series at Soho House.

Produced and directed by Cedering Fox.

Doors open at 7 PM. The readings begin at 7:30 and is followed by a QW & A with the writers.  Soho House New York (29 9th Ave, New York, NY 10014) in the 5th floor library. Though Soho House New York is a private club, non-member ticket holders will gain admittance on the day of the event and be able to make lunch or dinner reservations.