August 16, 2009 @ M Bar

Xander Berkeley	Andrew Borba
Josh Cereghino	Sarah Clarke
Keith David	George Newbern
Adrian Pasdar	Bill Ratner
Nina Siemasko	Toni Trucks

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:

• Adrian Pasdar (Heroes, Judging Amy) reading his story "The Oddest Sea"
• Xander Berkeley (Taken, Year One) reading "Hunters" by Eugene Cross
• Sarah Clarke (Twilight, Trust Me) reading "Under Water" by Anne Fadiman
  
• Andrew Borba (The Shield, Nine Lives) reading "My Date With Neanderthal Woman" by David Galef
  
• Toni Trucks (Barbershop) "Disco Papa" by Karen Russell
• Nina Siemaszko (The Haunting of Molly Hartley) reading "The World" by Susan Orlean
  
• Keith David (Platoon, The Princess and the Frog) reading "Rope Burn" by Henry Louis Gates
• Bill Ratner (Moth WInner) performing his short story, "Gold".
  
• Josh Cereghino (Moth Winner) performing his short story, "Love Letter from Ventura  County Jail".
  
• George Newbern (Father of the Bride) reading "True Story" by Paul Rudnick

Produced and Directed by Cedering Fox

M Bar requires a $10 food minimum. Doors opened at 6 and the show began at 7 PM.