WordTheatre with John Edgar Wideman presented by PEN USA
March 21, 2010 @ Santa Monica Bay Woman's Club
Theron Cook |
Keith David |
Gary Dourdan |
Edi Gathegi |
Roger Guenveur Smith |
Barry Shabaka Henley |
Howard Hesseman |
Dorian Missick |
Amy Sloan |
Lorraine Toussaint |
Robert Wisdom |
In the third installment of this four part series, John Edgar
Wideman came 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 cast remarkable
actors to perform selections heard for the first time.
Actors included:
- 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)
- Howard Hesseman (About Schmidt, All About Steve)
- Robert Wisdom (Face/Off, The Wire)
- Roger Guenveur Smith (American Gangster, Do the Right Thing)
- 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/John_Edgar_Wideman
Videography by Bakers Man Productions bakersman.com


















Theron Cook
Keith David
Gary Dourdan
Edi Gathegi
Roger Guenveur Smith
Barry Shabaka Henley
Howard Hesseman
Dorian Missick
Amy Sloan
Lorraine Toussaint
Robert Wisdom