WordTheatre with John Edgar Wideman presented by PEN USA

WordTheatre LAMarch 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