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Each week, WORDTheatre® shares a brilliant short story performed live in LA, NY or London by a great actor, usually with the author in the room to hear their story being brought to life. Like what you hear? Visit WORDTheatre.org/Membership/ or if you are near the UK, visist WORDTheatreUK.orgto enjoy live events and recordings by becoming a Patron or Enthusiast Member! WORDTheatre® is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the US and a Dual Charitable Trust in the UK. We are on a mission to make a better world one story at a time.
Total 20 episodes
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Downtown Abbey's Lesley Nicol performs "It Had Wings" by Allan Gurganus

Downtown Abbey's Lesley Nicol performs "It Had Wings" by Allan Gurganus

15:5823/11/2024
Chernobyl's Con O'Neill Performs "An Invocation" by Ben Tufnell

Chernobyl's Con O'Neill Performs "An Invocation" by Ben Tufnell

26:0416/11/2024
Veterans' Day Special: Independence Day's Bill Pullman performs "Veterans' Night" by Richard Bausch

Veterans' Day Special: Independence Day's Bill Pullman performs "Veterans' Night" by Richard Bausch

27:1709/11/2024
"The Reverse Bug" by Lore Segal with an Introduction from James Cromwell

"The Reverse Bug" by Lore Segal with an Introduction from James Cromwell

41:0102/11/2024
Pre-Election Cautionary Tale this Halloween! Bad Monkey's Ronald Peet Reads "OBF, Inc." by Bernice McFadden

Pre-Election Cautionary Tale this Halloween! Bad Monkey's Ronald Peet Reads "OBF, Inc." by Bernice McFadden

23:4201/11/2024
L.A. Confidential's James Cromwell performs "Ladies' Zoom" by Lore Segal

L.A. Confidential's James Cromwell performs "Ladies' Zoom" by Lore Segal

09:0526/10/2024
Succession's Harriet Walter performs "Her First American" by Lore Segal

Succession's Harriet Walter performs "Her First American" by Lore Segal

45:0519/10/2024
Bridgerton's Ben Miller performs "East Coast West Coast" by Will Cohu

Bridgerton's Ben Miller performs "East Coast West Coast" by Will Cohu

33:0728/09/2024
Veep's Gary Cole performs "Walls" by Tod Goldberg

Veep's Gary Cole performs "Walls" by Tod Goldberg

19:2721/09/2024
The Crown's Alastair Mackenzie performs "Savage" by Kamila Shamsie

The Crown's Alastair Mackenzie performs "Savage" by Kamila Shamsie

23:5514/09/2024
NCIS's Graham Hamilton performs "Sure I Will" by Dan Chaon

NCIS's Graham Hamilton performs "Sure I Will" by Dan Chaon

24:5707/09/2024
The Wood's Malinda Williams performs "Black Power" by Bernice McFadden

The Wood's Malinda Williams performs "Black Power" by Bernice McFadden

33:3901/09/2024
Billion's Maggie Siff performs "Running" by Joyce Carol Oates

Billion's Maggie Siff performs "Running" by Joyce Carol Oates

24:5724/08/2024
Staff Picks: Mayans M.C. Richard Cabral performs "Good Things Happen at Tina’s Café" by Daniel Olivas + Daniel Olivas performing his poem "Papa's Car"

Staff Picks: Mayans M.C. Richard Cabral performs "Good Things Happen at Tina’s Café" by Daniel Olivas + Daniel Olivas performing his poem "Papa's Car"

50:4417/08/2024
Staff Picks: Brooklyn Bridge's Amy Aquino performs "Tiny, Meaningless Things" by Marissa Silver

Staff Picks: Brooklyn Bridge's Amy Aquino performs "Tiny, Meaningless Things" by Marissa Silver

01:10:1910/08/2024
Staff Picks: American Vandal's Griffin Gluck performs "Uncle Willem" by Brad Watson plus an interview with his longtime editor, Alane Salierno Mason.

Staff Picks: American Vandal's Griffin Gluck performs "Uncle Willem" by Brad Watson plus an interview with his longtime editor, Alane Salierno Mason.

26:3903/08/2024
Staff Picks: Righteous Gemstones' Cassidy Freeman performs "Each Day is the Same Backward and Forward"2 more by Aimee Bender & interview with the author.

Staff Picks: Righteous Gemstones' Cassidy Freeman performs "Each Day is the Same Backward and Forward"2 more by Aimee Bender & interview with the author.

42:5528/07/2024
Staff Picks: Dune's Tim Blake Nelson reads "The Depletion Prompts" by David Means plus interview with the author.

Staff Picks: Dune's Tim Blake Nelson reads "The Depletion Prompts" by David Means plus interview with the author.

39:2120/07/2024
Staff Picks: Jennifer's Body's Johnny Simmons performs "Proxy Marriage" by Maile Meloy plus interview with the author

Staff Picks: Jennifer's Body's Johnny Simmons performs "Proxy Marriage" by Maile Meloy plus interview with the author

56:3813/07/2024
Tulsa King's Vincent Piazza performs "Uncle Norm Reads Spinoza as His Cookie Business Collapses Due to the Rise in Sugar Prices in the Dominican Republic" by Peter Orner and "The Mighty Shannon" by David Means

Tulsa King's Vincent Piazza performs "Uncle Norm Reads Spinoza as His Cookie Business Collapses Due to the Rise in Sugar Prices in the Dominican Republic" by Peter Orner and "The Mighty Shannon" by David Means

51:2906/07/2024