"WordTheatre is a great, freewheeling, passionately engaged interpreter of contemporary short fiction. Whereas other such enterprises are content to cherry pick a few classics in a predictable setting, WordTheatre finds work that can bring about great performances in its constituency of first-rate performers, always in search of the ineffable and the uncanny that are at the heart of the very best in world literature. Their ambition is for the new, the challenging, and the emotionally rich. In my own case, I have never heard such wonderful and illuminated performances of my own work." - Rick Moody, author of The Ice Storm
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The world is talking about WordTheatre. Check out some of our press clippings below.Stephen Tobolowsky On 'Glee' Conventions and His New Role by Backstage
August 19, 2012
WordTheatre celebrates 10 years with party and performances by The LA TimesNovember 4, 2011
All Around Town, Stories Well Told by The New York TimesMarch 3, 2011
Star Studded 'Stories of Home' Benefits Homeless by The Laguna Beach IndependentNovember 19, 2010
Celebrities illuminate the Road Ahead by The Union OnlineOctober 7, 2010
Speaking Their 'Mind': Understanding Mental Illness by The Jewish ExponentMay 6, 2010
Spoken Word Performances in Vogue by Voices.comMay, 2010
Stars come out in Hollywood to support autism research by Mother Nature NetworkDecember 8, 2009
L.A.'s Wordtheatre in London pairs Nick Hornby and Alfred Molina by Los Angeles TimesNovember 19, 2009
Words of Amber Tamblyn by Hollywood ElsewhereOctober 25, 2009
An Evening with Dan Chaon by BuzzlineOctober 1, 2009
Dan's Papers by Barry GordinJuly 1, 2009
Guild Hall gets a taste of Twilight by Newsday.comJune 29, 2009
Pushcart Performances at Guild Hall by Gossip CentralJune 28, 2009
WordTheatre: Stars of Stage & Screen by Guild HallJune 27, 2009
Hamptons Benefit Picks by Amanda GordonJune 27, 2009
Spreading the Word by Flyp MediaMarch 1, 2009
AN INTERVIEW WITH CHARLES BAXTER by BookslutNovember 1, 2008
James Franco interviewed about WordTheatre by DBTVAugust 13, 2008
Word Theatre on Valentine's Day by Hollywood ElsewhereFebruary 7, 2008
Hit the town, read a book by latimes.comNovember 1, 2007
Review of Kissing With Tongues: Tales of Love and Death by Guardian UnlimitedOctober 27, 2007
Review of WordTheatre's portion of The Latitude Festival by The Latitude FestivalJuly 22, 2007
Review of Banned Books by The Beverly Hills CourierMay 25, 2007
Review of Taylor Negron Remade as Fiction by Hollywood ElsewhereApril 3, 2007
WordTheatre in London by Hollywood ElsewhereMarch 18, 2007
Brown Has It by Hollywood ElsewhereMarch 18, 2007
Short But Sparkling by Guardian UnlimitedMarch 17, 2007
Review of Love, Hate & Race in the UK by StoryMarch 12, 2007
Random acts of the valentine's kind by The Los Angeles Times
February 7, 2007
Acts of Love by VarietySeptember 15, 2006
Guild Hall: Three Nights of Reading by The East Hampton StarJuly 27, 2006
Flipping the Script by LA WeeklyMay 3, 2006
Sunday's Looking Pretty Moody by Galley CatApril 21, 2006
Reading the Stars by VarietyMarch 16, 2006
Live Performances on CDs From WordTheatre by Bookselling This WeekOctober 20, 2005
Feature on Marcia Gay Harden's participation with WordTheatre by The South Hampton PressJuly 18, 2005
30 Years of Pushcart Prizes by NewYorkTimes.comJune 12, 2005
WordTheatre's Wild West Review by Westernwriters.orgJune 1, 2005
Comedy Pick of the Week by LA Weekly
December 3, 2004
Stars Shine for CAN by LA WeeklyNovember 3, 2004
Stars Gets Literary for Great Writers Series in Los Angeles Through June 30 by Playbill.comJune 2, 2004
Cedering Fox: Word Up by LA WeeklyNovember 20, 2003
Reading Series Seeing Stars by Backstage WestNovember 6, 2003
Antidote for Cabin Fever by Best Guild Hall at Seventy Five: Celebrating Creativity 'Gonzo' Role for Veteran Actor by The South Hampton Press The Wild West Cure Autism Now