"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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Our US ActorsHina AbdullahShohreh Aghdashloo Adam Arkin Vanessa Aspillaga Kathy Baker Philip Baker Hall Bob Balaban Angela Bassett Chris Bauer Maria Bello Gil Bellows Emily Bergl Xander Berkeley Mayim Bialik Craig Bierko Gil Birmingham Marc Blucas Rachel Boston Jesse Bradford Nicholas Brendon Amy Brenneman Jere Burns Kate Burton Austin Butler Jessica Capshaw Linda Cardellini Len Cariou Justin Chambers Kyle Chandler Cindy Cheung Michael Chiklis Erika Christensen Sarah Clarke Gary Cole Jessica Collins Stephen Collins Kevin Corrigan Michaela Conlin David Cross Matt Dallas Tim Daly Keith David Julia Davis Bruce Davison Dana Delany Seamus Dever George DelHoyo Catherine Dent Colman Domingo Omar Dorsey Illeana Douglas Gary Dourdan Minnie Driver Lindsay Duncan Nelsan Ellis Kathryn Erbe Halley Feiffer Edith Fields Robert Forster Ben Foster James Franco Cassidy Freeman Edi Gathegi Peri Gilpin Jessalyn Gilsig John Glover Jeff Goldblum Caroline Goodall Chris Gorham Zach Grenier Carla Gugino Paul Guilfoyle Philip Baker Hall Graham Hamilton Evan Handler Marcia Gay Harden Jason Butler Harner Tess Harper Ed Harris John Heard Stephen McKinley Henderson Barry Shabaka Henley Gregg Henry Howard Hessemen Marin Hinkle Hallee Hirsh Ashton Holmes Brian Howe Jon Huertas Mary Beth Hurt Marin Ireland Amy Irving Sam Jaegar Marianne Jean-Baptiste Robin de Jesus Sung Kang Ravi Kapoor David Krumholtz Sharon Lawrence Hong Lei Kate Levering Donal Logue Meredith Scott Lynn Amy Madigan Roma Maffia Sean Maguire Wendie Malick Camryn Manheim Julianna Margulies Jodie Markell Mozhan Marno Mary Stuart Masterson Samantha Mathis Andrew McCarthy John McCook Carolyn McCormick Christopher McDonald Mary McDonnell Jack McGee Nicki Micheaux Dorian Missick Janel Moloney Mark Moses Dermot Mulroney Ming Na Judd Nelson Paula Newsome Chris Noth Owiso Odera Larisa Oleynik Annette O'Toole Adrian Pasdar Sarah Paulson Elizabeth Perkins Lou Diamond Phillips Vincent Piazza James Pickens Jr. Christina Pickles Amy Pietz Mary Kay Place CCH Pounder Bill Pullman Zach Quinto Di Quon Jackson Rathbone Linus Roache Dallas Roberts Kali Rocha Julian Sands Miguel Sandoval Chris Sarandon Richard Schiff Amanda Seyfried Brendan Sexton III Talia Shire Nina Siemaszko Maggie Siff Johnny Simmons Ron Simons Amy Sloan Tava Smiley Kurtwood Smith Roger Guenveur Smith Keith Randolph Smith Joe Spano David Strathairn Brenda Strong Julia Sweeney Amber Tamblyn Lili Taylor Jon Tenney Stephen Tobolowsky Lorraine Toussaint Raviv Ullman Bruce Vilanch Kevin Weisman Michael T Weiss Brad Whitford Mae Whitman Malinda Williams Victor Williams Lynn Whitfield Robert Wisdom Alfre Woodard Sean Young Harris Yulin |
Our UK ActorsMark AddyRiz Ahmed Matt Barber Jamie Blackley Lucy Brown Daphne Cheung Alan Cox Brian Cox Emma Hamilton Ian Hart Sally Hawkins Richard Hawley Gemma Jones Damian Lewis Amanda Maple-Brown Elizabeth McGovern Alastair Mackenzie Jean Marsh Ben Miller Alfred Molina Okezie Morro David Morrissey Henry Naylor Bill Nighy Ray Panthaki Bhasker Patel Guy Paul Imogen Poots Tom Riley Prunella Scales John Schwab Lucy Sheen David Soul Juliet Stevenson Harriet Walter Belinda Stewart-Wilson Fenella Woolgar |
Our AuthorsSteve AlmondRussell Banks Richard Bausch Charles Baxter Aimee Bender T. Coraghessan Boyle Kevin Brockmeier Sarah Shun-lien Bynum Ron Carlson Raymond Carver Dan Chaon Terri Cheney Will Cohu Anthony Doerr Samantha Dunn Amy Ephron Nelson Eubanks Anne Fadiman Roshi Fernando Paula Fox David Francis Ian Frazier Judith Freeman Mary Gaitskill Linzi Glass Tod Goldberg Adam Gopnik Mary Gordon Donald Hall Ryan Harty Amy Hempel Nick Hornby Ha Jin Dylan Landis Richard Lange Michelle Latiolais Don Lee Yiyun Li Hilary Mantel Maile Meloy Rick Moody Manuel Muņoz Susan Orlean Julie Orringer Mary Otis ZZ Packer Scott Phillips Melissa Pritchard Holiday Reinhorn Mark Richard Luis J. Rodriguez Karen Russell James Salter Jim Shepard Marisa Silver Mona Simpson MaryYukari Waters Brad Watson John Edgar Wideman Tobias Wolff Gerard Woodward |