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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
Location
Santa Monica Bay Woman's Club1210 Fourth Street Santa Monica, CA 90401