WordTheatre with John Edgar Wideman at Soho House NY
March 14, 2010 @ Soho House New York
Len Cariou |
Jessica Collins |
Colman Domingo |
Stephen McKinley Henderson |
Dorian Missick |
Ron Simons |
Keith Randolph Smith |
Lynn Whitfield |
Victor Williams |
John Edgar Wideman, MacArthur Genius Grant recipient and two time winner of the International PEN/ Faulkner Award, came to WordTheatre at Soho House for a world premiere of his new collection of microfiction Briefs.
- Len Cariou (About Schmidt, Damages)
- Jessica Collins (The Nine, The Good Wife)
- Colman Domingo (The Scottsboro Boys currently at the Vineyard)
- Frankie Faison (Adam, Silence of the Lambs)
- Stephen McKinley Henderson (Fences with Denzel Washington opening April 26)
- Dorian Missick (The Bounty Hunter. Six Degrees)
- Ron Simons (Night Catches Us, Law and Order)
- Keith Randolph Smith (Malcolm X, Broadway's Come Back, Little Sheba)
- Lynn Whitfield (Eve's Bayou, The Josephine Baker Story)
Victor Williams (Cop Land, King of Queens)
- Narrated by Rodd Houston
Produced and Directed by Cedering Fox
Briefs is available exclusively from Lulu.com. For more information, visit www.Lulu.com/JohnEdgarWideman
The event took
place at Soho House New York (29 9th Ave, New York, NY 10014) in the
5th floor library. Seating was extremely limited.
Soho House New York is a private club, but audience members gained admittance and the ability to make lunch reservations on the day of the event.


















Len Cariou
Jessica Collins
Colman Domingo
Stephen McKinley Henderson
Dorian Missick
Ron Simons
Keith Randolph Smith
Lynn Whitfield
Victor Williams