The Stories of John Updike
Tony Kushner and others introduce favorite stories by the beloved American master, on the publication of Library of America's collected stories. Readings by "enormous Updike fan" Sally Field and others.
Wednesday, October 16 at 7:30 pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
Wednesday, November 6 at 7:30 pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2013 with Jennifer Egan
An evening of selections from the best-selling annual showcase for fiction and nonfiction. An irreverent collection of humor, serious fiction and fascinating essays selected by Dave Eggers (editor of McSweeney's and author of A Hologram for the King).
Wednesday, November 20 at 7:30 pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
In and Out of the Kitchen with Lucky Peach
An evening of luscious tales, created with the quarterly journal of food and writing.
Wednesday, December 11 at 7:30 pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
Wednesday, January 22 at 7:30 pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
Funny Fictions with B.J. Novak
The Office star launches his hilarious collection of daring, fresh stories filled with incredible characters, side-splitting humor, and pure joy that celebrate and skewer the modern condition.
Wednesday, February 5 at 7:30 pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
Heroes and Villains with Chip Kidd
It's a battle of good vs. evil when actors perform classic and new tales of wickedness and treachery centered around those fictional characters we love to hate. With special guest author and graphic artist Chip Kidd (Batman: Death by Design).
Wednesday, February 26 at 7:30 pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
Back to the '80s
Grab your legwarmers, shoulder pads and hairspray, and "Walk like an Egyptian" as we return to that glam decade when Selected Shorts first hit the airwaves. Stories by writers of the era such as Bret Easton Ellis, Tama Janowitz, Raymond Carver and Jay McInerney.
Wednesday, March 19 at 7:30 pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
Play Ball!
One of the most beloved and talked about evenings at Selected Shorts was a night of baseball fiction. This evening features stories about a variety of sports and sporting pastimes - from baseball and golf to swimming and biking.
Wednesday, April 2 at 7:30 pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
An Evening with Lydia Davis
The winner of the Man Booker International Prize for fiction and translator of Madame Bovary teams up with another writer to introduce stories from her new collection, Can't and Won't: Stories. Joyce Carol Oates calls her spare and elegant tales "sharp, deft, ironic, understated and consistently surprising."
Wednesday, April 23 at 7:30 pm
Peter Jay Sharp Theatre at Symphony Space
