WORDTheatre® Weekly: A Short Story Podcast Where the Best Authors & Actors Meet...
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Each week, WORDTheatre® shares a brilliant short story performed live in LA, NY or London by a great actor, usually with the author in the room to hear their story being brought to life. Like what you hear? Visit WORDTheatre.org/Membership/ or if you are near the UK, visit WORDTheatreUK.org to enjoy live events and recordings by becoming a Patron or Enthusiast Member! WORDTheatre® is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization in the US and a Dual Charitable Trust in the UK. We are on a mission to make a better world one story at a time.
Episodes
- Whiplash's J.K. Simmons Performs "The Meteorites" by Brian Doyle
J.K. Simmons performs the short story "The Meteorites" by Brian Doyle. This episode is from the podcast WORDTheatre® Weekly.
- Law and Order: Criminal Intent's Kathryn Erbe Performs Out of the Fray by Mary Gordon & Grey's Anatomy's Kevin McKidd Performs "The Project" by David Means
Kathryn Erbe performs Mary Gordon's 'Out of the Fray,' and Kevin McKidd performs David Means' 'The Project' on WORDTheatre® Weekly.
- Home Alone's John Heard Performs "Tomorrow's Bird" by Ian Frazier
John Heard performs "Tomorrow's Bird" by Ian Frazier. This episode is part of the WORDTheatre® Weekly podcast series.
- The Green Mile's James Cromwell & No Country for Old Men's Tess Harper Perform "Mudgirl Saved by the King of the Crows" by Joyce Carol Oates
James Cromwell and Tess Harper perform the short story "Mudgirl Saved by the King of the Crows" by author Joyce Carol Oates.
- REBROADCAST: Station 19's Jason George performs "The Astronaut" by Ben Loory and The Righteous Gemstones' Cassidy Freeman performs "She Floats 1969" by Meg Howrey
This episode of WORDTheatre Weekly features performances by Jason George and Cassidy Freeman. George reads "The Astronaut" by Ben Loory, and Freeman reads "She Floats 1969" by Meg Howrey.
- REBROADCAST: Successions's James Cromwell performs "Ladies' Zoom" by Lore Segal
James Cromwell performs
- Ellen's Joely Fisher Performs Find and Replace by Ann Beattie
Joely Fisher performs the short story "Find and Replace" by author Ann Beattie. This episode is from the podcast WORDTheatre® Weekly.
- Valentine's Day Special: Downton Abbey's Elizabeth McGovern & Hereditary's Alex Wolff Perform Fiction by Ron Carlson
This episode of WORDTheatre® Weekly is a Valentine's Day Special. Actors Elizabeth McGovern and Alex Wolff perform a short story by author Ron Carlson.
- The West Wing's Janel Moloney & Friends perform "The Widow's Tale" by Richard Bausch
This episode of WORDTheatre® Weekly features a performance of Richard Bausch's short story, "The Widow's Tale," read by Janel Moloney and other guests.
- Insatiable's Kimmy Shields Performs "You're Here Now" by Lisa Cupolo
Kimmy Shields performs the short story "You're Here Now" by author Lisa Cupolo. This episode is from the podcast WORDTheatre® Weekly.
- REBROADCAST: The Crown's Alastair Mackenzie performs "Savage" by Kamila Shamsie
This episode features a rebroadcast performance by Alastair Mackenzie of the story "Savage" by author Kamila Shamsie. The podcast is WORDTheatre® Weekly.
- REBROADCAST: CSI's Gary Dourdan performs Witness: Letter From France by John Edgar Wideman
This episode of WORDTheatre® Weekly features a rebroadcast of Gary Dourdan performing the short story 'Witness: Letter From France' by John Edgar Wideman.
- REBROADCAST: Oppenheimer's Tim Dekay Performs "The Arbus Factor" by Lore Segal
This episode features a rebroadcast of "The Arbus Factor" by Lore Segal, performed by Tim Dekay.
- REBROADCAST: D(e)ad's Craig Bierko performs "The Birds for Christmas" by Marck Richard
This is a rebroadcast episode of WORDTheatre® Weekly. Actor Craig Bierko performs
- 2022 Brian Doyle: Featuring the late, great Julian Sands, plus Fred Melamed & a song by Antonique Smith
This episode of WORDTheatre® Weekly features the late Julian Sands, Fred Melamed, and a song by Antonique Smith, presenting a story by Brian Doyle.
- The Boys' Laila Robbins Performs "Scheherazade" by Charles Baxter
Laila Robbins performs the short story "Scheherazade" by author Charles Baxter. This episode is from the podcast WORDTheatre® Weekly.
- THANKSGIVING SPECIAL: Hairspray's Bruce Vilanch Performs "Cool Things" by Brian Doyle
Bruce Vilanch performs
- HONORING VETERANS: Dark Winds' Zahn McClarnon Performs "Wind Song" by William Lang & Casino's Sharon Stone Performs "Bitter Tea" by Elaine Little
This episode of WORDTheatre® Weekly features actor Zahn McClarnon performing "Wind Song" by William Lang and Sharon Stone performing "Bitter Tea" by Elaine Little, honoring veterans.
- Dawson's Creek's Mary Beth Peil performs "The Memory Wing" from At Last by Marisa Silver
Mary Beth Peil performs "The Memory Wing".
- HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: Game of Thrones' Liam Cunningham Reads "The Murderer" by Peter Terrin
Liam Cunningham reads
- Knives Out's Michael Shannon Performs "The Auk" by Ben Shattuck
Michael Shannon performs the short story "The Auk" by author Ben Shattuck for WORDTheatre® Weekly.
- A Clockwork Orange's Steven Berkoff Performs "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allen Poe
Steven Berkoff performs Edgar Allan Poe's "The Cask of Amontillado" in this episode of WORDTheatre® Weekly.
- The Witcher's MyAnna Buring Performs "Feather Girls" by Claire Dean
MyAnna Buring performs the short story
- Doctor Who's Ayesha Antoine Reads "DWR" by Catrin Kean
Ayesha Antoine reads the short story "DWR" by author Catrin Kean for the WORDTheatre® Weekly podcast.
- Wittgenstein's Karl Johnson Performs "Helium" by David Bevan
Karl Johnson performs the short story
- The Crown's Olivia Williams Performs "Grab My Hand" by Toby Litt
Olivia Williams performs "Grab My Hand", a short story by Toby Litt, featured on the WORDTheatre® Weekly podcast. Listeners can support the podcast financially.