WORDTheatre: Short Story Specialists

The 19th episode of the WORDTheatre Short Story Podcast features Gary Dourdan performing "Bug Juice" by Christine Lincoln. The author introduces the story and brings you in to feel the emotions of the story. Please support us by signing up on our website at WORDTheatre.org, by writing us a review, and by sharing this link with friends! Our Live Author/Actor Events are available free to Annual WordTheatre Members every month!

The 18th episode of the WORDTheatre Short Story Podcast features Alfre Woodard performing "Brownies" by ZZ Packer. This funny, powerful, and deeply moving story is from ZZ's 2003 collection 'Drinking Coffee Elsewhere' published by Riverhead/Penguin. As is the WORDTheatre custom, the author was in the room to hear her story brought from the page to the stage. In this time of trigger warnings, we want to be clear that the 'N' word will be heard. Please support us by signing up on our website at WORDTheatre.org, by writing us a review, and by sharing this link with friends! Our Live Author/Actor Zoom are available free to Annual WordTheatre Members every month!

This is the seventeenth episode of the WordTheatre Short Story Podcast and finale of our Joyce Carol Oates series. Dana Delany performs "Party," Polly Draper performs "The Undesirable Table," Gethin Anthony performs "Angry" and Philip Baker Hall performs "Pain". We hope you'll sign up for our electronic mailing list at https://wordtheatre.com so you can find out about upcoming podcasts and learn about our monthly Live Author/Actor Zoom events, free for WordTheatre Annual Members!

Danielle Panabaker performs and introduces "The Escape" by Joyce Carol Oates. This is the sixteenth episode of the WordTheatre Short Story Podcast. We hope you'll sign up for our electronic mailing list at https://wordtheatre.com so you can find out about upcoming podcasts and learn about our monthly Live Author/Actor Zoom events, free for WordTheatre Annual Members!

Maggie Siff performs and introduces "Running" by Joyce Carol Oates. This is the fifteenth episode of the WordTheatre Short Story Podcast. We hope you'll sign up for our electronic mailing list at https://wordtheatre.com so you can find out about upcoming podcasts and learn about our Live Author/Actor Zoom events on the third Sunday of every month, free for WordTheatre Annual Members!

Chris Bauer performs and introduces "Raven's Wing" by Joyce Carol Oates. This is the fourteenth episode of the WordTheatre Short Story Podcast. We hope you'll sign up for our electronic mailing list at https://wordtheatre.com so you can find out about upcoming podcasts and learn about our Live Author/Actor Zoom events on the third Sunday of every month, free for WordTheatre Annual Members!

Carla Gugino performs and introduces "Mastiff" by Joyce Carol Oates.

This is the thirteenth episode of the WordTheatre Short Story Podcast. We hope you'll sign up for our electronic mailing list at https://wordtheatre.com so you can find out about upcoming podcasts and learn about our Live Author/Actor Zoom events on the third Sunday of every month, free for WordTheatre Annual Members!

WordTheatre releases the twelfth episode in its podcast. Bill Pullman introduces and performs "Au Sable" by Joyce Carol Oates. Sign up for our electronic mailing list to find out about upcoming Live Author/Actor Live Zoom events at: https://wordtheatre.com

WordTheatre releases the eleventh episode in its podcast. Samantha Mathis introduces and performs "Three Girls" by Joyce Carol Oates. If you are enjoying our free weekly podcast, please sign up for our electronic mailing list to find out about our Live Author/Actor Zoom events at: https://wordtheatre.com.

WordTheatre releases the fourth and final episode in its March 2021 series highlighting female authors whose stories were shortlisted for the Sunday Times EFG Bank Short Story Award. Each of these selections were read live by superb actresses with the authors in the room. Jing Lusi introduces and performs the 2015 prize winning story, "A Sheltered Woman," by Yiyun Li. We hope you will be moved to sign up for our electronic mailing list at https://wordtheatre.com so you can find out about upcoming Author/Actor Zoom Live events!