Selected Shorts
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Selected Shorts is an event at New York’s Symphony Space
on the Upper West Side, in which actors read classic and new short fiction before a live audience. The annual season of the live events at Symphony Space begins in the mid-fall and ends in mid-spring, and a typical episode would include about three short story readings. Symphony Space's Artistic Director Isaiah Sheffer hosts the live event, although many Selected Shorts also feature guest hosts, often well-known writers, who will also choose the stories to be read that evening.
The readings are recorded live and become the basis of a one-hour radio program, hosted by Isaiah Sheffer, and produced in conjunction with WNYC
. The programs are distributed by Public Radio International
and air on PRI affiliate public radio stations in the United States. The radio program airs weekly throughout the year.
Originally, the program was distributed by National Public Radio. However, in October 2007, it switched to distribution by forging a partnership with PRI, Public Radio International
.
The show begins and ends with the piano and cello duet "Come to the Meadow" by Roger Kellaway
.
Symphony Space
Symphony Space is a multi-disciplinary performing arts organization at 2537 Broadway on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Performances take place in the 760-seat Peter Jay Sharp Theatre or the 160-seat Leonard Nimoy Thalia theater. Programs include music, dance, theater, film, and literary readings...
on the Upper West Side, in which actors read classic and new short fiction before a live audience. The annual season of the live events at Symphony Space begins in the mid-fall and ends in mid-spring, and a typical episode would include about three short story readings. Symphony Space's Artistic Director Isaiah Sheffer hosts the live event, although many Selected Shorts also feature guest hosts, often well-known writers, who will also choose the stories to be read that evening.
The readings are recorded live and become the basis of a one-hour radio program, hosted by Isaiah Sheffer, and produced in conjunction with WNYC
WNYC
WNYC is a set of call letters shared by a pair of co-owned, non-profit, public radio stations located in New York City.WNYC broadcasts on the AM band at 820 kHz, and WNYC-FM is at 93.9 MHz. Both stations are members of National Public Radio and carry distinct, but similar news/talk programs...
. The programs are distributed by Public Radio International
Public Radio International
Public Radio International is a Minneapolis-based American public radio organization, with locations in Boston, New York, London and Beijing. PRI's tagline is "Hear a different voice." PRI is a major public media content creator and also distributes programs from many sources...
and air on PRI affiliate public radio stations in the United States. The radio program airs weekly throughout the year.
Originally, the program was distributed by National Public Radio. However, in October 2007, it switched to distribution by forging a partnership with PRI, Public Radio International
Public Radio International
Public Radio International is a Minneapolis-based American public radio organization, with locations in Boston, New York, London and Beijing. PRI's tagline is "Hear a different voice." PRI is a major public media content creator and also distributes programs from many sources...
.
The show begins and ends with the piano and cello duet "Come to the Meadow" by Roger Kellaway
Roger Kellaway
Roger Kellaway is an American composer, arranger, and pianist.Born in Waban, Massachusetts, he is an alumnus of the New England Conservatory...
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