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Where the Best Authors & Actors Meet. 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.
Welcome to WORDTheatre Weekly: The Short Story Podcast where great authors and actors meet. I’m your host, Cedering Fox, WORDTheatre’s Founder & Artistic Director.
We are here with a special episode for America’s Fourth of July. We are here with three poems that demonstrate the resilience and power of three authors, who are from groups that have faced some of the most significant challenges that this country has chosen to throw their way. On a significant anniversary like this, we chose to remember and reflect upon our history, and these poets do a brilliant job of putting the complexities of American identity into words.
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And now, here is James Pickens Jr. of Grey’s Anatomy fame performing “Democracy” at A WORDTheatre® Tribute to Langston Hughes: Stories, Poems Jazz & the Blues performed live in Santa Monica just two years ago.
PICKENS JR PERFORMS THE PIECE.
You’ve just heard James Pickens Jr. perform “Democracy” by Langston Hughes.
Next we have a piece by Marcie Rendon called “Resilience.” Martin Sensmeier of Taylor Sheridan’s 1883, read this beautiful poem at a WORDTheatre Holiday Party & Swedish Smörgåsbord, an annual event held for WORDTheatre Members and their friends. If you’d like to join us for events like these, or gain access to our vast library of video recordings from all our live shows, consider becoming a WORDTheatre member today. You can find all details at our website, WORDTheatre.org or if you’re listening anywhere near the UK, visit wordtheatreuk.org.
Now, we invite you to enjoy Martin Sensmeier performing “Resilience” by Marcie Rendon.
SENSMEIER PERFORMS THE PIECE.
That was Martin Sensmeier reading “Resilience” by Marcie Rendon.
Our third and final piece is an American classic, “Still I Rise” by Maya Angelou. It has remained a beacon of hope since it was first published in 1978. And now you will hear it performed by Charlayne Woodward. You’ve seen her in so many shows perhaps it was the FX TV series Pose? In any case you’re in for a treat.
WOODARD PERFORMS THE PIECE.
You have just heard Charlayne Woodard perform “Still I Rise.”
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We’d like to thank Randy & Jane Sinisi & Palisades Post for their ongoing support, along with the LA Department of Arts & Culture, and thanks to you, our listeners!
Until next week, this is Cedering Fox, wishing you a good holiday weekend filled with reflection, great stories, food, and friends!