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Isaiah's Blog
 Isaiah
Sheffer, Artistic Director and
co-founder of Symphony Space and host of Selected
Shorts: A Celebration of the
Short Story, gives you a backstage peek at the creation of Symphony Space
programs, and also shares his thoughts on any variety of
topics.
Readers are encouraged to
leave a message for Isaiah and share their own thoughts with other blog
readers.
Blogs -> Isaiah's Blog
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FIVE different Selected Shorts programs on two
coasts within six days! Whew! When the Jet Blue red-eye overnight flight from Long Beach,
California deposited a bleary, sleepy Shorts team of Sheffer and Minton at JFK
airport on Monday morning after a week in L.A. rehearsing and presenting three
different story programs on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, focusing on
mysteries, detective tales, and violence and mayhem at our 17th
annual season of literary programs at the beautiful J.Pa...
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“You haven’t blogged in a while, Isaiah” “I know. I’ve been busy.” “People like reading your blog. Thousands of hits. Can’t you find a little time—“ “Okay, okay, but what shall I blog about?” “Blog about being busy. I’m sure they’ll find it interesting.” “Well, maybe they will. Okay, here goes:” Multitasking is the name of the game here at the Artistic Director’s office at Symphony Space. Just as our programs are so varied and diverse, so is a typical day u...
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Dear Friends,
You’ll never guess what I’ve been doing for a good part of yesterday and today. Groveling. Yes, groveling and humbly apologizing for something I DIDN’T DO!
Those of you who listen to Selected Shorts on the radio know that we follow the practice of bleeping out any words that may be considered “obscene” or “inappropriate” or foul. Well, we don’t actually replace their words with annoying BLEEPS! We have learned to be much more subtle, and our mix engineers have develop...
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Wow! If you
weren’t at the 30th Anniversary Star Studded Birthday Bash, oh, you
shoulda been there! It turned out to be a memorable night, and a lot of fun!
Every single seat right up to the back of the balcony was filled with
participating artists, present and former Board and Staff members, old friends,
elected officials, sponsors and supporters, and ticket buyers attracted by the
dazzling list of participants. At the very end, tears streamed down many faces
on and off stage, includ...
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Hi there, Blog Readers, and Happy Holidays!
I haven’t blogged in a bit because I’ve been over my head in the details of planning the January 10th Symphony Space 30th Anniversary Star-Studded Birthday Bash. This theatre, as many of you may know, was born as an aftermath of a singular all-day concert on January 7th, 1978, the first WALL TO WALL BACH.
Well, we said, this 30th Anniversary Season (where HAVE the years gone?) must include a Birthday Party. And, since we...
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Hello
again, friends. My COSSBA (Council of
Symphony Space Blog Advisors) has suggested to me that many of you might like a
backstage look at just how The Thalia Follies is created. So, here goes:
As many of
you may know, Symphony Space's political cabaret, The Thalia Follies, is
beginning its fourth year of comedy, songs, poetry, shtick, and uncategorizable
somethings-or-other. The Follies takes
place on six Monday evenings in the 175-seat Leonard Nimoy Thalia, with drinks
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