This performance of Selected Shorts has been canceled as Symphony Space assists the city and our public health services in slowing the spread of COVID-19. We look forward to welcoming you and yours back to Symphony Space soon, and to collectively celebrating the power of the arts to inspire, engage, and build community in less anxious times. Thank you for your support of our literary programming and for being a part of the Symphony Space community.
Calling all practical jokers, tricksters, and hoaxers: from light farce to biting satire, we celebrate April Fools’ Day with an evening of stories about pranks, swindles, and foolish decisions, with readings by actors including Amy Ryan (Lost Girls), and more. Hosted by author Maria Konnikova (The Confidence Game).
There will not be a book signing at this event.
Selected Shorts is produced by Symphony Space and broadcast on more than 150 stations around the country. The series began in 1985 and enjoys sold-out performances to this day. Selected Shorts was conceived with a simple premise: take great stories by well-known and emerging writers and have them performed by terrific actors of stage and screen. Featuring stories around a lively theme, the favorite works of a guest author, or a special collaboration, each Selected Shorts event is a unique night of literature in performance.
Recent readers include Ellen Burstyn, Kate Walsh, Bebe Neuwirth, Claire Danes, Michael Shannon, Kyle Maclachlan, LeVar Burton, Jane Curtin, Danielle Brooks, Cynthia Nixon, Rainn Wilson, Holly Hunter, Hugh Dancy, Joan Allen, Josh Radnor, Tony Shalhoub, Maggie Gyllenhaal, BD Wong and more.
Actors subject to change. Casting and special guests will be announced on our website so check for up-to-date information.
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