Revelations

"In the Garden of the North American Martyrs"
Written by Tobias Wolff, read by Susan Osborne-Mott, and directed by Michael E. Myers. From the live performance, "An Evening of Tobias Wolff," published in In the Garden of the North American Martyrs (Harper Collins/ Ecco 1981).

"Harold"
Written by Sara Gmitter, read by Kevin Gudahl, and directed by Ed Sobel. From Now Hear This 2002 Short Story Competition, published in the River Oak Review No. 20, (Summer/Spring 2003) .

"In the Family"
Written by María Elena Llano, read by Wendy Robie, and directed by Abigail Deser. From the live performance, "It Ain’t Necessarily So," published in The Penguin Book of International Short Stories (Penguin, 1996).

Getting Past Disappointment

"My Heavenly Father"
Written by Dana Crum, read by Ryan Priester, and directed by Michael E. Myers. From the performance, "Wonder if Oprah's Read This?" published in Gumbo (Harlem Moon/ Random House, 2002).

"UFO in Kushiro"
Written by Haruki Murakami, read by Mark Montgomery, and directed by Steve Scott. From the live performance, "What Am I Now?" published in After the Quake (Knopf, 2002).

The Real Story

"Family Reunion"
Written by Bonnie Jo Campbell, read by Peggy Roeder, and directed by Judy O’Malley. From the live performance, "An Invitation You Can't Refuse," commissioned by Stories on Stage, unpublished.

"The Goophered Grapevine"
Written by Charles Chesnutt, read by Dexter Zollicoffer, and directed by Cheryl Lynn Bruce. From the live performance, "Dark Matters: Luminous Thoughts," published in The Conjure Woman (University of Michigan Press, 1969).

Expectations

"The Swimmer"
Written by John Cheever, read by Shawn Douglass, and directed by Edward Sobel. From the live performance, "It’s Only a Game," published in The Stories of John Cheever (Knopf/Ballantine 1979).

"Dearly Beloved"
Written by Carol Anshaw, read by Susan Osborne-Mott, and directed by Judy O’Malley. From the live performance, "An Invitation You Can't Refuse," commissioned by Stories on Stage, unpublished.

An Evening of Tobias Wolff

"Say Yes"
Written by Tobias Wolff, read by David Pasquesi, and directed by Michael E. Myers. From the live performance, "An Evening of Tobias Wolff," published in Back In The World (Random House/Vintage 1986).

"The Liar"
Written by Tobias Wolff, read by Andrew White, and, directed by Michael E. Myers. From the live performance entitled, "An Evening of Tobias Wolff," published in In The Garden of the North American Martyrs (Harper Collins/Ecco 1981).

American Icons

"Rip Van Winkle"
Written by Washington Irving, read by Bob O’Donnell and directed by Michael E. Myers. From the live performance, "Wonder if Oprah's Read This?" published in American Fairy Tales (Hyperion/The Albion Press, 1996).

"23 Pat O’Brien Movies"
Written by Bruce Jay Friedman, read by Will Clinger, directed by Michael E. Myers. From the performance, "In Our Last Episode," published in The Collected Short Fiction of Bruce Jay Friedman (Grove/Atlantic, 2000).

The Age of Grief, Part IV

The Age of Grief, Part IV
Written by Jane Smiley, read by Kevin Theis, Judy Blue, and Si Osborne, and directed by Judy O’Malley. From the special live performance, "Novella," published in The Age of Grief (Knopf/Picador, 1977).

The Age of Grief, Part III

The Age of Grief, Part III
Written by Jane Smiley, read by Kevin Theis, Judy Blue, and Si Osborne, and directed by Judy O’Malley. From the special live performance, "Novella," published in The Age of Grief (Knopf/Picador, 1977).

The Age of Grief, Part II

The Age of Grief, Part I

Moms and Dads

It Ain’t Necessarily So

One Book, One Chicago Special

Coming of Age