WORD for WORDcast

Word for Word

Word for Word is a San Francisco based theater company that brings works of literature to the stage. Instead of adapting a script, they use every word of a text in a dynamic, evocative style that communicates the intended beauty of the prose or poetry. In this new podcast, the company brings their unique style into your home for the first time, revisiting some favorite stories from the past as well as exploring some works they haven't previously performed. Fans of Word for Word will appreciate the same aesthetic from their full theatrical productions and their Off the Page reading...

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WORD for WORDcast

Episodes (9)

Aug 3, 2021 The Appropriation of Cultures by Percival Everett
Jul 19, 2021 Season Two of the Word for Wordcast begins this week!
Mar 1, 2021 Books and Roses by Helen Oyeyemi, Pt. 3

WORD for WORDcast

Aug 3, 2021
49 minutes
45 MB

Percival Everett has said: “Since telling the South Carolina State Legislature in 1989 that I couldn’t continue my address because of the presence of such a conspicuous sign of exclusion [the confederate flag], I have not really considered South Carolina.” This is a wickedly subversive story, about symbols and their meaning. "The Appropriation of Cultures" was written in 1996, and published in Everett's 2004 story collection, Damned If I Do, by Graywolf Press. WORD for WORDcast is Word for Word Theater Company's podcast. We specialize in bringing works of literature to the stage, using every word of a text in a d...

WORD for WORDcast

The Appropriation of Cultures by Percival Everett

Word for Word

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