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WordTheatre® is a non-profit literature salon based in Los Angeles.

History
WordTheatre® was found in 2003 by Cedering Fox to ignite a new generation of literature fans. Artistic Director, Fox creates, directs and produces the intimate storytelling events, pairing three great authors with three great actors and followed by a Q & A in monthly series. Fox collaborates with producing partner, Kirsty Peart, to produce events in the UK. In 2007, WordTheatre® became a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

Storytelling
Programming features established actors of theatre, film and television performing works by world class authors in Los Angeles, New York and the UK including; James Salter, Tod Goldberg, T.C. Boyle, Tobias Wolff, Ron Carlson, Russell Banks, Brad Watson, Aimee Bender, Martha Ronk, Ian Frazier, Kate Milliken, Malie Meloy, Luis Rodriguez, Marisa Silver, Stephen Tobolowsky, John Edgar Wideman, Rick Moody, Michael Cunningham, Mary Gaitskill, Amy Bloom, Mary Gordon, Don Lee, A.M. Homes, Steven Schutzman, Steve Almond, Dan Chaon, Susan Orlean, Jim Shepard, Amy Hempel, Jonathan Safran Fower, Melissa Pritchard, Helen Simpson, Rose Tremain, Julie Myerson and Nick Hornby.

Notable actors include; Gary Cole, Adrian Pasdar, Carla Gugino, Larisa Oleynik, Samantha Mathis, Carolyn McCormick, Nicole Ansari, Linda Cardellini, Ben Foster, Edi Gathegi, John Heard, Zachary Quinto, Keith Randolph Smith, Linus Roache, Keith David, Philip Baker Hall, Cassidy Freeman, Nicki Micheaux, Omar Dorsey, Andrew Borba, Tess Harper, Jeremy Davidson, Kathryn Erbe, Mary Stuart Masterson, Barry Shabaka Henley, Howard Hessemen, James Pickens Jr., Nina Siemaszko, Paula Newsome, Dorian Missick, Gary Dourdan, Robert Wisdom, Len Cariou, Lynn Whitfield, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Victor Williams, Colman Domingo, Miguel Sandoval, Jere Burns, James Franco, Christina Pickles, Anson Mount, Kevin Weisman, Jon Huertas, Sarah Clarke, Nicole Ansari, Brian Cox, David Soul, Catherine Dent, Amber Tamblyn, Belinda Stewart-Wilson, Christopher Gorham, Ben Miller, Amanda Seyfried, Lucy Brown, Ray Panthaki, Richard Schiff and John Schwab.

Benefits
Fox creates, directs and produces benefit performances for Autism Speaks, the Macmillian Cancer Support, Minding Your Mind, Sunshine from Darkness, Fairbridge, Maternal Fetal Care International, NARSAD and the Treehouse Appeal.

Partners
WordTheatre® performances have been aired on KCRW and the Book Channel on Sirius radio. In 2007, 2008 and 2010, performances were held in the Literary Tent at the Latitude Festival in Suffolk, England. In 2010, WordTheatre® performed at the LA Times Festival of Books at the UCLA campus.

WordTheatre® LA partners with the Pushcart Prize celebrating the art of short story.

In 2010, WordTheatre® UK partnered with The Sunday Times Short Story.

WordTheatre® has a LA, NY and UK Facebook pages as well as a Twitter account.

Performances are available for sale through WordTheatre® and Harper Collins titled, Love Hurts, Family Affairs and The Wild West.