"Their brilliant inventiveness in performance, choreography, and staging has created a new artform, and a deeply affecting experience."
- Tobias Wolff

Word for Word Performing Arts Company is an ensemble whose mission is to tell great stories with elegant theatricality, staging performances of classic and contemporary fiction.  Founded in 1993 by Susan Harloe and JoAnne Winter, Word for Word believes in the power of the short story to provide solace, compassion, and insight into our daily lives.

Past Shows
(detailed show info coming soon)
Three On A Party
More Stories by Tobias Wolff
Sonny's Blues
Angel Face
Strangers We Know
4 Adverbs
Immortal Heart
Epiphanies
Stories by Tobias Wolff
Oil!
The Fall River Axe Murders
Windows and Mirrors