programs: Word for Word Performing Arts Company

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.

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

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Founders
Susan Harloe, Artistic Director
JoAnne Winter, Artistic Director

Charter Group
Sheila Balter
Jeri Lynn Cohen
Stephanie Hunt
Amy Kossow
Delia MacDougall
Wendy Radford
Nancy Shelby
Patricia Silver

Friends of Word For Word
Greg Sarris, Honorary President

Authors Council
Julia Alvarez
Dorothy Bryant
Sandra Cisneros
Paul Fleischman
Richard Ford
Ellen Gilchrist
Joanne Greenberg
Daniel Handler
Barbara Kingsolver
Octavio Solis
Amy Tan
Tobias Wolff

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