Jane Curtin, Isaiah Sheffer Both Set To Read 7/19 For Summer On The Hudson Festival
By: BWW News Desk Jul. 19, 2009
Jane Curtin, the Emmy-winning star of stage, screen and television, will read the M.F.K. Fisher story I Was Really Very Hungry, and Isaiah Sheffer will read Robertson Davies' The cat That Went to Trinity on Sunday July 19 at 4 PM at Pier I and West 70th Street at the Hudson River in Manhattan. The event is a special free presentation of the nationally acclaimed Symphony Space's Selected Shorts at the free annual Summer on the Hudson festival.
The six-month festival, which opened May 3 and runs through October 11, is an annual summer arts and cultural festival in Riverside Park South, West 59th St. to West 72nd Street at the Hudson River, presented by The New York City Department of Parks & Recreation. There are an enormous variety of other events in music, dance and theater, most running through August, as well as kayaking, yoga, pilates and kids' soccer and basketball. Food and drink is for sale at the park's Pier I Café.All events are FREE to the public and are programmed by Robin Schatell, Riverside Park Director of Programming. For more information, please call 311 or (212) 408-0219, or visit www.nyc.gov/parks/soh, or www.riversideparkfund.org.Sunday July 19, 4:00pm Rain date: Sunday, August 2.
Pier I, West 70th St
Symphony Space's Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story
Symphony Space brings its magically entertaining reading series to the park for a unique afternoon of literature in performance: compelling short stories brought to life by terrific actors. Hosted by Isaiah Sheffer.
Jane Curtin has appeared on Broadway in Noises Off, Shaw's Candida and Our Town. Her Off Broadway work includes Love Letters and the musical revue Pretzels, which she co-wrote. She starred in the television series Third Rock From the Sun, and won Emmy Awards in 1984 and 1985 for her role in the television comedy series Kate and Allie. She was a cast member of Saturday Night Live from 1975-1980, and has worked in films such as Antz, How To Beat the High Cost of Living, Catch a Falling Star, and Coneheads. She starred in the television movie The Librarian: Quest for the Spear and in the films Lobster Farm and The Shaggy Dog. She most recently appears in the Dreamworks comedy, I Love You Man.
Isaiah Sheffer, is a co-founder of Symphony Space and director and host of the literary program Selected Shorts: A Celebration of the Short Story live and on radio. His radio, television, and film credits are extensive and include work as a commentator on the arts for WNYC's weekly radio column Around New York and producer/writer for The Road to the White House, a 20-minute public affairs series for NBC-TV (Emmy Nomination).
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