Word for Word Performing Arts Company presents Stories from Sonoma Mountain
San Francisco's acclaimed W4W, which turns works of fiction into theater without changing a word, presents Stories from Sonoma Mountain by local Native American author Greg Sarris (whose short-story collection Grand Avenue was produced as an HBO film by Robert Redford). Here, Sarris draws on folk tales from the First Peoples and the landscape of Northern California. Trees, animals, even the smallest spiders are living spirits with stories that are important to our survival; while some have special… Show more
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"Word for Word's brilliant inventiveness in performance, choreography, and staging has created a new art form, and a deeply affecting experience." - Tobias Wolff |
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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.
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