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Symphony Space

Arts, Fiction, Books, Society & Culture

4.4 • 2.7K Ratings

🗓️ 1 February 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Host Meg Wolitzer presents three pieces about marriages that outlive the romance. In Etgar Keret’s “A World without Selfie Sticks,” performed by Tate Donovan, a man meets the woman of his dreams; but she’s from an alternate universe. “On the Honeymoon,” by Javier Marias, a husband has a strange encounter with a woman in the street. It’s read by Ivan Hernandez. And in Duncan Birmingham’s “The Cult In My Garage,” performed by Michaela Watkins, an old college buddy turns up, and he’s got a mission.

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0:00.0	Hi Shorts fans, it's me Meg Walitzer your host. If you're in New York City on February 13th,
0:06.4	join me at Symphony Space, where I'll be hosting something completely different live and on stage.
0:12.4	The perfect pre-Valentines Day night in the form of a literary and musical
0:16.4	variety show we're calling everything but dancing. The show has singing by Susie Roach and Lucy
0:22.3	Wainwright Roach, comedy by Naguen Farsad, poetry by
0:25.9	Eves Shockley, short fiction by me, and a couple of fabulous personal stories told by the
0:31.2	creative couple Roxanne Gay and Debbie Millman.
0:34.4	That's right, there will be no dancing.
0:36.2	If you were looking for dancing, you will have to go somewhere else.
0:39.3	But truly, this is the place to be, whether in person or on our live stream.
0:43.0	Grab a friend or partner and don't miss this popular event.
0:46.0	Go to symphony space.org for tickets and more info. A marriage might be seen as a simple equation of love plus time.
1:03.0	But every union has its X factor,
1:05.0	like lust or kids or spouses from alternate dimensions.
1:10.0	I'm Meg Walitzer.
1:11.0	Join me for stories with more complex equations,
1:14.2	something like matrimony times mischief squared.
1:17.4	Stay with us. You're listening to selected shorts where our greatest actors
1:36.0	transport us through the magic of fiction one short story at a time.
1:41.2	Romantic comedies and bridal magazines make marriage look pretty romantic.
1:46.0	Meet cute when you get into an argument online at the DMV.
1:49.0	Iron out your quirky little differences.
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