Selected Shorts at the JCCSF

Mon 4 May, 8 pm. 3200 California Street, San Francisco, 94118. Michael McKenzie, 415-292-1233. Jewish Community Center of San Franciso - [email][events]

Public Radio International's host Isaiah Sheffer hosts a San Francisco exclusive Selected Shorts live from the JCCSF. actors René Auberjonois and Christina Pickles join Sheffer in reading short fiction focused on that San Francisco obsession, FOOD. "

But the One on the Right" by Dorothy Parker, read by Christina Pickles

"Taste" by Roald Dahl, read by René Auberjonois

"Sorry Fugu" by T.C. Boyle, read by Isaiah Sheffer

René Auberjonois last appeared on Broadway in The Sly Fox. He won the Tony Award for his role in the musical CoCo and was nominated for Tony Awards for his work in City of Angels, Big River and The Good Doctor. His repertory credits include performances with the American Conservatory Theatre and the Mark Taper Forum, of which he is a founding member. Among his film credits are M.A.S.H. and McCabe and Mrs. Miller. He starred in the television series Benson, for which he received an Emmy nomination, and played Odo on, and directed several episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. For several seasons, he was a leading player on David E. Kelley's Boston Legal.

Christina Pickles received awards for her stage performances in Cloud 9, Undiscovered Country, and Darlinghissima: The Letters of Janet Flanner. Her feature films include Grace of My Heart, Legends of the Fall, Romeo and Juliet, The Wedding Singer, Group, and Valerie Flake. She was nominated for five Emmy Awards for her work on St. Elsewhere and was also nominated for her role as Monica and Ross's dysfunctional mother on Friends.

Mon, May 4
8:00 PM

$20.00 Member
$25.00 Public