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Selected Shorts: It Occurs to Me That I Am America

On the heels of one of the most controversial years in recent history, one which left the majority of America unmoored and grasping for answers, It Occurs to Me That I Am America brings together more than fifty bestselling and award-winning authors and artists in an unprecedented collection of original short stories and art.

Actors Ellen Burstyn (House of Cards), Selenis Leyva (Orange Is the New Black), Jennifer Ikeda (Madam Secretary), Khris Lewin (Hamlet. A Version), and Peter Francis James (Present Laughter) perform stories at this one-of-a-kind evening of art and fiction with authors Elizabeth Strout (Olive Kitteridge), Julia Alvarez (How the García Girls Lost Their Accents), and artists Shahzia Sikander and Marilyn Minter as we explore through fiction and art what it means to be American in these troubling times. Hosted by editor Jonathan Santlofer (The Death Artist). With a special introduction by ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero.











When: Wed., Feb. 7, 2018 at 7:30 am
Where: Symphony Space
2537 Broadway
212-864-1414
Price: $31
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On the heels of one of the most controversial years in recent history, one which left the majority of America unmoored and grasping for answers, It Occurs to Me That I Am America brings together more than fifty bestselling and award-winning authors and artists in an unprecedented collection of original short stories and art.

Actors Ellen Burstyn (House of Cards), Selenis Leyva (Orange Is the New Black), Jennifer Ikeda (Madam Secretary), Khris Lewin (Hamlet. A Version), and Peter Francis James (Present Laughter) perform stories at this one-of-a-kind evening of art and fiction with authors Elizabeth Strout (Olive Kitteridge), Julia Alvarez (How the García Girls Lost Their Accents), and artists Shahzia Sikander and Marilyn Minter as we explore through fiction and art what it means to be American in these troubling times. Hosted by editor Jonathan Santlofer (The Death Artist). With a special introduction by ACLU Executive Director Anthony D. Romero.

Buy tickets/get more info now