

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Arts & Letters Live Presents: Selected Shorts: Lovers & Strangers
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm – Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 09:00 pm
- **Event Description**: The popular radio show and podcast Selected Shorts returns for an evening of romance and intrigue. Join us as actors including David Strathairn ("Good Night and Good Luck"), Kirsten Vangsness ("Criminal Minds") perform funny, mysterious, and poignant short stories about love, competing desires, and unexpected encounters. Stay tuned for casting news!
Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny, always moving, Selected Shorts connects you to the world with a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy.

In addition to appearing in several films written and directed by John Sayles, David Strathairn's film work includes the portrayal of Edward R. Murrow in "Good Night, And Good Luck," for which he received an Academy Award nomination; "Howl"; "The Spiderwick Chronicles"; and "Temple Grandin," for which he received an Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actor; "Lincoln"; "Fast Color"; the play and film of "Remember This: The Lesson of Jan Karsk"i; and "Nomadland". His many theater credits include the American premiere of Vaclav Havel's "Leaving"; Tom Stoppard's and Andre Previn's "Every Good Boy Does Fine"; and Harold Pinter's "The Birthday Party". 
 
Kirsten Vangsness is best known for playing the bespectacled tech kitten Penelope Garcia on "Criminal Minds," which will soon air its 19th season, and Bigelow McFigglehorn on "Wizards Beyond Waverly Place". Kirsten has been touring with her third solo piece, "Outdated" which she recently performed at San Francisco Sketch Fest, and she is the host of BITS, a monthly performance salon in Hollywood.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/dallas/arts-and-letters-live-presents-selected-shorts-lovers-and-strangers/200029421468530
- **Event Categories**: art, entertainment, theatre, festivals, literary-art, comedy, parties
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 27

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://dma.org/programs/event/arts-letters-live-selected-shorts-lovers-strangers?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=dallas-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Dallas
- **state**: TX
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1717 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX, United States, Texas 75201
- **lat**: 32.78727
- **long**: -96.80021
- **full address**: 1717 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX, United States, Texas 75201

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Dallas Museum of Art (https://allevents.in/org/dallas-museum-of-art/366813)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 07 Mar, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1717 N Harwood St, Dallas, TX, United States, Texas 75201
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Dallas Museum of Art
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, entertainment, theatre, festivals, literary-art, comedy, parties
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Arts & Letters Live Presents: Selected Shorts: Lovers & Strangers ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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