Selected Shorts: The Best American Short Stories 2025

Selected Shorts celebrates the 2025 Best American Short Stories, curated and edited by bestselling author Celeste Ng. This evening of literature in performance will take you on a literary journey brought to you by the brilliant minds of new and established authors, with readings from one of the most esteemed anthologies of contemporary American fiction. The evening will be hosted by Cynthia Nixon (The Gilded Age), who will also perform one of the selected stories.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Celeste Ng will no longer be appearing at this event.

Actors subject to change. Casting and special guests will be announced on our website. Please check back for up-to-date information.

Real-time captioning (CART) will be available in our theater for patrons with hearing loss, deafness, different language and learning needs, and anyone whose experience will be enhanced by CART. To access CART on your individual smartphone or tablet, please visit bit.ly/SymphonySpace_Captions.

You may also like the following events from Symphony Space:

• Next Monday, 6th October, 07:00 pm, Selected Shorts on Tour: Japan Society in Manhattan
• This month, 28th October, 07:00 pm, Cameron Crowe, The Uncool in Fairview

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