"Live! Lit" considers "Stories from India" at Fairfield University's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts

"Live! Lit" considers "Stories from India" at Fairfield University's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts

The vivid short fiction of India takes center stage for the next "Live! Lit," an afternoon of readings of some of the world's best short fiction, on Sunday, Jan. 30, at 3 p.m. at Fairfield University's Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts. Following a 2 p.m. tea, professional actors will read three stories in this ongoing Quick Center series.

Stratford actress Katie Sparer will direct the performances, as well as reading the afternoon's final story, "A Real Durwan" by Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri. Sidney Symington of Southport will take on Rabindranath Tagore's "My Lord, the Baby" and Eileen Lawless of Norwalk will read "Who Cares?" by Santha Rama Rass.

Tess Link, an actress, writer and member of the Westport-based Theatre Artists Workshop, is the series creator.

"Live! Lit" continues on Sunday, Feb. 13, with "Masters of the Genre," including works by O. Henry, Anton Chekhov and Katherine Mansfield. The final program, "On Parenting," takes place March 13 and features Damon Runyon, Robyn Joy Leff and Gish Jen.

Tickets are $10. For tickets, call the Quick Center box office at (203) 254-4010 or toll free at 1-877-ARTS-396. For more information, visit www.quickcenter.com .

Posted On: 01-03-2005 10:01 AM

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