Selected Shorts: Pets!

"...and then we see it -- way out there at the far corner of the field -- the ripple, the dashing furrow, the blur of the streaking dog, white chest, flashing feet."
     -From Heart of a Champion by T.C. Boyle

The cast of characters in this compilation is a menagerie of animals -- cats, dogs, birds, even a dragon -- and their owners. These stories look at the myriad of experiences, and adventures, that pet ownership can bring. Join a medieval scholar who discovers that not all mythical creatures are extinct, stalk the night with the cat of Frankenstein, kick that caffeine habit with a class of kindergartners, dance along with a divorcee and her dog, and more!

Track Listing:

Disc 1

1. St. George by Gail Godwin
   Read by Jane Curtin
   Confronted by a living dragon, a medieval scholar is no expert.
2. Story of a Parrot by Ana Menendez
   Read by Jacqueline Kim
   A beautiful bird makes a woman reflect on her marriage.

Disc 2

1. The Cat that Went to Trinity by Robertson Davies
   Read by Charles Keating
   A gothic tale of a Frankenstein cat.
2. Pie Dance by Molly Giles
   Read by Kate Burton
   A divorcee is doing just fine with her dancing dog, Stray.

Disc 3

1. Heart of a Champion by T.C. Boyle
   Read by Isaiah Sheffer
   A hilarious Lassie send-up, in the style of a film treatment.
2. The Cat and the Coffee Drinkers by Max Steele
   Read by Paul Hecht
   A teacher’s last lesson for her caffeinated kindergarteners.

About Selected Shorts

Selected Shorts is an award-winning series of classic and contemporary short fiction read by acclaimed actors. The readings are recorded live at Peter Norton Symphony Space in New York City and on tour around the country. The Selected Shorts radio series is a co-production of Symphony Space and WNYC, New York Public Radio, and is heard on public radio stations nationwide.