Selected Shorts Pop-Up: The O. Henry Prize Stories 2026 with Tommy Orange

Selected Shorts at Merkin Hall at Kaufman Music Center <br>Pulitzer Prize finalist and New York Times bestselling author Tommy Orange hosts this annual celebration of The O. Henry Prize Stories. Experience the power of contemporary fiction as actors perform stories selected from the 2026 prize winners, continuing a literary tradition more than 100 years in the making. <br /><br />Selected Shorts: Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time, and connect us to the world with a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy. <br /><br />Actors subject to change.