Selected Shorts is a live event based on the weekly public radio show broadcast, which is on over 130 stations to more than 350,000 listeners and thousands more podcast subscribers per week. Selected Shorts began in 1985 and has enjoyed sold-out performances throughout its history. The stories are mostly fiction, sometimes classic, sometimes new, always performed by great actors from stage, screen, and television. Performances feature three stories that are based on a theme of your design or request.