Stories Left to Tell

Thu.-Sat., March 25-27, 8 p.m., $25, Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St., 215-925-9914, paintedbride.org.


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Published: Mar 23, 2010

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When he died, Spalding Gray left behind a journal full of tales that never made it into his repertoire of autobiographical monologues. It was from this collection that his widow, Kathie Russo, created Spalding Gray: Stories Left to Tell, tracing the writer's life from high chair to suicide. Adding vitality to the words Gray never lived to speak is a group of actors and media personalities — including WHYY radio host Marty Moss-Coane and local stage darling Jennifer Childs. Russo says even though tackling a Gray monologue is intimidating, their possibilities for interpretation complement the personal nature of his texts. "He was an incredibly beautiful writer," she says, "who was able to convey universal themes everyone has experienced." Josh Middleton

Thu.-Sat., March 25-27, 8 p.m., $25, Painted Bride Art Center, 230 Vine St., 215-925-9914, paintedbride.org.