CEDERING FOX
Hello and welcome to WORDTheatre Weekly! I’m your host, Cedering Fox, WORDTheatre's Founder & Artistic Director.

It's summer and we’re changing things up for the next seven weeks with our new series of Staff picks. Each week you'll meet a member of the team, hear one of their favorite stories and then their interview with the story's author. For the record, WORDTheatre holds the copyright to these recordings so no portion of anything you hear may be reproduced without permission. Also, these stories cannot be transcribed as there are underlying rights issues and that would be in violation of copyright law. In advance, I would like to say thank you to Philanthropist and Benefactor, Ola Strøm and the Los Angeles County Department of Arts and Culture for their ongoing support of this podcast, to Jonathan Sacks for composing our theme music, to all our interns and to you our listeners. Now, take it away team!

EDWIN GROFF
Hi! My name is Edwin Groff and I’m a video editing intern at WORDTheatre this summer! I am from Los Angeles and I’m entering my senior year at Kenyon College in Ohio where I study film and play for the school’s baseball team. For today, I have selected a story by the author Brad Watson titled “Uncle Willem”.

As you may know, this story was performed at our recent event at the Players in New York City, THE STORIES OF BRAD WATSON, which I was fortunate enough to be in attendance for. “Uncle Willem” was masterfully brought to life by Griffin Gluck, who some may know from the show American Vandal or the movie Tall Girl. This event was actually my introduction to Brad Watson’s work and I was delightfully surprised. Collectively, the heartfelt stories and talented actors that performed created an enjoyable experience for me, and certainly for the rest of the attendees.

Without further ado, please enjoy Griffin Gluck performing "Uncle Willem” by Brad Watson.