Asbury Shorts Showcase Hosted by Blythe Danner at LTV

Asbury Shorts USA, New York City’s longest-running short film exhibition and travel show, will present its nationally recognized “40th Anniversary Short Film Concert Hosted by Blythe Danner” at LTV Studios in Wainscott on Thursday, August 15, with the first film screening at 7:30 p.m. This presentation is recommended for ages 16 and up.

The evening will be hosted by Danner and combines award-winning films from the past with new international festival honorees, creating a rare opportunity for audiences to view amazing short films on a real cinema screen rather than YouTube, smartphones or computers. The August 15 showcase will feature the best in short film comedy, drama and animation in a fast-paced two-hour program.

Asbury Shorts Concerts have screened at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, the Old Vic Theater in Chicago, Summer Stage in Central Park and the DGA Theater in Manhattan, and at theaters in California, Florida, Texas, Canada, the U.K. and more.

Blythe Danner earned a Tony for her Broadway debut in “Butterflies Are Free” and received nominations for her roles in Harold Pinter’s “Betrayal,” Tennessee Williams’s “A Streetcar Named Desire” and Stephen Sondheim’s “Follies.” Her most recent Broadway appearance was in “The Country House” at MTC. She appeared as Beatrice in “Much Ado About Nothing” in Shakespeare In The Park, four plays at the Roundabout Theatre Company and spent 20 summers at the Williamstown Theatre Festival. She has also won two Emmys and has appeared in several films including “Mr. & Mrs. Bridge” with Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman, “The Great Santini” and the “Meet the Parents” trilogy. She serves on several environmental advisory boards, as well as Planned Parenthood’s board and raises awareness of oral cancer through her late husband’s tribute on oralcancerfoundation.org, the Bruce Paltrow Fund.

Tickets are $20 in advance at ltveh.org and $25 at the door. LTV Studios is located at 75 Industrial Road in Wainscott.