2026
Philadelphia, PA
August 2026 (Planned)
Showcase performance produced by Philadelphia Theatre Company, one of Philadelphia’s three LORT theatres, in the heart of downtown Philadelphia. Directed by Barrymore-nominated director Michelle Tattenbaum. Performers are expected to include one Barrymore Award winner and two Barrymore-nominated actors.
New York, NY
May, 2026
Table read to fine-tune the updated script held at the Off-Broadway venue The Theater Center in New York City as a part of Create Theatre’s 2026 New Works Festival.
New York, NY
March 2026
Named a national Semi-Finalist in Theatre Resources Unlimited’s TRU Voices Musical Reading Series Competition.
2025
New York, NY
November 2025
Cabaret performance at The Laurie Beechman Theatre in New York City, produced by Cate Cammarata and Create Theatre as a part of their New Works Cabaret Festival.
Hicksville, NY
September 2025
Selected as one of four shows to perform at a Cabaret during a gathering of Broadway producers, investors and actors at the home of Broadway Producer Neal Rubenstein.
2024
New York, NY
March 2024
Selected to present the first three scenes, in two segments, during Workshop #1 of the Smash It! YouTube Series, produced by StreamingMusicals.com. The scenes were presented in front of a panel of Broadway Producers, Directors and Dramaturgs.
New York, NY
June 2024
Sixth staged reading. Produced under an AEA Off-Broadway NYC Periodic Performance Contract, produced by Gretna Theatre. Presented in Create Theater’s New Works Festival. Director Michelle Tattenbaum wins Best Director of the Festival, Kim Maresca (Bee) wins Best Supporting Actress and Karsten Otto (Dimitri) wins Best Supporting Actor. The show’s three awards rank it second in the Festival for total awards.
New York, NY
June 2024
Named a national Semi-Finalist in Theatre Resources Unlimited’s TRU Voices Musical Reading Series Competition.
Philadelphia, PA
June 2024
Selected by MusiCoLab in Philadelphia to present at their eleventh New Works Showcase.
New York, NY
July 2024
New York, NY
September 2024
Selected to present the beginning of Act 2 in Workshop #3 of the Smash It! YouTube Series in front of a panel of Broadway Producers, Directors, and Dramaturgs.
New York, NY
December 2024
Selected to present the penultimate scene in Workshop #4 of the Smash It! YouTube Series in front of a panel of Broadway Producers, Directors, and Dramaturgs.
2023
Cortland, NY
September 2023
Named a national Semi-Finalist in SUNY-Cortland’s Musical Theater Partnership Competition.
2022
Ardmore, PA
March 2022
Fourth staged reading. Tier 2 AEA Workshop, produced by 11th Hour Theatre Company. Directed by Peter Camp. Performed at Ardmore Music Hall. Six-piece orchestra, full staging.
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX
July 2022
Fifth staged reading. Selected by MusicalWriters.com to be the first and only musical presented in full at their inaugural national conference. Directed by Rebecca Lowrey. Piano only, semi-staged reading.
2020
Philadelphia, PA
February 2020
Third staged reading. 29-Hour AEA Reading, produced by 11th Hour Theatre Company. Directed by Peter Camp. Performed at the Hamilton Family Arts Center in downtown Philadelphia, a workspace owned by the Arden Theatre Company. Six-piece orchestra.
2019
Philadelphia, PA
January 2019
Script is first reviewed by dramaturg Daniella Vinitski Mooney through PlayPenn.
Newtown Square, PA
May 2019
First staged reading. Self-produced, single piano.
Philadelphia, PA
August 2019
Second staged reading. 29-Hour AEA Reading produced by 11th Hour Theatre Company. Directed by Michael O'Brien, Producing Artistic Director of the 11th Hour Theatre Company.
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