2019

Newtown Square, PA

May, 2019

First staged reading . Self-produced, single piano. David directs the reading and performs as Ben, Tom plays the accompaniment.

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. Single piano..

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.

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.


2023

Cortland, NY

September 2023

Named a national Semi-Finalist in SUNY-Cortland’s Musical Theater Partnership Competition.

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

Selected to present the show’s fourth scene in Workshop #2 of the Smash It! YouTube Series in front of a panel of Broadway Producers, Directors and Dramaturgs.

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.

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