Dramatists Guild & The Free Library of Philadelphia New Play Reading Series

Tue Nov 29 2022 at 06:30 pm to 08:30 pm

Parkway Central Library- Heim Center East | Philadelphia

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Dramatists Guild & The Free Library of Philadelphia New Play Reading Series
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New plays read by professional actors from Philadelphia and surrounding counties.
About this Event

October 25, 2022 - Heim Center East

Tullia by Michael Petrilla

During and after the fall of the Roman Republic, Cicero frets, writes letters and argues with his unconventional daughter, Tullia. The action goes back and forth in time, is peppered with odd or frightening dreams and depicts Cicero's concern about social/political failure and the welfare and loss of his beloved daughter.

November 8, 2022 - Heim Center East

Elizabeth and Alexander and… by Miles Robert Mills

A Relationship in Ten Scenes Between Ten People. A 20 something year old woman and man meet in a bookstore. As their relationship grows, they change individually. In each scene one of the characters' names has changed to a variation of the original as they get closer before they ultimately fall apart. The play ends in a bookstore with a new pairing of the characters meeting.

November 29, 2022 - Room 108

Ken Again by John O'Hara

Joanne’s marriage to Ken has been tested by his dementia. When Ken wants to marry the ‘strange woman’ living in his house, Joanne agrees to the ‘story’ because her family and friends are pushing her, but her ambivalence is destroying her.

December 6, 2022 - Heim Center East

The Breaking Point by Martin Lentz

This play presents a family and guest struggling with past and present addictions and asks "Will anyone escape? At what cost ?"

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Parkway Central Library- Heim Center East, 1901 Vine Street, Philadelphia, United States

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