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Works by Liz Duffy, Willy Holtzman Included in PlayPenn’s Free Reading Series

Willy Holtzman
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Willy Holtzman
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PlayPenn presents free staged readings open to the public at the Adrienne Theater in Philadelphia from July 19 until July 22.

Liz Duffy’s A Discourse on the Wonders of the Invisible World about the aftermath of the Salem Witch Trials is directed by Daniella Topol and dramaturged by Liam Daley. The reading will be on Saturday, July 21 at 4pm.

Willy Holtzman showcases the sinister side of the American Dream in G.O.B., directed by Daniel Goldstein and dramaturged by P. Seth Bauer. The reading will be on Saturday, July 21 at 8pm.

A piece about a mother dealing with grief, Meghan Kennedy’s Too Much, Too Much, Too Many is directed by Josh Hecht and dramaturged by Sarah Mantell. The reading will be on Thursday, July 19 at 8pm.

Household Spirits written by Mia McCullough is a dark comedy about mental illness and molestation. It is directed by Casey Stangl and dramaturged by Rick DesRochers and will be read on Sunday, July 22 at 5pm.

Jonathan James Norton’s My Tidy List of Terrors deals with the topic of salvation. Directed by Melissa Maxwell and dramaturged by Michele Volansky, the reading will take place on Sunday, July 22 at 2pm.

Seven Spots on the Sun tells the story of a man with an incredible ability to cure a terrible plauge. Written by Martin George Andrew Zimmerman, directed by Mikhael Tara Garver, and dramaturged by Rebecca Wright, the reading will be on Friday, July 20 at 8pm.

Reservations are recommended. For more information, click here.