Welcome to
Walking Shadow
Readers Theatre
A virtual stage for playwrights to hear their in-development works read aloud and receive interdisciplinary feedback
OUR STORY
A Virtual Stage
Our mission is to provide a virtual platform for playwrights to hear their in-development works read aloud to refine their works through performance and constructive feedback. Playwrights receive interdisciplinary feedback from our company members to develop their work. We provide feedback from a panel of professionals in fields including writing, editing, playwriting, education, acting, directing, and technical theatre. We also have experts bringing perspectives from varied fields such as mental health, technology, and theology.
Walking Shadow Readers Theatre is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
UPCOMING READING
December 16, 2022
Annabelle Powell has always dreaded Christmas with her parents. Luckily, this year, she has the perfect buffer — her good-natured fiancé, Jack. But her defenses are no match for what she finds when she arrives at her family home: the unveiling of a conversational A.I. of her brother, Milo, who was killed in an accident six months earlier. PROCEED TO HIGHLIGHTED ROUTE is an absurd tragedy that explores grief in the modern age.
Content Warning: Adult Language
Erica Mann is a Queens-based playwright and screenwriter. Her work has been seen and developed with Pipeline Theatre Company, Gingold Theatricals, Round the Bend Theatre Mobile Company (Hudson, NY), Artists Repertory Theatre’s Mercury Lab (Portland, OR) and Acadiana Repertory Theater (Lafayette, LA). Her plays have received numerous honors, including semi-finalist for Juilliard’s Lila Acheson Wallace Playwriting Fellowship and special consideration for The Relentless Award.
Interstate & International Connections
Our virtual stage allows Walking Shadow Readers Theatre to engage with playwrights and actors across the globe! Time zones may be tricky scheduling hurdles, but the show goes on with a nice cup of tea or coffee.
We’re happy to have worked with artists representing:
UNITED STATES
CALIFORNIA
Los Angeles
FLORIDA
Broward County
Miami-Dade County
GEORGIA
DeKalb County
ILLINOIS
Chicago
KENTUCKY
Jefferson County
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston
MARYLAND
Baltimore County
Montgomery County
MICHIGAN
Oakland County
MINNESOTA
Ramsey County
MISSOURI
Macon County
NEVADA
Washoe County
NEW YORK
Kings County
New York City
NEW JERSEY
Morris Country
OHIO
Hamilton County
Jefferson County
Monroe County
PENNSYLVANIA
Philadelphia
TENNESSEE
Davidson County
VIRGINIA
Arlington County
Fairfax County
Loudoun County
Rappahannock County
WASHINGTON, D.C.
WISCONSIN
Sheboygan County
INTERNATIONAL
ITALY
Tuscany, Florence
ISRAEL
Tel Aviv-Yafo
NORWAY
Sandefjord
Frequently Asked Questions
How do our readings work?
Find out here!
Playwright Resources
Interested in submitting a script?
Common questions are answered here!
Actor Resources
Interested in acting with us?
Find out how!
Walking Shadow Readers Theatre is funded in part by a generous contribution from the
Arts & Humanities Council of Montgomery County
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