See & Be Scene - Philadelphia Theatre Company

Brandon Pierce, Walter DeShields, Jessica Johnson, Donnie Hammonds (photo Paola Nogueras)

Photo of December 2019 See & Be Scene event, with four actors at music stands reading a scene from a new play.

Jennifer Childs and Scott Greer (photo Paola Nogueras)

Jennifer Childs and Scott Greer in a scene from Sweeney Todd, performed at music stands.

.Below is a look at plays we featured at SEE & BE SCENE last December, that were under consideration for the 2020-2021 season.

The evening included excerpts from 8 shows under consideration, in a staged reading format.

Admission is FREE for Subscribers, Members and Donors, but tickets are available to the general public for $15.

Stay tuned for an announcement about the next digital SEE & BE SCENE, coming (late) Fall 2021!

Alabaster
by Audrey Cefaly

The First Deep Breath
(a play in two acts)
by Lee Edward Colston II

John Proctor is the Villain
by Kimberly Bellflower
(a Kilroy Play in two acts)

Sweeney Todd:
The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
(a musical in two acts)
Book by Hugh Wheeler
Music & Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Sweet Smell of Success
(a musical in two acts)
Book by John Guare
Lyrics by Craig Carnelia
Music by Marvin Hamlisch

Tell Me I’m Not Crazy
(a comedy)
by Sharyn Rothstein

Too Heavy for Your Pocket
(a play in two acts)
by Jiréh Breon Holder

Triangle
(a musical in two acts)
Music by Curtis Moore
Lyrics by Thomas Mizer
Book by Thomas Mizer, Curtis Moore and Joshua Scher