Doomsday 2023 will feature readings from noted public figures in Baltimore who have agreed to share their time for the event. The live reading of Edgar Allan Poe stories will begin on Saturday, at noon at the Greedy Reads location in Fells Point in Baltimore City, and end at noon on Sunday, May 21, 2023. The National Edgar Allan Poe Theatre and Greedy Reads books will present Doomsday, a 24-hour live-streamed reading of the works of Edgar Allan Poe. More information about this free event can be found here. Selected playwrights are paired with a creative team of artists, including a director, performers, and dramaturg, to work together for two weeks on their script and then present a reading to our community. Prologue Theatre presents a reading of Monsters by Michael Mobley on Friday, May 19 and Saturday, May 20 as part of its FOREWORD New Works Series. This reading is part of the larger Washington Women in Theatre 20th Anniversary Festival.

Based on the writings of feminist writer Shaw and actress Ellen Terry, the show will feature performances from Susan Lynskey, Holly Twyford, Terrence Currier and Lawrence Redmond. Washington Women in Theatre Celebrates 20 Years at June New Play Festival features Art Infinite: The Intelligent Woman’s Guide to Shaw, a Staged Reading on Jat 7:30 p.m. Featured playwrights include Amy Conley, Anu Yadav, Barbara Papendorp, Caleen Sinnette Jennings, Carolyn Gage, Dani Stoller, Judy Klass, Linda Sherbert, Lynn Sharp Spears, Milbre Burch, Miyuki Williams, Mundy Spears, Susan Lansky, Tuyết Thị Phạm. Tickets and more information can be found here. Washington Women in Theatre 20th Anniversary Festival of staged readings will showcase new voices of women+ playwrights in the DC community, and beyond at American University on June 9-12 and 15-18.

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