I'll Eat You Whole by Chaz T. Martin
Sun, Jul 06
|The Proscenium Theatre at The Drake
Bestselling author Caro X. Wilson returns to her alma mater to discuss her hit debut novel—only to face the woman who inspired it, furious and uninvited. As tensions rise in Caro’s hotel room, the two confront the past they share and the reckoning it demands.
Time & Location
Jul 06, 2025, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
The Proscenium Theatre at The Drake , 302 S. Hicks Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
About The Event
This reading is presenting as part of PlayPenn's 2025 New Play Development Conference July 5 -20
I'll Eat You Whole
by Chaz T. Martin
Directed by Jessica Holt
Dramaturg: L M Feldman
Foundry First Spark Reading Presented in Partnership with Philadelphia Theater Company
Bestselling author Caro X. Wilson returns to her alma mater to discuss her hit debut novel—only to face the woman who inspired it, furious and uninvited. As tensions rise in Caro’s hotel room, the two confront the past they share and the reckoning it demands.
Chaz T. Martin is a playwright, screenwriter, and dramaturg. They graduated from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts with a BFA in Drama, where they were first exposed to the sheer terror of having their scripts not only read aloud, but performed in front of people. It went well. Their short script, Melissa, was one of five projects selected for Tribeca Film Institutes’s Through Her Lens program in 2019, and is currently in development as a feature. They are currently based in Philadelphia, where they’re the Literary Manager for InterAct Theatre Company and a member of The Foundry at PlayPenn in the 2022-25 cohort.
About the 2025 New Play Development Conference
PlayPenn, a national new play development center based in Philadelphia, proudly announces the 2025 New Play Development Conference, taking place from July 5th to July 20th, 2025. For nearly two decades, PlayPenn has been a cornerstone of new play development, providing a vital platform for playwrights to create, collaborate and connect.
This year, the conference extends its reach beyond a single location to bring new plays into communities across four Philadelphia County districts, thanks to a groundbreaking collaboration with InterAct Theatre Company, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Philadelphia Young Playwrights, Power Street Theatre, Theatre in the X, and the Wilma Theater. The collaboration aims to foster greater sustainability in the arts by sharing resources and expanding audiences.