• April, 2001. Act One of The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World was initially developed at A.S.K. Theater Projects’ 2001 Spring Writers’ Retreat in Los Angeles under the title Musica Mundana. The retreat ended with an informal reading of the first act with music presented by the composer, Gunnar Madsen.



• September, 2001. Acts One and Two of The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World were presented in a staged reading for invited guests through A.S.K. Theater Project’s “Unsettled Scores” program. The reading was directed by John Langs.



• December, 2001. A revised draft of The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World was presented in a reading as the inaugural project for the New Works Initiative at TheatreWorks in Palo Alto, California. The reading was directed by Kent Nicholson, director of the New Works Initiative.



• February, 2003. Staged reading in Geva Theatre’s 2003 Hibernatus Interruptus Festival of New Plays, directed by John Langs.



• October – December 2003. The Shaggs : Philosophy of the World received its premiere production as part of the Hot Properties series at [Inside] the Ford, produced by the Powerhouse Theatre Company. Directed by John Langs.



• February, 2004. Several cast members were invited, along with John Langs and the author and composer, to present The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World to an invited audience in a staged reading at Manhattan Theatre Club, NYC.



• April – June, 2004. The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World received its second production at Lookingglass Theatre Company inChicago, Illinois.



• October, 2004. The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World was invited to participate in the National Alliance for Musical Theater’s Songwriters’ Showcase in NYC.



• February, 2009. AEA Showcase of The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World presented in NYC.