Transport Group artistic director Jack Cummings III will direct the 7 PM reading of the new comedy by Sheila O'Malley. July and Half of August has received previous readings in Los Angeles and Chicago. Here's how it's billed: "Jack and Neve's relationship lasted a brief and intense six weeks. What do you do with a relationship so fleeting and yet so powerful? How do you incorporate it into your understanding of life? How do you move on? One of them survived, one of them was derailed... July and Half of August is an intelligent, hilarious, and heartbreaking new play."

O'Malley (Into the Woods, White Christmas) was last seen on Broadway in the revival of On A Clear Day You Can See Forever. Mathias has been seen on television's "Trenches" and the film "Things I Don't Understand."

To attend the reading, e-mail [email protected]. The Vineyard is located at 108 East 15th Street.