The 2 PM reading features the talents of Dan Hedaya (Bobby Stone), Ari Butler, Harris Doran, Andrew Keenan-Bolger, Julia Mattison, Christy Carlson Romano, Sam Seder, Keala Settle and Max Von Essen. Peter Scolari directs.

In The Legend of Bobby Stone, according to press notes, "a young television gossip reporter gets more than he bargained for when he interviews the notoriously crazy Bobby Stone, forcing him to interview the man and not the legend."

This is Grant’s second collaboration with Andron, the L.A.-based playwright who wrote White Lies, which Grant produced at New World Stages in 2010.

The reading series, cast by Daryl Eisenberg Casting, is meant to "foster new works by matching directors and casts with new plays at different stages of the development process," press notes state.

“The approach to each show is different,” stated Grant, who opened Aaron Grant Theatrical, Inc. in January. “I want this to be an annual series, a new play incubator, where artists can hear their work out loud and discover what works and what doesn’t work. You can only develop a show in a vacuum for so long. Theatre needs an audience.”

All readings in the series are open to the public. RSVP by e-mailing [email protected]. Due to limited capacity, there will be no admittance without written confirmation.

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The other shows in the series are Erik Shapiro's comedy You’re Really Not Helping, directed by Jeremy Scott Blaustein, which will be seen July 29, and Alex Rubin's dark romance First Love, directed by Andy Sandberg, which will be seen Aug. 19.