However, it is likely that once you have gone through the reading and editing process due to the suggestions of beta readers, that you will want to hear your play out loud. It is your choice if you would like to participate int he reading or if you would only like to hear others read the play. You can be a reader or you can sit among the readers and listen. That is your choice.
The location for this reading doesn't matter. If you have the availability, you can have people read your play in a theatre. However, that may actually not be the greatest place because you want to be together with people where you can hear the play and take notes on what you do and don't like. It is more likely that you may gather at places like somebody's home, a library, a bookstore, or a restaurant.
Then, it is up to you if you'd like to hear the play straight through (obviously, with breaks as needed) or if you would like to hear suggestions from your readers. As the playwright, you have the choice of requesting either way. Once you've had your initial table read and you've marked the edits, it is time once again to read your own work and make your edits.
After you've done those things, it is up to you if you would like to do another round of editing or if you want to move onto either trying to get workshop productions of your play or submitting it to try to get it published.
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