If COVID-19 couldn't stop us from having a one-act play festival, then it certainly couldn't stop us from throwing a party! Normally we start the week with a kickoff party and end it with a celebration of the playwrights and...
We can all agree that 2020 has turned out to be a very interesting year. However, that didn’t stop us at OOB from figuring out how to celebrate one act plays and the talented playwrights behind them. Since we couldn’t...
The party might be over, but there's still plenty of celebration to be had. OOB is, at its core, a labor of love by the many people who volunteer their time and energy into keeping it alive every year. There are so...
We're at the home stretch! Last night we had our final two sessions before today's Saturday Finals. With the help of last night's judges we have an unprecedented four shows moving on to today's finals! We had Margaret Ledford, the Artistic Director...
We're nearing the end of OOB, and all I want to know is where did this week go? How is it already Friday? You're not here for my pseudo-philosophical questions about time, though. Last night our judges were The Playwrights Realm's Associate Artistic Director Alexis...
Can you believe we've already seen half of the Final 30 plays this week? Time is flying! Last night we had three new judges, and two of them were OOB Alumni! Miriam Weiner, the current Literary Manager at the Vineyard, and...
One day down, five more days to go, and I do not envy our judges one bit! The judges for last night's performances were New Dramatists Artistic Director Emily Morse, notable supporter of grantmaking at The New York Community Trust Salem Tsegaye,...
If someone were to ask if OOB is a week long party, they'd be half right. Yesterday marked the beginning of our 44th Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, so we invited our Final 30 to drink and be merry...
The Samuel French staff has read through hundreds of excellent play submissions, and we are happy to announce our Final 30 Playwrights. Thank you to every playwright who submitted their work this year. Please join us congratulating this year's finalists. Bonnie Antosh...
Submissions for our 44th season of the Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival are now open! I know, I know, you're probably wondering, "wasn't it August just yesterday?" Technically, no, but it feels like it wasn't long ago that we were...