Last night was the final night of our Forty Second Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, and what an inspiring week it has been. The Samuel French staff had so much fun meeting all the playwrights, directors, actors, and stage...
Last night was our fourth round, and with it we have officially seen all of the Final 30 plays. Our first session opened with three: two strangers have been pining for each other on their daily subway commute, but when they finally...
Last night was round three of the OOB Festival, and as the week goes on I envy the judges less and less. Our first session opened with four plays: a recently resettled Syrian refugee is paid a superficially-friendly visit by a neighbor...
Last night was our second round of performances and not only were we sold out but the plays were incredible! Our first session opened with four plays: after a devastating tornado a first time EMT approaches a man who does not wish to...
Last night was our first round of performances, and what a strong start to OOB! Our first session opened with three plays: we glimpsed into the not-so-distant-future in Alex Flanigan's Singularity; two friends share the story of how they met and their adventures thereafter in Michael...
Before diving into the festival, every year we like to set aside an evening for our finalists to get to know each other, have a few drinks and, simply put, have fun. Yes, OOB is a competition, but it's also...