Let's Hope You Feel Better by Samantha Oty

Full-Length - 90min

**Finalist, 2019 Pharmacy Theatre Play Contest

“We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin.” ― ​André Berthiaume

Therese Blanc has worked her entire life to achieve the image of perfection. Now with a beautiful Boston apartment, her trust fund, and a new engagement to a handsome young...
Full-Length - 90min

**Finalist, 2019 Pharmacy Theatre Play Contest

“We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin.” ― ​André Berthiaume

Therese Blanc has worked her entire life to achieve the image of perfection. Now with a beautiful Boston apartment, her trust fund, and a new engagement to a handsome young surgeon, it seems like all the pieces are coming together. All that remains is finding the perfect gown and completing her graduate thesis on “The Psychology of the Modern Cannibal.” However, there’s something dark lurking underneath the surface, and she has one sinister fantasy to satisfy before walking down the aisle.

That’s where Isaac Abrams comes in the man who openly accepts her for who she really is, warts and all. As their online relationship intensifies, they agree to finally meet in person. But when curiosity kills the cat, Therese struggles to hide the cracks in her facade.

TRIGGER WARNING: This play includes discussions of cannibalism, suicide, infidelity, and the eroticification of death. There are also scenes of gore.
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Let's Hope You Feel Better

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  • Christian Flynn:
    30 Sep. 2023
    “ What I love about this play is not it's well-made-play elements: it's deftly crafted structure, complex characters, snappy dialogue; or even its fantastic exploration of the controversial topic of assisted suicide. What I love about this play is it's grindhouse elements—it's willingness to genuinely shock the audience with how far it will go. This is a brutal, bloody and fun play—it owes just as much to Sam Rami as it does to Lucas Hnath. It GOES THERE and has elements of the drawing room as well as the slaughterhouse. I wish there were more like it. ”
  • Ricardo Soltero-Brown:
    21 Jul. 2023
    “ Therese should be perfect, but the first hint that something is off comes in her reaction to an oversized ring. Then there's the photographer, the wedding planner, the budget, the maid-of-honor, the mother, the dress; remarkably, as these scenes play out, the play itself is not about any of it. There is an undercurrent of darkness and tension we know has to come out eventually, especially because there's a plan for it to in the works. The brightness of the characters juxtaposed with the actual subject matter - and wildly vulnerable "affair" - may cause whiplash and exhilaration. Fantastic piece! ”
  • Robby Steltz:
    2 May. 2020
    “ This play grips you! Dealing with the subject of assisted suicide this play causes its readers to look into the mirror and truly question their morals and what it means to be human especially when it comes to the topics of life and death. Bravo! ”

Character Information

  • Therese Blanc
    mid-20s,
    Female
    The last person in the room to laugh at jokes.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      White
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Toby Miller
    mid-to-late 20s,
    Male
    The handsome, boy-next-door
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Isaac Abrams
    40s,
    Any (but probably white)
    ,
    Male
    Stuck in time
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      White
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Wren
    mid-20s,
    Any
    ,
    Female
    The quirky best friend, would probably be played by Judy Greer in a movie.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Archie
    mid-20s, Array,
    Male
    He's a ginger and should be cast as such since it is directly mentioned in dialogue.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      20s, 30s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      White
    • Gender: 
      Male
  • Marie Blanc
    Late 40s, Array,
    Female
    Therese's mother, clinging to her last fragments of youth. She had her daughter young.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      40s, 50s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      White
    • Gender: 
      Female
  • Detective Bass
    Late 30s,
    Any (but probably Male)
    Can be played by male or female.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      30s, 40s
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Male

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    Post-Industrial Productions
    ,
    2023
  • Workshop
    ,
    The Pharmacy Theatre
    ,
    2020
  • Reading
    ,
    5th Wall Productions
    ,
    2016

Production History

  • Community Theater
    ,
    Madlab
    ,
    2021