Oh My, Goodness

Debra, a woman on the edge drives down a highway in the middle of the night. She calls a suicide prevention hotline. The man who picks up, Tom, stays on the phone with her for hours and hours, until daybreak. At the end of the call Tom reveals that she dialed the wrong number. While initially a shock to Debra, it’s the authenticity of this connection, and the fact that this man, this stranger, stayed present...

Debra, a woman on the edge drives down a highway in the middle of the night. She calls a suicide prevention hotline. The man who picks up, Tom, stays on the phone with her for hours and hours, until daybreak. At the end of the call Tom reveals that she dialed the wrong number. While initially a shock to Debra, it’s the authenticity of this connection, and the fact that this man, this stranger, stayed present with her when he wasn’t obligated to, that serves as a life-affirming turning point. That act of random kindness helps Debra begin to believe that there might be some goodness left in the world… perhaps even some for her.

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Oh My, Goodness

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  • Emma Goldman-Sherman: Oh My, Goodness

    This is a beautifully written play that is also easily producible with great roles for 2 actors. Everything about it feels right. Well done!

    This is a beautifully written play that is also easily producible with great roles for 2 actors. Everything about it feels right. Well done!

  • Shaun Leisher: Oh My, Goodness

    Love how this play just plops you in the lives of these two different characters that quickly realize how much they need each other. A tense, nuanced one act with beautifully crafted roles for older actors.

    Love how this play just plops you in the lives of these two different characters that quickly realize how much they need each other. A tense, nuanced one act with beautifully crafted roles for older actors.

  • Laura Neill: Oh My, Goodness

    A gorgeous rendering of two souls who need each other more than they know... but more than that, a rendering of depression and the battle between seeing beauty in the world and seeing horror. Really looking forward to this play at EST this summer!

    A gorgeous rendering of two souls who need each other more than they know... but more than that, a rendering of depression and the battle between seeing beauty in the world and seeing horror. Really looking forward to this play at EST this summer!

Development History

  • Type Residency, Organization Woman's Work Lab, New Perspectives Theatre Company, Year 2017

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Ensemble Studio Theatre, Year 2019
  • Type Professional, Organization New Perspectives Theatre Company, Year 2017