Two Sleeping Babes

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Sometime in the 1960s, a mother accused of killing her children confronts a journalist running a smear campaign against her.

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Sometime in the 1960s, a mother accused of killing her children confronts a journalist running a smear campaign against her.

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Two Sleeping Babes

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  • Neil Radtke: Two Sleeping Babes

    In Two Sleeping Babes, Samantha Oty builds real tension by refusing to answer every question. It’s a focused two-person play that lets uncertainty do the work, which is what made it unsettling. I appreciated that it trusted the audience to sit with that discomfort.

    In Two Sleeping Babes, Samantha Oty builds real tension by refusing to answer every question. It’s a focused two-person play that lets uncertainty do the work, which is what made it unsettling. I appreciated that it trusted the audience to sit with that discomfort.

  • Rachel Feeny-Williams: Two Sleeping Babes

    Well that's just not fair! Samantha Oty has left me on tender hooks dying to know how Mrs St. Clair's fate will unfold following this scene, that's how captivating this piece is! Not just that but I am sure that if I saw this with friends we would spend HOURS in the pub debating the fairness of the society that is judging Mrs St. Claire for a crime she may or may not have committed. Its a fascinating and complex scenario that entices an audience to debate and is sure to leave them wanting to know more!

    Well that's just not fair! Samantha Oty has left me on tender hooks dying to know how Mrs St. Clair's fate will unfold following this scene, that's how captivating this piece is! Not just that but I am sure that if I saw this with friends we would spend HOURS in the pub debating the fairness of the society that is judging Mrs St. Claire for a crime she may or may not have committed. Its a fascinating and complex scenario that entices an audience to debate and is sure to leave them wanting to know more!

  • Ian Donley: Two Sleeping Babes

    This short play had me captivated from the jump. Samantha Oty writes these two characters with very little detail on the page yet gives plenty of room for the audience to understand who they are based on behavior. This is a well-written short play that needs to be produced!

    This short play had me captivated from the jump. Samantha Oty writes these two characters with very little detail on the page yet gives plenty of room for the audience to understand who they are based on behavior. This is a well-written short play that needs to be produced!

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Character Information

  • Annie St. Claire
    A young divorcee accused of killing her two daughters.
    Character Age
    Mid-Twenties
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Jonathan Speck
    A newspaper reporter who’s written hit pieces against Annie.
    Character Age
    Late-20s
    Character Gender Identity
    Male