Samantha Oty

**Work in Progress

In a remote Appalachian town in the 1950s, residents are struck by a mysterious wave of sudden memory loss. A determined young woman obsessively documents the town’s fading history. When a government scientist, Jasper, arrives to investigate the phenomenon, he finds not only a potential cause buried in the poisoned land, but an unexpected connection with Dortha.

Full-Length - 90min

*Previously titled 'Let's Hope You Feel Better'

**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.

This play is published by Ghost Light Publications. For licensing inquiries and performance rights, please contact [email protected] or visit the official licensing page at https://ghostlightpubs.com/products/the-sacred-act-of-devouring-by-sama…

Full-Length - 90min

FINALIST - Waterworks 2024 Play Festival

Third Place Selection - The Robert J. Pickering / J.R. Colbeck Award for Playwriting Excellence, 2022

Anya has spent the last month ensuring every detail of this baby shower is perfect for Emelyn, and she’s not about to let a blackout stop it.

Full-Length - 90min

While his friends gear up for the last party of 1999, Austin is stuck working his dead-end shift at the shitty Stop-n-Go in his hometown of Union City, Michigan. As the clock ticks closer to midnight and the looming threat of Y2K sparks end-of-the-world paranoia, Austin is left to confront his future while the structure of his friend group begins to fall apart around him.
It’s like Clerks but melancholic.

Physical Copies of this play will be available for purchase on April 1, 2022.

25 min.

Three brothers gather in their late father's storage unit to sift through memories.

Originally written for the Spring 2025 Drama Society class at The June Bug Center because finding a play with three male leads is surprisingly difficult?

ONE-ACT - 30 MIN

Danny Hart is a former prodigy and current washed-up musician who’s come to Nevada to end his life. Margot Thompson is the woman who loves him despite everything he’s done to her. They come together one last time in a disgusting motel room to find closure and finally say goodbye.

10 Min.

Two women sit together in a waiting room.

**In development, feedback welcome!

(TEN MINUTES)

Austin and Swearsky wait in a park to buy weed from a guy on September 11, 2001.

Facing February 2026 #1: Family Folklore

Loosely based on a story I heard about my mom last June.

Facing February 2026 #3 - AMERICA

Three friends discuss standing up for what's right.

Facing February 2026 #4 - RELIGION

Facing February 2026 #5 - HAUNTING

Marital problems between vampires.

Facing February 2026 #6 - SHAME

Facing February 2026 #7 - FIRST LINE

Elizabeth and Tom share a slow morning together.

Ten Minutes

A very condensed telling of the fall of Anne Boleyn. Adapted for a zoom production.

Ten Minutes

Two friends meet in a playground after years of not speaking to dig up an old time capsule.

Ten Minutes

In Development: Feedback Welcome

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

Ten Minutes

A boy meets a girl in a small, abandoned church.

Jane Boleyn recalls her life the night before her execution.

*In Development - Feedback welcome!