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Samantha Oty

Recommended by Samantha Oty

  • goddammit i miss you by Ian Donley
    24 Apr. 2024
    “ What a powerful piece. I'm a sucker for a story told in vignettes, and Donley was able to craft a beautiful evening of theatre through small glimpses of each character's life. Shadow is an amazing role any actor would be lucky to play. ”
  • The Big Sleep by Barbara Peterson
    24 Apr. 2024
    “ A super quick, fun piece that would kill during any Halloween showcase. ”
  • A Rare Case by Rene Zabel
    22 Apr. 2024
    “ Zabel takes her audience on a rollercoaster of emotion in this dark comedy. I wasn’t sure where the story was going and didn’t see that ending coming. ”
  • Eleven Weeks of Nuclear Summer by Sophie McIntosh
    22 Apr. 2024
    “ I’ve been looking for something to fill the “Yellowjackets” hole in my life, and this did the trick. McIntosh has given us an edge-of-your-seat thriller that you won’t be able to put down as a group of camp counselors try to survive the apocalypse. ”
  • Sorry Doesn't Have To Mean Good Bye-Bye by Glenn Alterman
    22 Apr. 2024
    “ Alerman’s use of snappy language keeps the reader on the edge of their seat throughout this twisty, page-turner of a ten-minute play. ”
  • VIRGINS: A Madonna Bootcamp by Jasmine Sharma
    6 Mar. 2024
    “ I remember reading the article mentioned in the play when it came out. It's shocking what women are expected to endure to make it in the entertainment industry. No matter how hard we work, there's always going to be some piece missing--some piece preventing us from actually achieving our goals. Sharma showcases that struggle in this brief, ten-minute play. The characters are frantic and the dialogue is quick and zappy, which truly captures the desperate cycle women find themselves in. ”
  • vérité by Sophie Dushko
    5 Mar. 2024
    “ Sophie Dushko is a poet, and I'm always amazed by her ability to create such intimate works for the stage. vérité is an ambitious look into the mind of the artist, so it's no surprise that this piece is intended for the playwright to perform herself. She can't hide behind actors when confronting her own emotions and compulsion to create. After reading a handful of her plays, I have no doubt that Dushko will be one of the greats in this new generation of theatre. ”
  • The Assignment by Rachel Feeny-Williams
    4 Mar. 2024
    “ "Challenges and prompts are great--until they become a hinderance.

    Ugh, Sarah's struggle is too-real, and I think every playwright on this site will feel the same way--because every year it feels like playwriting comps invent new arbitrary rules that hinder the artist's creative spirit. At least Mr Mandate is willing to listen and and learn. " ”
  • 18,936 Steps (A Monologue) by Rachel Feeny-Williams
    4 Mar. 2024
    “ Rachel Feeny-William captures anxiety very well in this monologue. While not everyone in the world can relate to the anxiety of waiting for a loved one to get out of surgery, I think we can all relate to not having control over something life-changing. Therefore, we seek out something we can control--and for our protagonist that thing is how far they can walk while they wait to find out how and if their life is going to change forever. ”
  • Life After by Lindsay Partain
    28 Feb. 2024
    “ A very sweet play that showcases how beautiful innocence is. Death isn't scary, and I don't think there's a better way to show that than through the eyes of a young girl. Ava lives above a mortuary, so she's been surrounded by dead bodies her entire life--but she doesn't fear them. They are her friends and through that, the bodies retain their humanity. ”

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