Tuesday, December 22, 2015
The 41st Annual Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival (or OOB) is now taking submissions! We will be accepting submissions from December 22nd until February, 12th 2016 at 11:59PM. T…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 09:32AMFriday, December 11, 2015
It’s the most wonderful time of the year, but I’m not talking about the upcoming holidays. Playwright submissions for the 41st Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival are coming upo…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 12:59PMMonday, November 16, 2015
2012 brought some very exciting work to the OOB Festival, and one especially memorable short play has been adapted into a short film. Playwright James C. Ferguson’s short Ori &…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 12:44PMMonday, August 10, 2015
This weekend’s FINALIST Presentation was incredible, and we ultimately awarded six playwrights with a publishing and licensing contract with Samuel French Inc. All of these winnin…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 09:50AMSaturday, August 8, 2015
Our final 40th anniversary feature is on the one and only Theresa Rebeck! We are incredibly honored to have Theresa as our Festival Keynote Speaker this year – she will be in the Samue…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 12:58PMThe OOB Festival is typically a wild and unpredictable week. In keeping with this tradition our judges last night decided to switch it up on us, and move FOUR new play onto today’s Fin…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 09:14AMFriday, August 7, 2015
After reviewing all of the judge’s comments following last night’s OOB presentations, the festival’s co-Artistic Directors, Amy Rose Marsh and Casey McLain, have made …
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 12:16PMThursday night was a memorable evening peopled with porn stars, tattoo artists, bronco riders, and well… John Patrick Shanley. This diverse group of plays was judged by Sharon Fallon (…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 09:40AMThursday, August 6, 2015
Wednesday night not only brought us a terrific showing of short plays, but also plays with music, and musicals! We were joined by another distinguished panel of judges, Abigail Katz (Di…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 10:38AMWednesday, August 5, 2015
Tuesday night was the first round of performances for the 40th Annual OOB Festival, and it was a terrifc showing! We saw plays with kettle corn, egg-smashing, and experimental commericals to…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 11:42AMSunday, August 2, 2015
Our weekend series of anniversary features continues! We hope you’re getting pumped for the coming week! Title The Theodore Roosevelt Rotunda Author Jennifer Camp OOB Festival Year The…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 12:52PMSaturday, August 1, 2015
As we head into the week of the 40th Annual Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, we thought it would be nice to dig into the vault and feature some of our previous winners! Make sure to che…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 12:35PMThursday, July 30, 2015
FEATURED PLAYWRIGHT: BEN VIGUS Naturalistic Commercials will be presented at the Samuel French OOB Festival on Thursday, August 4th at 8:00pm. Click Here for tickets. Seattle native Be…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 01:14AMWednesday, July 29, 2015
FEATURED PLAYWRIGHT: HOLLI HARMS Make John Patrick Shanley Go Home will be presented at the Samuel French OOB Festival on Thursday, August 6th at 8:00pm. Click Here for tickets. Holli …
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 02:37AMTuesday, July 28, 2015
FEATURED PLAYWRIGHT: SARA ISRAEL Tastes Like Teen Spirit! will be presented at the Samuel French OOB Festival on Friday August 7th at 8:00pm. Click Here for tickets. Sara Israel’s acti…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 02:54PMMonday, July 27, 2015
FEATURED PLAYWRIGHT: BELLA POYNTON The Offer will be presented at the Samuel French OOB Festival on Friday August 7th at 6:30pm. Click Here for tickets. Bella Poynton is both a Sci-Fi…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 01:43PMFriday, July 24, 2015
FEATURED PLAYWRIGHT: SIMON HENRIQUES Narrators will be presented at the Samuel French OOB Festival on Thursday, August 6th at 8:00pm. Click Here for tickets. After writing his first pl…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 01:45PMAs the OOB Festival approaches, everyone at Samuel French is working hard to spread the word! Imagine our delight when we were contacted by FOX5 to film a feature on the festival! Samuel Fre…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 11:18AMThursday, July 23, 2015
FEATURED PLAYWRIGHT: JAMES GORDON KING Seabird is in a Happy Place will be presented at the Samuel French OOB Festival on Friday, August 7th at 6:30pm. Click Here for tickets. A proud …
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 03:35PMWednesday, July 22, 2015
FEATURED PLAYWRIGHT: ARNOLD SHELBY So You’re Her will be presented at the Samuel French OOB Festival on Thursday, August 6th at 6:30pm. Click Here for tickets. After a 40 year absence,…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 02:07PMTuesday, July 21, 2015
Playwrights and theatre practicioners are no stranger to Adam Szymkowicz. Adam electrifies the stage with his unique plays, and he engages with other writers online in his blo…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 12:59PMFEATURED PLAYWRIGHT: ANDERSON JOHN HEINZ The White Castle will be presented at the Samuel French OOB Festival on Tuesday August 4th at…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 10:08AMMonday, July 20, 2015
FEATURED PLAYWRIGHT: AUDREY CEFALY The Gulf will be presented at the Samuel French OOB Festival on Friday August 7th at 8:00pm. Click Here for tickets. Audrey Cefaly is a Southern playwright…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 04:37PMFriday, July 17, 2015
FEATURED PLAYWRIGHT: DOMINIC FINOCCHIARO That Noise will be presented at the Samuel French OOB Festival on Friday August 7th at 6:30pm. Click Here for tickets. Dominic Finocchiaro returns to…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 02:30PMThursday, July 16, 2015
FEATURED PLAYWRIGHT: ERIN MALLON The Salty Part of the Animal will be presented at the Samuel French OOB Festival on Tuesday August 4th at 8:00pm. Click Here for tickets. Erin is an active p…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 12:30PMWednesday, July 15, 2015
FEATURED PLAYWRIGHT: CHARLY EVON SIMPSON Happy Anniversary will be presented at the Samuel French OOB Festival on Tuesday August 4th at 6:30pm. Click Here for tickets. Charly is a playwright…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 03:00PMTuesday, July 14, 2015
Playwrights and theatre practicioners are no stranger to Adam Szymkowicz. Adam electrifies the stage with his unique plays, and he engages with other writers online in his blo…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 03:52PMFEATURED PLAYWRIGHT: GWENDOLYN RICE Lucky Numbers will be presented at the Samuel French OOB Festival on Wednesday August 5th at 6:30pm. Click Here for tickets. Gwendolyn is a professional w…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 12:30PMMonday, July 13, 2015
FEATURED PLAYWRIGHT: AMY STAATS Throws of Love will be presented at the Samuel French OOB Festival on Tuesday August 4th at 6:30pm. Click Here for tickets. Amy is a prominent playwright, act…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 01:35PMFriday, July 10, 2015
FEATURED PLAYWRIGHT: JOHN MINIGAN The Maltese Walter will be presented at the Samuel French OOB Festival on Wednesday August 5th at 8:00pm. Click Here for tickets. John Minigan returns to NY…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 12:15PMThursday, July 9, 2015
FEATURED PLAYWRIGHT: EMILY FELDMAN Two Pigeons Exactly the Same will be presented at the Samuel French OOB Festival on Thursday August 6th at 8:00pm. Click Here for tickets. Emily Feldman di…
SOURCE: oob.samuelfrench.com at 12:30PM 
