Tuesday, December 22, 2015

OOB Festival Now Taking Submissions! by Ben Coleman

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…

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Friday, December 11, 2015

Get Ready, OOB Submissions Are Just Around the Corner! by Keith Hebel

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…

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Monday, November 16, 2015

Film Adaptation of ORI & ADDISON by Ben Coleman

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 12:44PM
Monday, August 10, 2015

Winners Announced for the 40th Annual OOB Festival by Ben Coleman

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…

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Saturday, August 8, 2015

40th Anniversary Look-Back – Theresa Rebeck by Alexa Derman

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…

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12 Short Plays Make it to the OOB Finals! by Ben Coleman

The 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…

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Friday, August 7, 2015

EIGHTH SHOW ADVANCES TO OOB FESTIVAL FINALS! by Courtney Kochuba

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 …

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Another 2 Plays Progress to the Finals! by Ben Coleman

Thursday 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 (…

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Thursday, August 6, 2015

2 More Shows Advance in the OOB Festival! by Ben Coleman

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 10:38AM
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

The first 3 plays advance in the OOB Festival! by Ben Coleman

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 11:42AM
Sunday, August 2, 2015

40th Anniversary Look-Back – Jennifer Camp and Gabriel Jason Dean by Alexa Derman

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…

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Saturday, August 1, 2015

40th Anniversary Look-Back – Richard McBrien and Sally Dixon Wiener by Alexa Derman

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…

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Thursday, July 30, 2015

MEET THE FINAL 30 PLAYWRIGHTS: BEN VIGUS by Cara Kramer

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…

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Wednesday, July 29, 2015

MEET THE FINAL 30 PLAYWRIGHTS: HOLLI HARMS by Cara Kramer

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 …

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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

MEET THE FINAL 30 PLAYWRIGHTS: SARA ISRAEL by Cara Kramer

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…

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Monday, July 27, 2015

MEET THE FINAL 30 PLAYWRIGHTS: BELLA POYNTON by Cara Kramer

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…

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Friday, July 24, 2015

MEET THE FINAL 30 PLAYWRIGHTS: SIMON HENRIQUES by Cara Kramer

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…

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OOB on FOX5! by Cara Kramer

As 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…

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Thursday, July 23, 2015

MEET THE FINAL 30 PLAYWRIGHTS: JAMES GORDON KING by Cara Kramer

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 …

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Wednesday, July 22, 2015

MEET THE FINAL 30 PLAYWRIGHTS: ARNOLD SHELBY by Cara Kramer

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,…

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015

ADAM INTERVIEWS OOB PLAYWRIGHTS: KATHARINE HENNER by Ben Coleman

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 12:59PM

MEET THE FINAL 30 PLAYWRIGHTS: ANDERSON JOHN HEINZ by Cara Kramer

FEATURED PLAYWRIGHT: ANDERSON JOHN HEINZ                 The White Castle will be presented at the Samuel French OOB Festival on Tuesday August 4th at…

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Monday, July 20, 2015

MEET THE FINAL 30 PLAYWRIGHTS: AUDREY CEFALY by Marisa Arellano

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…

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Friday, July 17, 2015

MEET THE FINAL 30 PLAYWRIGHTS: DOMINIC FINOCCHIARO by Marisa Arellano

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…

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Thursday, July 16, 2015

MEET THE FINAL 30 PLAYWRIGHTS: ERIN MALLON by Ben Coleman

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 12:30PM
Wednesday, July 15, 2015

MEET THE FINAL 30 PLAYWRIGHTS: CHARLY EVON SIMPSON by Ben Coleman

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 03:00PM
Tuesday, July 14, 2015

Adam Interviews OOB Playwrights: Bella Poynton by Ben Coleman

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 03:52PM

MEET THE FINAL 30 PLAYWRIGHTS: GWENDOLYN RICE by Ben Coleman

FEATURED 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…

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Monday, July 13, 2015

MEET THE FINAL 30 PLAYWRIGHTS: AMY STAATS by Ben Coleman

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…

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Friday, July 10, 2015

MEET THE FINAL 30 PLAYWRIGHTS: JOHN MINIGAN by Marisa Arellano

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 12:15PM
Thursday, July 9, 2015

MEET THE FINAL 30 PLAYWRIGHTS: EMILY FELDMAN by Marisa Arellano

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…

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