11 stories by "Leyla Gentil"
Before we move forward with the 40th annual OOB Festival, we want to take a look back at last year’s festival and the amazing plays and playwrights who’s shorts are now published…
In celebration of the 40th OOB Festival, the Samuel French Bookshop in Los Angeles threw a little party yesterday afternoon. Hosted by our dear Literary Director, Amy Rose Marsh, there were …
Thank you all for the lovely scripts that you have sent us over the past three months. We are nearing the end of the reading process, but we’re not done yet! Our staff of readers are d…
The deadline for the OOB Festival is closed, but that doesn’t mean that you have nothing to look forward to. Fusion Theatre’s short play festival, THE SEVEN, is still accepting s…
A strong woman with a goal is a force to be reckoned with. Within the five plays below, a woman challenges norms and ask the questions that need to be asked, sometimes without knowledge that…
Have you ever had a day that was so bad that you just want to put everything else on pause? When reality overwhelms me, I curl up and find my well-worn plays that take me into another world.…
The thought and process of aging is not always easy to deal with. We long for the days past when things were easier and we believe that being younger solves many of our problems. Yet, as we …
I love my family, but there are times that they make me absolutely nuts. However, I have found this to be a universal truth since the ones we love the most are usually the ones that know jus…
Sometimes we just need a good laugh. At least, I know I do. The world around us can be crumbling down and everything could be going wrong, but getting a good laugh in can help you ease and e…
Conflict is ever present to our lives. In fact, it could be considered the thing that moves us forward, because without conflict, we are stagnant and our ideals aren't questioned. Conflict c…
I've always wondered what it would be like if I were a time traveler. I would be able to jump to any period of time and see how others lived. If you could revisit the past, what era would yo…
