About the Plays:

Some great pieces for scene work or performance.

The acclaimed Samuel French Off Off Broadway Original Short Play Festival in Manhattan (commonly referred to as OOB) is America's leading short play festival. The annual OOB Festival originated in 1975 and has since attracted US and international short plays that may be up to 15 pages in length from countries like Canada, Singapore, and the United Kingdom.

Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 35th Series is a collection of short plays selected by a panel of judges that included New York playwrights, artistic directors, and industry leaders as the most important plays of the 35th OOB Festival. Winning authors include: Mary Lynn Dobson, Gabriel Jason Dean, Saviana Stanescu, EJC Calvert, Josh Koenigsberg, and Dennis A. Allen II.

Skin Deep by Mary Lynn Dobson
Just because it's glitters, doesn't mean it's pretty! Told in mockumentary style through the eyes of six pageant-obsessed women, Skin Deep is a scathing comedy about the world of child beauty pageants. (Cast: 6 women).

Pigskin by Gabriel Jason Dean
A high school football star and son of a North Carolina preacher has a secret that won't make daddy proud – and he's aching to tell. (Cast: 1 man).

White Embers by Saviana Stanescu
In White Embers, the East confronts and comforts the West in this play about international adoptions and how can they impact a child's life in major and painful ways. (Cast: 3 women, 1 man).

The Bear (A Tragedy) by EJC Calvert
In The Bear (A Tragedy), Diane and Everett Feld must negotiate their marriage after the unexpected result of Everett's secret hunting excursions comes to light. (Cast: 1 woman, 2 men).

Dance Lessons by Josh Koenigsberg
In Dance Lessons, diner employees Sue and Norm get ready for another dreary day of dreary work in a dreary world – until Norm reveals that he's secretly been taking dance lessons. (Cast: 1 woman, 1 man).

The Mud is Thicker in Mississippi by Dennis A. Allen II
In The Mud is Thicker in Mississippi, Dwight gets stuck neck deep in mud and is forced to seek help from the girlfriend he's been abusive to for years and her overprotective older brother. (Cast: 2 women, 3 men).