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, 41st 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 41st OOB Festival. Winning authors include: France-Luce Benson, Korde Arrington Tuttle, Lindsay Joy, Lizzie Vieh, Jonathan Josephson, Andrew Leeds, and Lindsey Kraft.

Risen From The Dough by France-Luce Benson
In a small, rustic bakery located in the heart of "Little Haiti" in Miami, Florida, two Haitian-American sisters grapple with grief, identity, and the complicated realities of immigrant life. Previously hit with several code violations, they prepare for the Miami Dade Health Department's next inspection, and find themselves speeding toward an explosive culture collision. Leonide struggles to convince her sister to break tradition in the name of survival. But on this day, of all days, marking the anniversary of her husband's murder, Maryse believes that tradition is all she has left. (Cast: 2 women).

clarity by Korde Arrington Tuttle
Cameron enjoys rough sex. Which is fine. However, in the final moments leading up to his picturesque wedding on the Georgia state coastline, one particular sexual encounter with his fiancé demands that he questions his marriage, racial identity, and sexual preferences altogether. (Cast: 1 man).

The Cleaners by Lindsay Joy
Lower East Side. Right now. It's Rita and Jerry's job to clean up the stuff no one else will: death. (Cast: 1 woman, 1 man).

Monsoon Season by Lizzie Vieh
It's monsoon season in Phoenix, and Danny hasn't had a decent night's sleep in weeks. Between his recent divorce, his mind-numbing job in technical support, and the neon sign from the strip club that glows through his window all night, his grasp of reality is slipping. And things only get weirder when a decapitated body is found near Danny's job, and Danny develops a fascination with circles. (Cast: 1 man).

Grandpa And The Gay Rabbi by Jonathan Josephson
After a hate crime shocks their community, newly instated Rabbi Gold will try to help Grandpa widen his world view. This ain't gonna be easy. (Cast: 2 men).

Wedding Bash by Andrew Leeds and Lindsey Kraft
When a newly married couple invites their two friends over for a post-wedding rehash, things get tense when it becomes clear that maybe people didn't love the wedding as much as they said they did. (Cast: 2 women, 2 men).