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, 42nd 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 44rd OOB Festival. Over the course of five days, the festival presented 30 plays and musicals, each running 10-30 minutes in length and selected from over 850 submissions. Five short plays and one short musical were named the winners of the 2018 Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival. The six winning authors are: Gracie Gardner, Vince Gatton, Patrick Flynn, Jeff Locker, Nelson Diaz-Marcano, Charlie Cohen, Christyn Budzyna, and Helen Park.

Rabiosa by Nelson Diaz-Marcano: A one-woman show that pits a fiery Puerto Rican woman against Hurricane Maria as she demands the hurricane give back what it took away. The battle is on, the lasso is ready, but will the island survive? Ten-minute play. (Cast: 1 female)

Baked Goods book by Charlie Cohen, lyrics by Christyn Budzyna, music by KPOP's Helen Parkby Charlie Cohen, lyrics by Christyn Budzyna, and music by Helen Park: Gertie may be the worst Girl Scout the troop has ever seen: She has never won a badge, and she ate all the cookies she was supposed to sell. When her mother gives her the ultimatum of selling 100 boxes to continue her Girl Scout membership, Gertie does her best to rise to the occasion, with a little help from a new friend. Short musical comedy. (Cast: 2 female, 2 male)

Ballgirl by Gracie Gardner: Marcy crouches on the sidelines at the U.S. Open, ready for anything. Ten-minute play. (Cast: 1 female)

Better by Vince Gatton: Two women working on the line of a poultry-processing plant in Arkansas share many things, including their views about personal improvement; but when those views unexpectedly diverge, old cracks break wide open. (Cast: 2 female)

The Ferberizing of Coral by Patrick Flynn: Kevin and Karen are vexed by their child and their parents through their baby monitor as they try to teach their infant daughter to soothe herself. Ten-minute play. (Cast: 1 female, 1 male)