PLAYS.
"Honestly, being a playwright is so embarrassing sometimes. Like, "hello, I wrote a play would you like to read it please?" - Me, 2024
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the sacred act of devouring
Full-Length - 90min
Finalist, 2019 Pharmacy Theatre Play Contest
*Previously titled "Let's Hope You Feel Better"
“We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin.” ― André Berthiaume
Therese Blanc has worked her entire life to achieve the image of perfection. Now with a beautiful Boston apartment, her trust fund, and a new engagement to a handsome young surgeon, it seems like all the pieces are coming together. All that remains is finding the perfect gown and completing her graduate thesis on “The Psychology of the Modern Cannibal.” However, there’s something dark lurking underneath the surface, and she has one sinister fantasy to satisfy before walking down the aisle.
That’s where Isaac Abrams comes in the man who openly accepts her for who she really is, warts and all. As their online relationship intensifies, they agree to finally meet in person. But when curiosity kills the cat, Therese struggles to hide the cracks in her facade.
TRIGGER WARNING: This play includes discussions of cannibalism, suicide, infidelity, and the eroticification of death. There are also scenes of gore.
Casting Requirements: 7 Characters (3F, 3M, 1Neutral)
Development History
Reading, Fifth Wall Productions, 2015 | Charleston, SC
Reading, Pharmacy Theatre, 2020 | Harrisburg, PA
Reading, Post-Industrial Productions, 2023 | Buffalo, NY
Production History
Community Theatre, MadLab, 2021 | Columbus, OH
"In some ways, Samantha Oty’s Let’s Hope You Feel Better, given razor-sharp direction by Sarah Vargo (with Dallas Ray as assistant director), which opened last weekend, feels like a return to the ribald, death-drenched shock fests that first made MadLab’s name. But this jaw-dropping satire, with ample heart – albeit twisted and obscured – is the best example of that genre in recent memory."
new year's eve at the stop-n-go
Full-Length - 90min
A coming of age story about a group of friends who confront change, and each other, on December 31, 1999
Development History
Workshop, Pharmacy Theatre, 2020 | Harrisburg, PA
Production History
College, Nothern Kentucky University, 2022 | Highland Heights, KY
Community, Pharmacy Theatre, 2022 | Harrisburg, PA
Casting Requirements: 9 - 11 Characters (3F, 4M, 2 - 4Neutral)
“As with any play about young people, there’s a lot of drama, but also a lot of laugh-out-loud humor, which the entire audience enjoyed.”
this is fine; or, how chekhov's baby saved the party
Full-Length - 90min
Anya has spent the last month ensuring every detail of this baby shower is perfect for Emelyn, and she’s not about to let a blackout stop it.
Development History
Reading, Dramatist Roundtable, 2024
Reading, Shiny Unicorn Productions, 2024
Accolades
FINALIST - Waterworks 2024 Play Festival
3rd Place - Robert J. Pickering Award for Playwriting Excellence, 2022
Casting Requirements: 6 Characters (2F, 3M, 1F/NB)
"We had the privilege of reading This is Fine, in our reading group. Oty has a way with bringing normal, every day situations and friendships, to the stage in real and exciting ways. The story is poignant and relative to today's marriage, pregnancy and relationships."
-Rene Zabel, playwright
three little birds
One-Act - 30min
Danny Hart is a former prodigy and current washed-up musician who’s come to Nevada to end his life. Margot Thompson is the woman who loves him despite everything he’s done to her. They come together one last time in a disgusting motel room to find closure and finally say goodbye.
Casting Requirements: 4 Characters (2F, 2M)
10 Minutes
A boy meets a girl in a small, abandoned church.
Ten Minutes
Development History
Reading, Ten Minute Play Podcast, 2013
Production History
Community, Pharmacy Theatre, 2022
Publication History
Junto Magazine, 2016
Barely Seen - December 2020
Casting Requirements: 2 Characters (1F, 1M*)
*Can be gender-swapped.
long abandoned
"This is a fabulous ghost story with a twist! Waverly and Alex are two people who've found themselves in the same church but for very different reasons. As the audience you are invited on an emotional roller coaster as you discover more about their past and how it affects the present scene. It's a tension-fuelled and emotional thriller that will keep you guessing to the point where you NEED to know what happens next! So....go and find out!"
-Rachel Feeny-Williams, playwright, host of Theatrical Shenanigans
best friends forever
10 Minutes
Two friends meet in a playground after years of not speaking to dig up an old time capsule.
Production History
Community, Pharmacy Theatre, 2022
Casting Requirements: 2 Characters (2F)
“"Best Friends Forever" by Samantha Oty is a chilling and intense exploration of friendship, betrayal, and the dark depths of human nature. The play skillfully explores the consequences of unchecked ambition and the lengths to which individuals will go to protect their secrets and maintain their facade of innocence. The dynamic between the two characters is fraught with tension and ambiguity, keeping the audience on edge as they navigate the shifting power dynamics and hidden agendas. Oty's skillful writing and deft exploration of dark themes make for a riveting theatrical experience.”
-James Perry, playwright
10 Minutes
Sometime in the 1960s, a mother accused of killing her children confronts a journalist running a smear campaign against her.
Casting Requirements: 2 Characters (1F, 1M)
“This short play had me captivated from the jump. Samantha Oty writes these two characters with very little detail on the page yet gives plenty of room for the audience to understand who they are based on behavior. This is a well-written short play that needs to be produced!”
-Ian Donley, playwright