Good for Otto
| Good for Otto | |
|---|---|
| Written by | David Rabe |
| Date premiered | 2015 |
| Original language | English |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | A rural mental health center |
Good for Otto is an American play by David Rabe.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Plot
[edit]Dr. Michaels and fellow counselor Evangeline counsel six patients at a rural mental health center.
Critical reception
[edit]The Guardian awarded the play three stars out of five, calling it "Intimately staged yet strangely old-fashioned."[6]
The Hollywood Reporter said in a review, "This shapeless play loses rather than gathers steam, ultimately seeming more like a docudrama patchwork with messy stitching than a satisfying, fully realized theatrical work."[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "The New Group". Archived from the original on June 18, 2018. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ Playbill
- ^ New York Observer
- ^ Green, Jesse (March 9, 2018). "Review: In 'Good for Otto,' a Case of Psychiatrist, Shrink Thyself (Published 2018)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on January 26, 2023.
- ^ Isherwood, Charles (November 16, 2015). "Review: David Rabe's 'Good for Otto' Introduces a World of Pain (Published 2015)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 16, 2022.
- ^ a b "Good for Otto review – Ed Harris offers simplistic therapy in David Rabe's drama". The Guardian. March 9, 2018. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023.
- ^ a b Rooney, David (March 8, 2018). "'Good for Otto': Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
External links
[edit]- Good for Otto at the Internet Off-Broadway Database (archived)
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