Good for Otto
| Good for Otto | |
|---|---|
| Original language | English |
| Written by | David Rabe |
| Genre | Drama |
| Setting | A rural mental health center |
| Premiere | |
| Date | 2015 |
Good for Otto is an American play by David Rabe.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Plot
Dr. Michaels and fellow counselor Evangeline counsel six patients at a rural mental health center.
Cast and characters
| Off-Broadway | 2018 |
|---|---|
| Dr. Robert Michaels | Ed Harris |
| Evangeline Ryder | Amy Madigan |
| Timothy | Mark Linn-Baker |
| Frannie | Rileigh McDonald |
| Nora | Rhea Perlman |
| Mom | Charlotte Hope |
| Marcy | Nancy Giles |
| Denise | Lily Gladstone |
| Barnard | F. Murray Abraham |
| Alex | Maulik Pancholy |
| Jerome | Kenny Mellman |
| Jane | Kate Buddeke |
| Jimmy | Michael Rabe |
| Mrs. Garland/Teresa | Laura Esterman |
Critical reception
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
- ↑ "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.
- 1 2 "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.
- 1 2 Rooney, David (March 8, 2018). "'Good for Otto': Theater Review". The Hollywood Reporter.
External links
- Good for Otto at the Internet Off-Broadway Database (archived)