Acclaimed play 'Dad Don't Read This' to return off Broadway

Following a twice-extended run at St. Luke’s Theatre, Eliya Smith’s play will have a monthlong encore engagement at the Greenwich House Theater this summer.

Summary

• Eliya Smith's play Dad Don't Read This will return off Broadway from June 17 to July 11
• The show centers on four teenage girls in suburban Ohio at their weekly sleepovers
• The play had a critically acclaimed world premiere earlier this year with the same cast and creative team

Dad Don't Read This, a critically acclaimed play by Eliya Smith, will return off Broadway following a twice-extended run at St. Luke's Theatre. The encore engagement will play the Greenwich House Theater from June 17 to July 11 only.

Dad Don't Read This takes place at the weekly sleepover of four suburban Ohio girls, following their friendship and coming of age as they gossip, snack, and play The Sims.

The play was named a New York Times Critic's Pick in a review that reads, "The cast’s a miracle [...] It’s thrilling that a production about youth gathers strength from the authentic and ongoing experience of those making the show."

The cast reprise their roles from the world-premiere run, including Drama Desk winner Amalia Yoo (John Proctor is the Villain), Renée-Nicole Powell (Grief Camp), Sophie Rossman, and Kayta Thomas. Chloe Claudel directs.

The creative team also includes set and props designer Forest Entsminger, costume designer Olivia Vaughn Hern, lighting designer Abigail Sage, sound designer Mitchell Polonsky, choreographer Lena Engelstein, and costume consultant Dante Gonzalez.

Check back for information on Dad Don't Read This tickets on New York Theatre Guide.

Photo credit: Dad Don't Read This off Broadway. (Photo by Valerie Terranova)