Good for Otto explained
| Good for Otto |
| Setting: | A rural mental health center |
| Premiere: | 2015 |
| Orig Lang: | English |
| Genre: | Drama |
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.
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]
Notes and References
- Web site: The New Group . 2018-06-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180618230139/https://www.thenewgroup.org/goodforotto.html . 2018-06-18 . dead .
- http://www.playbill.com/article/inside-opening-night-of-david-rabes-good-for-otto Playbill
- http://observer.com/2018/03/theater-review-david-rabe-ed-harris-disappoint-with-good-for-otto/ New York Observer
- News: Review: In 'Good for Otto,' a Case of Psychiatrist, Shrink Thyself (Published 2018) . The New York Times . 9 March 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230126060134/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/08/theater/review-in-good-for-otto-david-rabe-new-group.html . 2023-01-26 . live . Green . Jesse .
- News: Review: David Rabe's 'Good for Otto' Introduces a World of Pain (Published 2015) . The New York Times . 16 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220616133253/https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/17/theater/review-david-rabes-good-for-otto-introduces-a-world-of-pain.html . 2022-06-16 . live . Isherwood . Charles .
- Web site: Good for Otto review – Ed Harris offers simplistic therapy in David Rabe's drama . 2018-03-09 . . https://web.archive.org/web/20230608034556/https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2018/mar/08/good-for-otto-review-ed-harris-offers-simplistic-therapy-in-david-rabes-drama . 2023-06-08 . live .
- Web site: 'Good for Otto': Theater Review. March 8, 2018. Rooney, David. The Hollywood Reporter.
