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Dad Don't Read This Off-Broadway

Dad Don't Read This 2026

Opened: May 11, 2026
Closing: May 30, 2026

Dad Don't Read This - 2026 Off-Broadway History , Info & More

Playhouse 46
Address Unknown, New York, NY
Run Type Limited Run
Market Off-Broadway
Previews May 04, 2026
In suburban Central Ohio, four girls meet weekly for a sleepover. They talk and sleep and play The Sims, a computer game that simulates real life, on a laptop. They gossip, snack, and attempt to get drunk. They strive to fulfill their needs, struggle to understand the relationship between doing and being seen, and begin to suspect they don't have a whole lot of agency.

Wait, nevermind; that’s The Sims. Dad Don’t Read This is about the people who know you before you know anything.

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FEATURED REVIEWS FOR Dad Don't Read This

Dad Don’t Read This: 16 Going On Angst

From: New York Stage Review By: Steven Suskin Date: 2026-06-23

7 / 10

Director Chloe Claudel harnesses the energy, makes good use of her hard-working cast, and provides some interesting moments including the movement and dance sections (with choreography by Lena Engelstein) and some fine visuals including scenes placed against the upstage wall of lights (with lighting design by Abigail Sage and Finn Bamber). You might also note that director Claudel is listed as the sole understudy for the entire cast, which is something I’ve not seen before.

Review: Dad Don’t Read This at St. Luke’s Theatre

From: Exeunt By: Loren Noveck Date: 2026-05-15

8 / 10

Dad Don’t Read This is messy and raw and doesn’t really go anywhere, but the fierce energy of its voice and its sharply observed characters–and particularly those moments where the play’s casually realist surface cracks open to reveal a weirder sense of narrative time or a stunning, mystifying image–will keep it in my mind for a long time.

DAD DON’T READ THIS to Present Final Extension Off-Broadway
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 19, 2026


Eliya Smith’s Dad Don’t Read This, directed by Chloe Claudel, will present additional performances and a final extension. The show features performances by Drama Desk winner Amalia Yoo.

Review Roundup: DAD DON’T READ THIS At St. Luke's Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 15, 2026


Dad Don't Read This, a new play by Eliya Smith is now playing Off-Broadway at St. Luke's Theatre. See what the critics are saying in BroadwayWorld's Review Roundup here.

Eliya Smith's DAD DON’T READ THIS to Premiere at St. Luke's Theatre
by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 10, 2026


Following the breakout success of her Off-Broadway debut Grief Camp, playwright Eliya Smith will bring audiences deeper into the lives of teenagers with the world premiere of Dad Don’t Read This.

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