Dad Don't Read This
Closing: May 30, 2026Dad Don't Read This - 2026 Off-Broadway History , Info & More
Playhouse 46
Address Unknown New York, NY
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.
Dad Don't Read This - 2026 - Off-Broadway Cast
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Teen Angst, Online and IRL, in Dad Don’t Read This
7 / 10
Dad Don’t Read This resolves, in many ways, but there’s an unfilled spot left at its center. Amid the warmth and humor of her portrait of teenagehood, Smith is touching on a cold and bracing thing. Sometimes, people, like pixels, can just flicker out.
Review: Dad Don’t Read This at St. Luke’s Theatre
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.
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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.
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.
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.
Dad Don't Read This History
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