I'm Gonna Marry You Tobey Maguire

by Samantha Hurley

Genres: Plays, Theatre, Fiction

76 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 2024

Reviews

[Eli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Huge win for loser tweenagers who were obsessed with things. Such a hilarious play. This needs to be produced everywhere.

[Savannah Brooks · Rating 4 out of 5]

I desperately need Ayo Edebiri to play Shelby in this

[maya greenway · Rating 5 out of 5]

GUYS THIS PLAY IS SO SO GOOD PLEASE BORROW MY COPY

[Evan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I am very pleasantly surprised with how much I enjoyed this play!

[Abby Bowling · Rating 5 out of 5]

i want to direct this so bad. yall don’t get it. can it be my directing scene for class? thanks.

[Cam Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Oh this was for those CRINGE cringe girlies (me).
I’ve never laughed so hard at something only to be emotional obliterated in a following scene, love love LOVE this play!
Need more cringe Y2K based plays

[DexterityEmma · Rating 4 out of 5]

insanity

[Evie Dittmann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Super funny -- while there were a lot of references I didn't totally get, and this was very clearly for millenials, I thought that this play was so well done. There are so many moments that are almost cinematic, and Hurley's writing really encourages actors to just go batshit crazy, which I always appreciate

[Joleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

I can imagine so many hilarious celebrity castings of this lol

[Ben Cruz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Incredibly insane and absolutely absurd. What a fun read

[Hannah Whitson · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am biased.

[Laney · Rating 5 out of 5]

This play is a flawless masterpiece and if they ever stage it on Broadway Daniel Radcliffe needs to play Tobey Maguire, and Elijah Wood needs to play the Poster and Tobey Maguire should not be involved at all.

[JuJu Palmer · Rating 4 out of 5]

THIS WAS SO UNHINGED, FUNNY, RELATABLE, AND CHAOTIC. felt like i took a backward somersault into my childhood “star struck” obsession years. i’ve had this on my radar for a while and really wanted to see it live last july but it sadly wasn’t running long enough. definitely lived up to the expectations, i can only imagine how awesome it was to watch! anyone who obsessed/idolized over *that one* disney channel shawdy will eat this up

[Brooklyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

There’s so much I loved about this play! It was well written, very funny, and such a unique premise. As someone who has lived a fan obsession, it’s so much fun to read. But the language and adult material makes it something I wouldn’t recommend or be able to produce or direct. It’s got some good monologue material, and is very true to the tween experience, I just wish that tweens could read or see it. A fun read, not really a fun play.

[Adam Schreiner · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is like Stephen King’s Misery, only if Paul Sheldon was Tobey Maguire and Annie Wilkes was a middle school wattpad girl with a little too much trauma.

Parts of this are genuinely great with some very creative choices, but overall it feels rushed and there’s a bit too much exposition at times.

[juliaorrwhat · Rating 5 out of 5]

i’m so obsessed!!! i just got finished working the play MISERY by stephen king: and i find it funny how similar they are. laughed out loud - great monologues. loved the incorporation of the poster character vs tony himself. so freakin smart!!

[z · Rating 3 out of 5]

— three and a half stars
the stage directions were really well written and i could see this working with the right actors, but there wasn’t enough resolve for me. i think shelby could’ve been a lot stronger of a character, this the right actor could make up for what it lacks

[Druva · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 - what seemed like a fun, cringey, and comedy-of-errors time had moments of wishing to pierce below the veil of fame, media-obsession, and fan culture; I just wish it committed to that more and transcended beyond being just ‘fun’ for the sake of ‘fun’ — nevertheless, it was, indeed, fun!

[lil.liliana17 · Rating 3 out of 5]

odd but somewhat relatable

[Shelby · Rating 4 out of 5]

I genuinely had the absolute most fun time reading this play - I can’t imagine how amazing it is to watch

[Walker DeBord · Rating 5 out of 5]

It may just be my messed up humor, but this is one of the most funny and relatable texts I’ve ever read. Unhinged in the best way possible.

[Blythe · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastically absurd

[Reagan Kearney · Rating 5 out of 5]

gonna start counting plays because it’s the only way i’m meeting my goal but this was SO fucking funny!

[Sarah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wouldn't want to direct it but I would love to see it. This feels so tragic set in such a ridiculous and cringey teen atmosphere.

[Allee · Rating 5 out of 5]

So! Much! Fun!

[Jillian · Rating 5 out of 5]

Me and who

[Natalie · Rating 5 out of 5]

ABSOLUTE FIRE PLAY. NO NOTES

[Nora Roebken · Rating 5 out of 5]

Honest & hilarious, you reaaaally don't want to relate to Shelby but deep down you kind of get her 😅

[Caitlin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Well, that was completely bonkers. I can't tell if reading this makes me more or less sad that I missed seeing this live. Maybe one day.

[Brooks Gillespie · Rating 5 out of 5]

yeah.