PAYTON: A BACK-TO-SCHOOL MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham

SHORT. A child doesn't want the shoes with LED blinking lights. For an actor 6-8 or a child that can come across any age between 6-8.
Part of 'Playwrights Say Never Again to School Shootings' curated by playwright Rachael Carnes.
PART OF VOLUME 28 OF SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES.
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PAYTON: A BACK-TO-SCHOOL MONOLOGUE

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  • Cheryl Bear:
    6 Sep. 2020
    “ A frightening and powerful monologue that should call adults to shame and attention at the lack of response to enforce better gun regulations. Well done. ”
  • Nelson Diaz-Marcano:
    3 Apr. 2018
    “ Damn it Asher! How are you going to make a grown man feel this emotional this early in the day! Truly a masterpiece of the monologue sub genre. Mr. Wyndham exposes our current state with minimum effort, creating both a heartbreaking story and an adorable window into childhood innocence. Even if that innocent is compromised by today's threats. Bravo! ”
  • Rachel Bykowski:
    3 Apr. 2018
    “ I felt this play in my heart. Wyndham demonstrates control over the dynamic ebb and flow of the script. Building you up with a lighthearted jaunt through a mall to go shoe shopping for back to school, only to let a wave crash into you as you realize the young child's reasoning for the shoe they want. Suddenly, innocence is lost in a single moment. ”
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Development History

  • Reading
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    Playwrights Say Never Again: Staged Readings, The Palace Theater, Chattanooga, TN
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    2018
  • Reading
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    Gun Control Theatre Action, Minnesota Theatricals, Phoenix Theater, Minneapolis, MN
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    2018
  • Reading
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    Protest Plays Project, Nu Sass Productions at the Pinch, Washington DC
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    2018
  • Reading
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    Gun Control Theater: A ReACT Reading, Anderson Sculpture Garden, Focal Theatre Lab, Ames,IA
    ,
    2018
  • Reading
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    Playwrights Say No More Shootings, Commonwealth Theatre Center, Louisville, KY
    ,
    2018
  • Reading
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    Playwrights Say #neveragain to School Shootings, Cedar Rapids Theatre Company @ RHCR Theatre, Cedar Rapids, IA
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    2018
  • Reading
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    Not Another Statistic, Theatre 167, West End Theatre, NYC, NY, April 29th
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    2018
  • Reading
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    Code Red Plays, Steel River Playhouse, Pottsdown, PA, Sept 22nd
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    2018

Production History

  • Community Theater
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    #Code Red, Mystic Vision Players, Linden, NJ, April 26th & 27th
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    2019