Recommended by Arianna Rose

A wonderfully meta play about how an ordinary moment, an ordinary day, can become extraordinary when we infuse it with meaning, and how we can all rewrite the script at any moment. Funny, touching, and thought-provoking, SCRIPTED does what theatre does best - give us pause. Offer reflection. With some huge laughs along the way. Playwright Mark Harvey Levine has scripted another winner!

"(shakes head) Guppies." What playwright Robert Weibezahl can do with a parenthetical! He packs more drama into non-verbal action than most playwrights do in two pages of dialogue. Dog Gone (great title!) is a beautiful rumination by an adult son looking back at his father's life and the dog his dad wanted but never got. A little mystery, a little misty-eye, and a lot of "craft" go into making Dog Gone a must-read. Woof.

Vive la difference! Playwright Nora Louise Syran has written a cork-er of a play with Carpe Champagne. Fun, bubbly, and fizzy, just like champagne ought to be. Highly entertaining, yet with some deeper layers of meaning. Would love to see this performed. Salut!

"Pandora's box is open for business" - a great line, and a great premise for this humorous two-hander that's about much deeper things than it seems. Everyone will relate to Liam and Sophie, in this cautionary tale about not always believing what you read. I would love to see this produced!

A searing treatise on the truly clueless. Master monologue writer Asher Wyndham shows how it's done with this ironic, comic gem. It's the specifics that make reading a Wyndham monologue such a pleasure, and The Philanthropist is no exception. I particularly loved the elevator bit. Read, laugh, cringe at this character!

Playwright Asher Wyndham hits another home run (he's the MVP of NPX for sure, in my book) with Pr!zew!nner! An incredible twist at the end. A fantastic monologue for auditions, and an all-too-real glimpse of what's happening in our country. Chilling, well-crafted, and a must-read.

Wow. Wow wow wow. Playwright Asher Wyndham packs a mean punch with Speaker of the House, shining a megawatt light on the hypocrisy of certain government officials. The characters' interaction with his son Zayson (great name!) was disturbing, illuminating, and smacks of authenticity. To say more would be to give to much away; so read it, and ponder who's really asleep or 'woke'.

A gorgeous little gem about coping with a child's death. Playwright Debra A. Cole so lovingly and compassionately sketches two parents in great pain, yet great love exists between them and for their beloved Sarah. I was moved both by their journey, and by the craft of the playwright in exploring the universal questions we all ask when someone dies before their time. I'm so glad this play exists and will never look at a red cardinal again without thinking of Fly Away.

A beautiful and timely play about misconceptions and connections; pride and prejudice; and bridging the gap. Playwright Mark Mulkerin has expertly crafted, in ten minutes no less, relatable and all-too-human characters in Alvin and Mother May-Eye! You'll be checking your library events after reading this funny, touching, far-reaching play. Read and produce! "To the rescue!"

I love this play so much (and the human who wrote it, John Mabey) that I use it as a teaching tool in my course 'Writing the Ten-Minute Play'. A absolute stunner of a play, exploring grief, last words, what's left unspoken, what should be spoken, and how we as human beings move forward (or don't) after a tragic loss. Written with Mabey's gorgeous dialogue, fervent imagination, it's timely and timeless. Every time I read it I marvel at its construction and humanity. Produce it always and often!