Asher Wyndham

Asher Wyndham

Asher Wyndham (he/him/his) can be reached at asherwyndham"at"yahoo.com. His website is www.robotwriter.co. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada. His plays have been produced all over the United States, also Canada, England and Australia. Theatres that have developed his work include Theatre InspiraTO in Toronto; Insignificant Theatre in London; Movement Theatre Company in NYC;...
Asher Wyndham (he/him/his) can be reached at asherwyndham"at"yahoo.com. His website is www.robotwriter.co. He is a dual citizen of the United States and Canada. His plays have been produced all over the United States, also Canada, England and Australia. Theatres that have developed his work include Theatre InspiraTO in Toronto; Insignificant Theatre in London; Movement Theatre Company in NYC; Wordsmyth Theater Company and Mildred's Umbrella in Houston. His play CASSIUS SARGENT'S CHICKEN BONES was awarded the John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play and a fellowship to the Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference from the Kennedy Center, and a mainstage reading and the Holland New Voices Award from the Great Plains Theatre Conference in Omaha. His play ALLEGRA (now titled THE PLATYPODES) was a semi-finalist for the Eugene O'Neill Playwrights Conference and a national finalist for the David Cohen Award from the Kennedy Center's ACTF. His short plays are published by Original Works Publishing, Smith & Kraus, Dramatic Publishing, YouthPlays, and Applause. He studied playwriting under the late Lanford Wilson at the Edward Albee New Playwrights Workshop at the University of Houston. He's a member of the Playwrights' Center. He lives in Minneapolis.

Plays

  • OLD COWBOY CHUCK: A MONOLOGUE FOR A GAY SENIOR by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama, political
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    Keyword: senior home, elderly abuse + 6 more
    Genre: drama, political
    Keyword: senior home, elderly abuse, homophobia, hate, men's monologues, pride, LGBTQ, monologue
    SHORT. Chuck, a gay senior, is having a difficult time dealing with the homophobia at his home for senior citizens, especially during Pride month.
    A monologue for a gay senior 80+. Can be played by a younger senior actor.
  • KEEYA 2.5: A MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: tech, breastfeeding + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, political
    Keyword: tech, breastfeeding, breastmilk, discrimination, sexism, female monologue
    System developer/tester Keeya has been back at work from Maternity Leave for a month, and she wasn't invited to a major meeting.
    Perfect for audition and perfect for any festival on women's issues.
  • THE PLATYPODES: A Full-Length Play by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 13
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    Cast: 
    6–10
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: political, Tragedy + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, political, tragedy
    Keyword: political, Tragedy, Reproductive Rights, abortion, Drama, down syndrome, disability, women's rights, comedy
    FULL-LENGTH. Has never received a professional production. Seeking development.
    THE PLATYPODES is about Allegra Gray, a pregnant woman, making a difficult decision for herself and her brother who has Down syndrome. Complicating matters is that her entire city knows that she is pregnant. This political play deals with the current restrictions on reproductive rights, but is also an intimate family drama...
    FULL-LENGTH. Has never received a professional production. Seeking development.
    THE PLATYPODES is about Allegra Gray, a pregnant woman, making a difficult decision for herself and her brother who has Down syndrome. Complicating matters is that her entire city knows that she is pregnant. This political play deals with the current restrictions on reproductive rights, but is also an intimate family drama and a tragedy about one woman's heroic act of will.

    RECOGNITION for previous version when the play was titled ALLEGRA:
    Semifinalist for the Eugene O’Neill Playwrights Conference, 2012.
    National Finalist for the David Mark Cohen Award, the Kennedy Center’s American College Theatre Festival, 2011.
  • SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES, VOLUME 1 by Asher Wyndham
    Cast: 
    3–6
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: cosplay, immigration + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, political
    Keyword: cosplay, immigration, racism, Drama, comedy, female monologues, male monologues, large cast, full-length
    FULL-LENGTH. Recommendations are below for each monologue in the collection: BARSHA BADAL, YOUNG VETERAN ADAM AMERSON, VALERIE: A COSPLAY MONOLOGUE, DON PONZO!!!, MANNY AQUINO, and MISS UNDERSTOOD.

    SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES, VOLUME 1 is a collection of American voices, rural and urban, low-to-middle class. Comedic and dramatic, active and physical, some with audience participation.The...
    FULL-LENGTH. Recommendations are below for each monologue in the collection: BARSHA BADAL, YOUNG VETERAN ADAM AMERSON, VALERIE: A COSPLAY MONOLOGUE, DON PONZO!!!, MANNY AQUINO, and MISS UNDERSTOOD.

    SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES, VOLUME 1 is a collection of American voices, rural and urban, low-to-middle class. Comedic and dramatic, active and physical, some with audience participation.The monologues take place at a motel in Nebraska, a Knights of Columbus, a Cosplay convention, a Renaissance Fair, a front yard in Arizona, and a park in Flint, Michigan.The characters have political, cultural, sexual and racial differences, but they all have something in common: they are Americans struggling, questioning, and dreaming, and hoping for a better life.

    2 hours.
  • SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES, VOLUME 2 by Asher Wyndham
    Cast: 
    4–7
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: women's monologues, monologues + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: women's monologues, monologues, social issues, women's social issues, children, racism, education, American Dream
    FULL-LENGTH. Work-in-progress. The volume now includes over one-hour's worth of monologues that are available on my NPX page: SANDY, COACH BECKY, ELLA-BELLA, SAMMY, MAX, RILEY CALLAHAN, JANEY, and FAWZIE. More to come! Each monologue has an American working what many would consider a "bad" or "difficult" job. Through this common thread, the monologues examine social and class issues and...
    FULL-LENGTH. Work-in-progress. The volume now includes over one-hour's worth of monologues that are available on my NPX page: SANDY, COACH BECKY, ELLA-BELLA, SAMMY, MAX, RILEY CALLAHAN, JANEY, and FAWZIE. More to come! Each monologue has an American working what many would consider a "bad" or "difficult" job. Through this common thread, the monologues examine social and class issues and a variety of subjects such as higher education, Islamophobia, disability, poverty, and ignorance in the Age of Trump.
  • SOME AMERICAN WOMEN: SOME MONOLOGUES by Asher Wyndham
    Cast: 
    2–7
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: Drama, comedy + 6 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: Drama, comedy, women's monologues, women's social issues, social issues, Immigrants, sexual assault, racism
    FULL-LENGTH. A volume of monologues for female actors. The monologues includes monologues from my two volumes of SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES and some not part of those volumes. More to be added, including roles for 40+! Monologues are availabe for reading on my NPX page. The monologues include BARSHA BADAL, VALERIE, SANDY, COACH BECKY, ELLA-BELLA, MANDY BREWSTER, ZOEY, JOCELYN, JANEY, and FAWZIE.
  • BARSHA BADAL: A MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: immigrant, Indian-American + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, political
    Keyword: immigrant, Indian-American, female monologue, solo play, comedy, racism, neo-Nazi, American Dream, # Great roles for women, one-act
    ONE-ACT. BARSHA BADAL, an Indian immigrant, comes to terms with her new life in the United States, doing laundry in a motel somewhere in Nebraska. 20 minutes. This is part of SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES, VOLUME 1.
  • YOUNG VETERAN ADAM AMERSON: A MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama, political
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    Keyword: veteran, war + 7 more
    Genre: drama, political
    Keyword: veteran, war, Iraq war, mortgage crisis, monologue, audition, solo play, comedy, one-act
    ONE-ACT. Adam Amerson, a young veteran, tries to sell his dream house at his local Knights of Columbus. 13-15 minutes. This is part of SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES, VOLUME 1.
  • VALERIE: A COSPLAY MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 9
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: cosplay, rape + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, political
    Keyword: cosplay, rape, monologue, sexual assault, sexual harassment, superhero, short play, women's issues, Donald Trump, 10 minutes
    ONE-ACT. Valerie, a Cos-Player, isn't taking $!$& from the male participants at the convention center. This year she's bringing pepper-spray and a new kick-ass costume. 10-13 minutes. This is part of SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES, VOLUME 1.
  • DON PONZO!!! A MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: knight, sword fighting + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: knight, sword fighting, one act, Renaissance fair, monologue, immigrant, Afghanistan, war, comedy
    ONE-ACT. Don Ponzo, a postal worker, attends a Renaissance Fair dressed up as a brave knight. It's a way for him to deal with the death of his soldier brother in Afghanistan. It gets complicated when Klingons show up. 15 minutes. This is part of SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES, VOLUME 1.
  • MISS UNDERSTOOD: A MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, political
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    Keyword: drag queen, Flint + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, political
    Keyword: drag queen, Flint, racism, political, comedy, monologue, America, black rights, African-American, one-act
    ONE-ACT. Miss Understood, the Glamazon of Flint, Michigan, is the birthday entertainment for her 5-year old nephew. In the course of the monologue, she entertains you, her gurlfriends, with her dance moves and her fondness for the X-Men mutant Bishop, and gives her thoughts on a variety of topics including racism, white privilege and American aggression overseas. She's fierce, fabulous, and a bit trashy. A...
    ONE-ACT. Miss Understood, the Glamazon of Flint, Michigan, is the birthday entertainment for her 5-year old nephew. In the course of the monologue, she entertains you, her gurlfriends, with her dance moves and her fondness for the X-Men mutant Bishop, and gives her thoughts on a variety of topics including racism, white privilege and American aggression overseas. She's fierce, fabulous, and a bit trashy. A monologue structured like a drag show and cabaret show, with singing, dancing, politics, Pringles, drinking, and trash-talking. And also a fire-safety exercise! 25 minutes. This is part of SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES, VOLUME 1.
  • MANNY AQUINO: A MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: racism, immigrant + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: racism, immigrant, comedy, Latinx, Latino, Mexican-American, monologue, dramatic, protest, one act
    ONE-ACT. An immigrant taxi driver entertains his son before leaving for work. It doesn't go well.
    A shorter version is available. 20 minutes. This is part of SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES, VOLUME 1.
  • FAWZIE: A HOTEL CHAMBERMAID MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: monologue, one act + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: monologue, one act, Muslim, Islamophobia, ramadan, racism, alt-right, Nazi, women's monologues
    ONE-ACT. Fawzie, a chambermaid, is having a hard time not being angry during Ramadan, especially now that the hotel is hosting an Alt-Right/White Nationalist conference. A comedy. Part of the second volume of SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES. 15-20 mins.
  • SANDY: A SUPERCENTER EMPLOYEE MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: supercenter, comedy + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: supercenter, comedy, monologue, female, Physical, success, failure, #one-act, # Great roles for women
    ONE-ACT. Sandy, a full-time employee working the graveyard shift at a supercenter, introduces the newbies (the audience) to the business, while struggling to come to terms with her life after college. A monologue with audience participation. 15 minutes. Part of SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES, VOLUME 2.
  • ELLA-BELLA, THE BOOK FAIRY: A CHILDREN'S LIBRARIAN MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: women's monologues, comedy + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: women's monologues, comedy, Drama, one act, racism, hate, History, heroes, fairy
    ONE-ACT. Ella-Bella, the Book Fairy welcomes you to the Children's Library! C'mon, kids, cross the "magic threshold" (to quote former President Obama). During the monologue the audience (the kids) will write Letters of Recommendation in crayon, while the Book Fairy encourages the audience to consider her book suggestions. A monologue on ignorance and hate in the Age of Trumpism, and the...
    ONE-ACT. Ella-Bella, the Book Fairy welcomes you to the Children's Library! C'mon, kids, cross the "magic threshold" (to quote former President Obama). During the monologue the audience (the kids) will write Letters of Recommendation in crayon, while the Book Fairy encourages the audience to consider her book suggestions. A monologue on ignorance and hate in the Age of Trumpism, and the power of books to make us better citizens.

    This monologue is part of the second volume of SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES. 15 minutes.
  • JANEY: A FOOTBALL FAN MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: prostitution, Sex + 7 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: prostitution, Sex, football, Super Bowl, NFL, monologue, women, motherhood, sex worker
    SHORT/10 MIN. Janey is a Vikings fan and she's ready for Super Bowl week. An entire week of sex in houses around Minneapolis. She wants to make sure she gets paid what she deserves--so she can provide for her baby.
    Part of the second volume of SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES. 10 minutes.
  • COACH BECKY: A LITTLE LEAGUE T-BALL MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: monologue, female + 6 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: monologue, female, audition, comedy, baseball, sports, parenting, helicopter parenting
    SHORT. Becky, a coach for Little League T-Ball, responds to a parent critical of her coaching -- minutes after a game. A comedic monologue on 'helicopter parenting' -- on and off the field -- and its negative impact on children. Part of SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES, VOLUME 2. 3 minutes.
  • (in progress) SAMMY: A THRIFT STORE WORKER MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: disability, workplace + 6 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: disability, workplace, discrimination, Segregation, slave labor, men's monologue, women's monologue, one act
    SHORT. Sammy, a disabled thrift store worker with Down syndrome and cerebral palsy, sanitizes donated toys in a sheltered workplace. It's not an ordinary day, it's a big day: Sammy will meet with the Boss about his/her performance and argue for a raise.
    A monologue about segregated sheltered workplaces for the disabled and the slave labor of disabled workers who make less than federal minimum...
    SHORT. Sammy, a disabled thrift store worker with Down syndrome and cerebral palsy, sanitizes donated toys in a sheltered workplace. It's not an ordinary day, it's a big day: Sammy will meet with the Boss about his/her performance and argue for a raise.
    A monologue about segregated sheltered workplaces for the disabled and the slave labor of disabled workers who make less than federal minimum wage.
    Part of the second volume of SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES.
  • (in progress) MAX: A SOUP KITCHEN COOK MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: men's monologue, women's monologue + 5 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: men's monologue, women's monologue, Non-Binary, Transgender, trans, Homeless, food
    SHORT. Max, a former homeless person, now a soup kitchen cook, struggles to keep his/her/their job after admitting to the boss that different ingredients were added to the homeless meals and even entirely new meals inspired by Rachel Ray and Giada de Laurentiis were made.
    The monologue focuses on America's dependency on food additives and chemicals and their harmful effects on its consumers,...
    SHORT. Max, a former homeless person, now a soup kitchen cook, struggles to keep his/her/their job after admitting to the boss that different ingredients were added to the homeless meals and even entirely new meals inspired by Rachel Ray and Giada de Laurentiis were made.
    The monologue focuses on America's dependency on food additives and chemicals and their harmful effects on its consumers, especially the homeless. 6-7 minutes.
    Part of the second volume of SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES.
  • (in progress) RILEY CALLAHAN, ACTION NEWS: A REPORTER MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: women's monologues, men's monologues + 5 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: women's monologues, men's monologues, trauma, mass shootings, gun control, one-act, monologue
    SHORT/10-MIN. Riley, an award-winning Primetime breaking news reporter, is drunk in a farmer's field outside the city. An hour or so after reporting on another mass shooting. A monologue for a male or female actor.
    Part of the second volume of SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES.
    10 minutes.
  • (in progress) GRANDPA DE JONG: A BABYSITTER MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: elderly, #plays for seniors + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: elderly, #plays for seniors, monologue, retirement, comedy, Drama, 10 minutes
    Work-in-progress. Coming soon! Grandpa De Jong (pronounded "De Young") has returned to Iowa a few days ago from a Caribbean cruise trip and has a serious sunburn. Back to normal soon - babysitting eight hours+ straight. Today he has decided to not answer his daughter's call, begging him to babysit her three kids. A monologue about growing old in Heartland, America.

    Part of the...
    Work-in-progress. Coming soon! Grandpa De Jong (pronounded "De Young") has returned to Iowa a few days ago from a Caribbean cruise trip and has a serious sunburn. Back to normal soon - babysitting eight hours+ straight. Today he has decided to not answer his daughter's call, begging him to babysit her three kids. A monologue about growing old in Heartland, America.

    Part of the second volume of SOME AMERICANS: SOME MONOLOGUES. 10 minutes.
  • CASSIUS SARGENT'S CHICKEN BONES: A One Act Play by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: homelessness, fighting + 6 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: homelessness, fighting, bumfighting, abuse, one act, Hurricane Katrina, Katrina, Houston
    ONE-ACT. Hasn't received a professional production.
    11 PM, Houston. Cassius Sargent, a homeless man, wants to return home. When a young man approaches him, offering him more than just food, his life is forever changed. His dream will come true only if he accepts the deal--beating up another homeless man.
    WINNER! of the John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play at the Kennedy Center'...
    ONE-ACT. Hasn't received a professional production.
    11 PM, Houston. Cassius Sargent, a homeless man, wants to return home. When a young man approaches him, offering him more than just food, his life is forever changed. His dream will come true only if he accepts the deal--beating up another homeless man.
    WINNER! of the John Cauble Award for Outstanding Short Play at the Kennedy Center's American College Theater Festival, with a fellowship at the Eugene O'Neill National Playwrights Conference, 2010; awarded with the Holland New Voices Award and a mainstage reading at the Great Plains Theatre Conference, 2010; when it was longer, a semi-finalist for Playwright's Week at the Lark, 2010.
    The play is about 35 minutes long.
  • HAPPI IN IOWA by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 13
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: gay, hate crime + 7 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: gay, hate crime, gay bashing, trans, Transgender, Drama, ten-minute play, ten-minutes, Iowa
    ONE ACT. Becky, a transgender aunt, has returned to Iowa from Japan to try to reunite with her nephew. It's difficult because her nephew just got out of jail for a childhood crime against a gay kid.

    Selected for the William Inge Theater Festival's New Play Lab, 2018.
    National Semi-Finalist for the Kennedy Center's American Theatre College Festival's Ten-Minute Play...
    ONE ACT. Becky, a transgender aunt, has returned to Iowa from Japan to try to reunite with her nephew. It's difficult because her nephew just got out of jail for a childhood crime against a gay kid.

    Selected for the William Inge Theater Festival's New Play Lab, 2018.
    National Semi-Finalist for the Kennedy Center's American Theatre College Festival's Ten-Minute Play Festival, 2010.
    The longer version is attached. There is a ten-minute version.
  • FATIMA & MAAMA: A Ten-Minute TFY Play by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: Arab, Muslim + 8 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, young audiences
    Keyword: Arab, Muslim, racism, Islamophobia, high-school, ten-minute, TYA, youth, Homecoming, krumping
    SHORT/10 MIN. Fatima, a 15-year old Iraqi-American girl, wants to attend her Homecoming Dance so she can impress some bullies --with her HARDCORE KRUMPING! Her traditional mother says No.
    National Semi-Finalist for the Kennedy Center's American College Theatre Festival's Ten-Minute Play Festival, 2009.
  • WHAT SOME GIRLS DO FOR MALL GIFT CERTIFICATES by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: Homeless, poverty + 8 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: Homeless, poverty, sexuality, prostitution, mall, Short, ten-minutes, 10-minute TFY, TYA, dramatic
    SHORT. Published by Smith & Kraus, 2016.
  • WACKY JACKIE AND AUNT EVANGELINE: A ONE-ACT PLAY by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: comedy, Drama + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: comedy, Drama, one-act, aunt, drug addiction, Lesbian, niece
    ONE-ACT. Unproduced. An aunt and niece clash behind a Wal-Mart at midnight in Tucson. Aunt Evangeline wants to know why Jackie left Wal-Mart without letting her know, but Jackie wants to just leave for the bus stop so she can get home. Jackie's disobedience forces Evangeline to make a terrible decision that will change their lives forever. 10-15 minutes.
  • OPERATION SNIFF 'N SNUGGLE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5–10
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: gun control, dogs + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, political
    Keyword: gun control, dogs, gun violence, short play
    SHORT. A group of comfort dogs - a leader and some dogs that recently graduated from training school - comfort a nurse in a hospital room. A gun-control play in one-minute.
  • FUCK BUDDY: THE MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: fuck buddy, Sex + 8 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: fuck buddy, Sex, hook-up, lgbt, Non-Binary, Transgender, trans, comedy, monologue, Auditions
    SHORT. A monologue about what you do when your fuck buddy ghosts you. Perfect for audition or a X-rated monologue competition or any festival on sex/modern relationships. Enjoy! 2 minutes.
  • SLEEPYHEAD: A 2-Minute Monologue Play by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: monologue, sleeping + 4 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: monologue, sleeping, laziness, loser, competition, physical comedy
    SHORT. A hilarious monologue on laziness. Perfect for competition or audition.
    Note: You can find the gay male version of this monologue on my NPX page.
  • SLEEPYHEAD: A GAY MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: gay male, laziness + 4 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: gay male, laziness, sleeping, competition, monologue, Physical
    SHORT. This is the gay male (R-rated) version of SLEEPYHEAD. It's about four minutes.
    There's a shorter version that's not gay-specific and is available on my NPX page.
  • BLANK GAY PROFILE, OFFLINE: A R-RATED MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: gay, queer + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: gay, queer, dating app, dating, Sex, monologue, men's monologue
    SHORT. A gay guy attempts to create a sexy photo album for a dating app.
    Perfect for a festival on LGBTQIA or gay themes.
  • FREAKIN' AWESOME STEP-DAD: A MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: monologue, audition + 4 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: monologue, audition, dating, parenting, teen sex, men's monologues
    SHORT. Perfect for audition or a festival on queer themes.
  • JOCELYN: A CHRISTMAS MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama, holiday
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    Keyword: monologue, women's monologue + 5 more
    Genre: drama, holiday
    Keyword: monologue, women's monologue, holiday day alternative, holiday, christmas, Homeless, homelessness
    SHORT. A homeless young mother talks to her little girl before falling asleep.
    Recommended for audition during holiday season or for inclusion in a holiday showcase. Or just for reading.
  • MANDY BREWSTER: A MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama, young audiences
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    Keyword: monologue, audition + 3 more
    Genre: drama, young audiences
    Keyword: monologue, audition, competition, female monologues, war
    SHORT. Mandy Brewster's boyfriend has a freeride through college because he signed up for the National Guard. She doesn't know what to do: accept it and stay with him or break up with him.
    Great for audition monologue for a young female actor. 5 minutes.
    This monologue can also be produced for a festival on issues of war.
  • TEACH: ANOTHER MONOLOGUE THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO WRITE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 7
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama, political
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    Keyword: gun control, gun violence + 5 more
    Genre: drama, political
    Keyword: gun control, gun violence, teacher, education, male monologue, racism, black lives matter
    SHORT. A high school teacher in handcuffs, blood on the tie
  • SOME AMERICAN DAD: A MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama, political
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    Keyword: monologue, men's monologue + 3 more
    Genre: drama, political
    Keyword: monologue, men's monologue, gun control, protest, homeschooling
    A father explains to some neighbor kids why his kids can’t come out to play.
    A Gun Control monologue.
    3 Minutes
  • QUINN: A MONOLOGUE FOR A NON-BINARY ACTOR by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: audition, Non-Binary + 6 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: audition, Non-Binary, lgbt, queer, trans, monologue, competition, Drama
    SHORT. Perfect for audition or a festival on LGBTQIA themes.
    Quinn, a non-binary individual, just wants to pick up grandpa at the Senior Citizen Home; however, the front desk person is making it difficult.
    2 minutes. This was written specifically for the website "Non-Binary Monologues." https://nonbinarymonologues.wordpress.com
  • DREAM HOUSE: A Short TYA Monologue Play by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: young audiences
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    Keyword: competition, middle school + 7 more
    Genre: young audiences
    Keyword: competition, middle school, teenager, pre-teen, audition, monologue, war, mortgage, soldier
    SHORT. Perfect for competition. This is published by Dramatic Publishing in ORIGINAL MIDDLE SCHOOL SCHOOL SCENES AND MONOLOGUES.
    Can be played by a male or female actor.
  • SCREW YOU ZUCKERBERG! (or, PHOEBE GOES BONKERS NEAR THE EDGE OF THE GRAND CANYON): A MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: Girl, monologue + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, young audiences
    Keyword: Girl, monologue, women's monologue, summer vacation, social media, Facebook
    SHORT. Phoebe, a 13 year-old girl, is not having a fun time on her summer vacation with her social-media obsessed parents.
  • ZOEY: A HIGH SCHOOL MONOLOGUE (IN THE PRINCIPAL'S OFFICE) by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: Girl, girl's monologue + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: Girl, girl's monologue, women's monologue, high school, sexism, equality, #sexual harassment
    SHORT. Zoey is in the principal's office wearing a big, ugly sweater that looks like it's made of cat hair.
    6-7 minutes.
  • MINI'S YARD SALE: A MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama, political + 1 more
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    Keyword: monologue, immigration + 6 more
    Genre: drama, political, young audiences
    Keyword: monologue, immigration, hate, racism, Girl, children's monologue, Mexican-American, Undocumented
    SHORT. Mini, a Mexican-American girl, tells you (her classmates) why she recently moved to California from Arizona. Perfect monologue for a girl 7-10.

    Published in One on One: Playing with a Purpose, Monologues for Kids 7-15, edited by Stephen Fife, from Applause Theatre & Cinema Books, 2013.
  • DINO KID: A MONOLOGUE WITH T-REX, STEGOSAURUS, BRONTOSAURUS, TRICERATOPS AND A FEW OTHER DINOSAURS by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: school bus, bullying + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, young audiences
    Keyword: school bus, bullying, dinousaurs, kid, monologue, TYA, youth
    SHORT. A child's ride home from school didn't go well. A monologue that addresses bullying on school buses. 3 minutes or so.
  • FRANCIS/FRANCES: A SUNDAY SCHOOL MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: religion, racism + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, faith-based, young audiences
    Keyword: religion, racism, hate, kid monologue, Theatre for Youth, TYA, animals, monologue, Short
    SHORT. A child at Sunday School tells the teacher the meaning of the Flood story.
    2 and a half minutes (more if the kid eats animal crackers).
  • ALEX: A RECESS MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama, young audiences
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    Keyword: monologue, boy + 6 more
    Genre: drama, young audiences
    Keyword: monologue, boy, Girl, mass shooting, gun violence, gun control, education, Absurd. Farce. School Shooting
    SHORT. Alex, a middle school student, confronts a bully after a lockdown drill.
  • TURTLE KID: A NEWBIE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: turtles, ninja turtle + 6 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, political, young audiences
    Keyword: turtles, ninja turtle, monologue, conservation, endangered animals, competition, kid, nature
    SHORT. A kid in a ninja turtle costume attempts to save turtles in a park from bikers.
    A monologue perfect for competition.
  • PAYTON: A BACK-TO-SCHOOL MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama, political
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    Keyword: gun violence, mass shooting + 7 more
    Genre: drama, political
    Keyword: gun violence, mass shooting, TYA, kid monologue, protest, youth, boy, Girl, education
    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.
  • RAMONA, A ZOMBIE NAZI ARMY KILLER WHO HAPPENS TO BE A PRE-TEEN GIRRRL: AN ARCADE MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: tween, teenager + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, young audiences
    Keyword: tween, teenager, women's monologue, Girl, arcade, video games, monologue, middle school, cancer
    SHORT. Ramona, a tween, loves the movie theatre arcade. 4 minutes.
    Perfect for competition.
  • SOME KID: A MONOLOGUE (NOT REALLY, IT'S MORE LIKE A PLAY TITLED "ELECTION DAY" STARRING TOY FIGURES AS AMERICAN CITIZENS) by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: election, democracy + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, political, young audiences
    Keyword: election, democracy, political, kid, monologue, Toys
    SHORT. Written as a submission for Protest Play Project's call for non-partisan plays encouraging people to vote in the Election. No, I wasn't drunk when I wrote this, but I had a sugar high.
    A kid in line on Election Day makes a play titled "Election Day" starring some toy figures. One actor, but with the toy figures, it's really 4 or more characters, but not really. A monologue...
    SHORT. Written as a submission for Protest Play Project's call for non-partisan plays encouraging people to vote in the Election. No, I wasn't drunk when I wrote this, but I had a sugar high.
    A kid in line on Election Day makes a play titled "Election Day" starring some toy figures. One actor, but with the toy figures, it's really 4 or more characters, but not really. A monologue play, but not really.
    The text includes pictures of Playmobil figures selected from my big collection.
  • JOHNNY RIVERS, AMATEUR FASHION CORRESPONDENT, LIVE ON ELECTION DAY: A MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, young audiences
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    Keyword: fashion, Voting + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, young audiences
    Keyword: fashion, Voting, comedy, monologue, kid, middle school
    SHORT. A middle-schooler who happens to be an amateur fashion correspondent, kind of like Joan Rivers on the red carpet, reports on fashion, live from the voting line on Election Day. 3 mins.

    Written for Get Out the Vote - an initiative for Protest Plays Project.
  • EARTHWORM KID: A MONOLOGUE PLAY FOR AN ACTOR'S INDEX FINGER by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1–6
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    Genre: young audiences
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    Keyword: Earthworm, kids + 3 more
    Genre: young audiences
    Keyword: Earthworm, kids, kid play, puppetry, monologue
    A play for elementary school kids. An earthworm's first day above ground.
    The actor playing the worm with the index finger wears a cloud/sun headdress. Optional roles: bumblebee, dandelions, bird, and butterfly.
  • MICK: A MIDDLE-SCHOOL MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, young audiences
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    Keyword: comedy, dating + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, young audiences
    Keyword: comedy, dating, middle school, competition, monologue
    SHORT. Mick, a middle-school student, gives his guy friends a lesson on successfully asking a girl out. Because he's a professional at it.

    Perfect for competition.
  • SOME KIDS: SOME SCENES by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3–18
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: kids, pre-teens + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, young audiences
    Keyword: kids, pre-teens, teenagers, middle school, high school, scenes, Skits
    SHORTS/ONE-ACT. A collection of short scenes for kids, pre-teens and teenagers, each a minute long. Perfect for performance on stage or in the classroom or even the cafeteria. I'll add more scenes to this collection later on. The goal is 100 scenes for kids!
    Most scenes for any gender, any size, any race. One scene for Latinx kids, the rest any race; one scene for non-binary/trans/or Queer....
    SHORTS/ONE-ACT. A collection of short scenes for kids, pre-teens and teenagers, each a minute long. Perfect for performance on stage or in the classroom or even the cafeteria. I'll add more scenes to this collection later on. The goal is 100 scenes for kids!
    Most scenes for any gender, any size, any race. One scene for Latinx kids, the rest any race; one scene for non-binary/trans/or Queer.
    The 9 plays are:
    PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT (2 Latinx kids), THE CAFETERIA SERVER (2 kids), HEY EMILY DICKINSON I GOT A CHEESESTICK! (2), HOMEWORK (3, two roles for non-binary/trans/or Queer kids), ICE CREAM FOR DINNER (2), STARGAZING (2), RUFF! RUFF! RUFF! (2), BLACK HOLE!!!(2+), A DRAGON & A KNIGHT: REHEARSAL #12 (3).
  • A DRAGON AND A KNIGHT: REHEARSAL #12: A One-Minute Play for Three Kids by Asher Wyndham
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: TYA, one-minute + 4 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: TYA, one-minute, comedy, swords, dragons, knights
    A one-minute play. Free to produce. Share with drama teachers and kids. Kids can perform this in their backyard theatre or at school.
  • THE CAFETERIA SERVER: A One-Minute Play for Two Kids by Asher Wyndham
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, young audiences
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    Keyword: bullying, veterans + 3 more
    Genre: drama, young audiences
    Keyword: bullying, veterans, war, kids, one-minute play
    A one-minute play. Free to produce. Share it with drama teachers and kids. This can be performed in your backyard theatre or actually in a cafeteria.
  • RUFF! RUFF! RUFF! A One-Minute Play for Two Kids by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, young audiences
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    Keyword: pets, dog + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, young audiences
    Keyword: pets, dog, one-minute play, kids, TYA, middle school
    A one-minute play for two kids. Free to produce. Share it with drama teachers and kids. Kids can do this in their backyard theatre and bring their friends!
  • HEY, EMILY DICKINSON, I GOT A CHEESESTICK! A One-Minute Play for Two Kids by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, young audiences
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    Keyword: death, cancer + 5 more
    Genre: drama, young audiences
    Keyword: death, cancer, kids, school, one-minute play, TYA, middle school
    A one-minute play for kids. Free to produce. Share it with drama teachers and kids. Kids can do this in their backyard theatre or in the park or the schoolyard!
  • BLACK HOLE!!! A One-Minute Play for Kids by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, young audiences
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    Keyword: science, Black Hole + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, young audiences
    Keyword: science, Black Hole, Hadron Collider, middle school, comedy, one-minute play
    A one-minute play for kids. Share with drama teachers and kids. Free to produce. Contact me before producing.
  • MEGAN (MOMMY): A LIFETIME FITNESS MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: fitness, motherhood + 2 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: fitness, motherhood, mother, women's monologue
    SHORT. To cancel or not cancel your gym membership, that is the question.
  • BZZZZZZ! A Monologue by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: missing kids, racism + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: missing kids, racism, monologue, Drama, comedy, audition, competition
    SHORT. 2 1/2-3 Mins.
    A Customer Service Representative at a call center gets an Amber Alert.
    Written for Samuel French Bookstore in Hollywood, CA for Mayday Monologue festival, 2017. The theme was 'Emergency.'
    A great monologue for audition for a woman of color.
  • AMELIA RICARDO: AN IMMIGRATION LAWYER MONOLOGUE by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama, political
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    Keyword: immigration, ice + 3 more
    Genre: drama, political
    Keyword: immigration, ice, racism, monologue, female
    A submission for Protest Plays Project's #theatreactionimmigration.

    SHORT. Immigration lawyer Amelia Ricardo's clients (undocumented immigrants) are going off radar after not being able to pay the fees for the appeal to not remove them. How can funds be raised -- before more are taken into custody by ICE or worse, end up dead?

    2-3 mins.
  • G.B.F. FOREVER by Asher Wyndham
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, drama + 1 more
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    Keyword: gay, gay best friend + 4 more
    Genre: comedy, drama, young audiences
    Keyword: gay, gay best friend, middle school, high school, TYA, bullying
    SHORT. 10 Mins.
    Carly wants the latest school accessory, a G.B.F., but is Payton ready to be transformed into a Gay Best Friend?
    Published by YouthPLAYS.
  • TOUGH GIRLS DON'T PULL HAIR by Asher Wyndham
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, young audiences
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    Keyword: bullying, Sisters + 7 more
    Genre: drama, young audiences
    Keyword: bullying, Sisters, home, school, 10 minutes, TYA, youth, middle-school, high school
    SHORT. 10 Mins.
    T-Rex wants to teach her younger sister Robbie self-defense against a school bully. Robbie wants to nurse her swollen eye and get inside the house because she's hungry, but T-Rex is determined—maybe too determined. What will happen when the two sisters collide in this play about bullying at school...and at home?

    Published by YouthPLAYS.
  • PAL: A SHORT PLAY by Asher Wyndham
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: gay, Transgender + 7 more
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: gay, Transgender, trans men, gym, fitness, 10 minutes, short play, #Great Roles for men, comedy
    SHORT. A muscular trans man makes friends with an awkward, not-muscular cis man in a locker room at a fitness club.
    A comedy.

    10 minutes.