Recommended by Asher Wyndham

Siskind does a fine job creating a sense of space through movement and description. She makes the monologue a moment that's both endearing and funny, full of warmth and nostalgia. What it says and reminds us about family traditions became fond memories, a connection to the past and a special someone.

An endearing monologue on tradition and ritual between siblings. And how sometimes thinking back after the death of a loved one makes how they showed their love even more powerful. A sweet monologue for a festival on mourning and death and faith.

The part about the bike on the hill was truly terrifying and relatable. We've all been there, done that as kids, scared and scarred. An arresting monologue about a necessary lesson for child and the speaker, the parent.

THere's a haziness, a blur, and intoxicating feel to this writing that captures alcoholism and gambling in the moment perfectly. A honest piece of writing about losing at the game and at life. A smart choice for a festival on alcoholism and gambling. One of the best monologues on NPX that I have read in a long time.

TMI! Cringe! WTF! LMAO! I loved this creeper of a play, unsettling in its revelations, funny when it's disturbing. If you're a male playwright who gets the chance to go to Valdez, watch out for Mavis & Silas!

Cole's lovely monologue ruminates on inheritance and memory and how we preserve the beauty and ways and movements through children. Memory in body - a powerful way to think about the mourning process. A smart choice for a festival on aging, death and mourning.

Confessional poetry in monologue form, poetry in flesh and body and movement. Lovely!

Another winning monologue. Emlyn-Jones captures that moment of raw emotion and hard truth, and when ugly words from a wrecked heart are poetic, displaying strength of spirit. A smart choice for audition.