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Asher Wyndham

Recommended by Asher Wyndham

  • 2 B or Nah: Sexting Hamlet: A 10-Minute Play by Donna Latham
    5 Apr. 2018
    “ Highly recommended for high school, college and professional production. One of my favorite comedies on New Play Exchange. A postmodern parody of Hamlet in 10 minutes that's just perfect, a delight from beginning to end, many laughs a page, non-stop silliness and nastiness. The mashup of Shakespearian verse with contemporary speech and slang creates a dramatic language that fans of Latham's writing would love. PRODUCE THIS PLAY! ”
  • Prince Nice Guy by Emily Hageman
    31 Mar. 2018
    “ A clever feminist comedy lampooning princely behavior in classic fairy tales while criticizing that behavior as nothing nice, charming, or sexy. It's obnoxious, even destructive. The Prince's exploits make you think about the sexual exploits of men today in bars, wherever. Like with her other play 'Locker Room,' Hageman explores male behavior, this time behavior in the pursuit of the opposite sex. Poking fun, but making a point. Don't dismiss this comedy as mere entertainment. It'd be cool to see this played by high school or college girls in drag! ”
  • Shake It, Baby: A One-Minute Play by Jordan Elizabeth Henry
    28 Mar. 2018
    “ In many of Henry's plays there's a beautiful moment of transformation or transcendence. Sometimes it's sweet and tender. In this play it's something else - it's horrific, and it's just right. And beautiful. Girrls may howl along with the female character after she responds to sexual harrasment at work. Perfect for a showcase on #metoo or a showcase of Halloween plays. ”
  • CREATURE COMFORTS by Greg Burdick
    21 Mar. 2018
    “ A Looney Toons cartoon for the stage, a gut-busting shorty with some serious bite where canines are stand-ins for humans. This would be a great play for a costume designer! ”
  • Marshmallow's Real Friend (a ten minute play) by Eugenie Carabatsos
    21 Mar. 2018
    “ A play in a park like no other. The playwright has created his own mythology on imaginary friends that I'd love to see played out in other plays. At times sweet, other times sad, a powerful little play that commands your attention from page one. ”
  • SPILT MILK by Glenn Alterman
    18 Mar. 2018
    “ If Raymond Carver was alive, I think he'd admire what Alterman has achieved in a short amount of time -- a powerful examination of a marriage in dissolution. Perfect structure. Highly recommended for short play festivals. ”
  • Tom & Eliza by Celine Song
    16 Mar. 2018
    “ Highly recommend for production. An epic play on love and falling out of love and falling back in love, on first date and the end of civilization (?) and everything in between (raising kids and book burning) -- a play that asks big questions on love, sex, marriage, parenting -- all of it narrated with a language that's only for theatre. Reminds me of Jenny Schwartz's playful approach to language. Check it out. I will definitely check out Song's other plays! ”
  • Don't Get Lost by Enid Brain
    12 Mar. 2018
    “ A creepy short play inspired by Hansel and Gretel - a fairy tale for adults - with a twisted ending that I didn't see coming - that really makes you think about the failure of parents to warn their children about the evil in this world. When is the right time to scare the s$&! out of your child? Don't parents have a role to play in the child's loss of innocence? If not, it may be too late. ”
  • MALHEUR by Rachael Carnes
    12 Mar. 2018
    “ I have read numerous short plays by Carnes and I looked forward to seeing her talent for characterization and spectacle on the larger scale - this full-length American farce didn't disappoint. You'll immediately be intrigued by her wacky ensemble of strangers and losers and how she balances, as the play progresses, the various subplots and relationships, all while developed the theme of loss. One of the best characters, I think is not human - it's Malheur, the B&B, this place of refuge in the middle of nowhere - a dream-come-true for a scenic designer. I can imagine that backdrop... ”
  • MAMI'S HOUSE by Nelson Diaz-Marcano
    11 Mar. 2018
    “ Nelson DM's 'Mami's House" is a perfect prologue, a perfect first play to a cycle of plays on Puerto Rico - an introduction to American audiences and literary managers to one of the most confident young playwrights on New Play Exchange (that's what I think) - a Latinx playwright exploring Boricua and American identity who needs your serious attention now - c'mon! - read, share, produce his work - check it out Caridad Svich - it's necessary, experimental, diverse, evocative, political, intense, intimate. ”

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