Recommended by Asher Wyndham

You might read this with a hand over your heart. One of the most striking plays when it comes to showing tenderness between child and parent. If you have ever helped a parent who's losing their memory, this will bring back memories,not of the tough times but those moments of clarity. A great play for older actors.

Delightful! If you've ever been to P.E.I. in Canada or grew up watching/reading Anne of Green Gables and knew how much the author of that classic work means to Canada this short play would charm you. I think this is appropriate for teenagers and young adults to perform.

A zany comedy that reminds me of Fuddy Meers, with a WTF randomness that reminds me of the Leftovers and Jeff Goode plays. Sapio's The Viking Suicides is not all ridiculous; it's a smart satiric look on parenting, education and and teenage girl development in America -- with Norse mythology. Has some of the best structured scenes I've read on NPX. Highly recommended for development and production!

A goofy, smart spoof on conformity and group-thinking and behavior in our age of capitalism and commercialism -- a subject that Carnes seems to be exploring. If you give me 1000 scripts without names I'd be able to find the script by Carnes. A singular voice in American comic playwriting. I look forward to an evening of short plays by Carnes! Don't miss out on this exciting playwright -- read her now, connect with her, follow her development, PRODUCE HER WORK.

Not only is this one of the best gay short plays I've read, it's also one of the best structured 10 minute plays -- so much character development under 10 pages -- an emotionally satisfying play that wrecked me by making me identify with Donnie being rejected and then later inspired, empowered by Donnie's strength and smart wit. I like how brutal the play is with its criticism of 'straight acting gays' and narratives of masculinity in gay culture. Highly recommended for a short play festival on gay themes or any any showcase of 10 minute plays. Bravo.

One of my favorite reads of a longer work on NPX. Slapstick funny. Sexy AF. Serious with a satiric bite like a nipple clap -- oouch. Stubbles takes the media circus that is our political discourse in the Age of Trump, the war between Christian Fundamentalism and Liberalism for the future of America and makes an episodic LA sex farce, a comic Sapphic romp with stripper poles and porn tapes. Wonderfully plotted, this is comic theatre at its most dangerous. Would be perfect for college theatres or some space with a lot of beer and pretzels.

This is a disturbing monologue, no doubting that. It's the perspective from an object as character, instead of a human character, that's the hook, and it's the becoming the voice of this object through reading that left a heaviness on my heart -- because I was left to reflect on the epidemic of gun violence in America. An unusual pick for a reading showcase or production on gun control, but a smart one because the argument that the playwright makes is one that needs to be repeated.

Highly recommended for faith-themed festivals as well as places of worship and colleges affliated with Christianity, Judaism or Islam. Barbot makes the character of Abraham accessible through contemporary speech and an emotional depth -- an exceptional monologue that may inspire audience members to ask and question God. I look forward to reading more monologues from Barbot! Definitely on my top ten list of fav monologues on NPX!

Do you like the movie Clue? How about Agatha Christie? And the witty plays of Oscar Wilde? And Renaissance plays? This Parisian-set whodunnit melodrama will entertain any audience that loves a classic murder mystery. This one has witty and kinky humor. I've never seen this combination of characters on stage and page before -- sailor, dancer, clown, inspector, to name a few characters. One of Lawing's inspirations is German Expressionism -- designers would love this. Lawing's imagination has no stylistic constraints!

"And tomorrow's in our hands." -- that hope, that optimism against so much violence, evil, and discrimination, misogyny and patriarchal bullshit -- it reminds me that living in dangerous times requires dangerous playwriting - playwriting that fights against the status quo and whatever that is anti-woman/freedom of choice. Much of our political theatre addresses social problems of the present day, but it doesn't offer hope or optimism. This little piece is a gem, a poetic protest play that deserves productions/readings at your showcase. Rachel is one of my favorite playwrights working the language.