Recommended by Asher Wyndham

Wow. Definitely one of my favorite climate control plays. This is the kind of play that can inspire playwrights to write their own climate control plays or be used by theatres and non-profits around the globe. The dramatic situation intensified by crashing waves and thunder creates a spectacle I've never seen on the page and stage. An amazing challenge for designers. In the future we will be inspired by our climate control martyrs. Produce this now, share it, tweet it, this is theatre that is necessary!

You'll feel the range of emotions of complex mourning that this man goes through. You may be a parent who has never experienced a loss like David's, you may never experience this because you don't want kids, but this is still a play for you - a play that will fill your heart - in the end it doesn't deflate it - because it's that acceptance of loss and the love - genuine, holy love - that comes with that is something we can relate to - and connects us to one another. Highly recommended for solo festivals.

A monologue from a dog's perspective. You read that right. Captures what we love about our canine pals, their unconditional love and devotion, their power to change not only our day from sucky to great, but also save ourselves from despair or worse. They certainly can make us better humans. This would be a wonderful challenge for an actor -- on all fours.

Clever, funny concept in just a minute. I can totally relate to Teddy; I know I'm not the only one. An actor will have fun playing Teddy totally losing it. Hageman excels at writing about dudes and guys in the longer one act form, and now also in the one minute play. Hageman please write some more one minute plays.

Charming, a one-of-a-kind story that melts your heart after making you laugh so hard. When the young woman Macy gets nervous before the interviewer calls it's really funny, but then I started thinking -- there are so many young people just like her: more comfortable via text/messaging, but when it comes to speaking on the telephone they are awkward, they can't be themselves. This play captures something flawed and sad about Macy's generation: texting and other technology/communication has destroyed genuine voice-to-voice, human-to-human connection. I HIGHLY recommend this winning play for production all over the country.

The ending image is one of the best endings I've read in a gun control monologue/short play on NPX. It's unsettling, you're left wondering what happened to the young woman Lucy and her mother after the intruder enters! It broke my heart, but also made me ANGRY --life in America should be comfortable, each day relaxing like you're Lucy's customer in the furniture store. But it isn't; many struggle to be REALLY comfortable because their lives in the U.S.A. can be ruined by a sudden act of violence. Highly recommended for a festival on gun control.

In the Age of Trump what can bring us together when we're so divided ideologically and politically? Vintner's ensemble play moves toward chaos, bonds are broken, violence and revelations rips a family apart -- in doing so, raises some big questions. What can bring us together -- what is this 'sacredness'? What is our commonality in this post-truth world, what can save us? In Vintner's serio-comedic ensemble play, American tourists, mostly family members, struggle to find what they have in common - and that's relatable to many family members since the election. Connect with Vintner for development.

If I could attach a gif to my recommendation, it would be an explosive Batman-cartoon style WOW! This sci-fi feminist play has the imaginative stretch of a comic-book. It's the best rollercoaster ride that you've never been on, taking you from the OBGYN exam room to the courtroom, from NASA to the cosmos, to name a few places. It's unapologetically political, theatrically in-yer-face-WTF, intelligent, and LMAO-funny. If you're a fan of Sheila Callaghan, charmed by her wit and playful language, and love being challenged by her work, then check out Antone's play. Y'better add Antone to your list!

I had the pleasure of seeing this play a few years back in Minneapolis. I was immediately enchanted by the world-making of Dawkin's words as the history of the three Fail sisters June, Nelly, and Gertie in a clock repair store became an unforgetable spectacle of theatre. There's a lot of death and, of course, failures, but it's not all sad; there was a lot of love, joy, and fullness of life. This play got me hooked on Dawkins' plays. Whenever his plays come to town, I make sure I'm in the audience.

This monologue ROCKS! A frontman with an existential breakdown. 'So you wanna hear some music?' We do, but most of it doesn't come from his guitar and his rock band; it comes from the musicality of his monologue. He speaks of lessons learned, his desire for more out of life -- out of the spotlight -- to slow down life, to flirt, to love, to be a good father. Marvelous. Check it out!