Recommended by Asher Wyndham

Deeply felt line by line, Cole's widow breaks our heart and then surprisingly nudges herself to another day giving us some hope. For anyone who has lost a loved one they will relate to this. A beautiful piece on grief.

The playwright does a fine job sustaining a psychological state of anxiety with great intensity and terrifying description. This would make for a great audition piece, performed with eyes closed and heightened by physicality and movement.

This is a first for me, direct address to at tree, a living thing in nature. Inspiring for monologue writers to think about writing eco monologues set in nature, not only on stage.

A great piece for theatre students to explore lighting, sound and media design collaboratively and discover how it enhances story and characterization.

Post-graduate existential crisis in the hands of this playwrights is both heartfelt and ridiculously funny.

Steven G. Martin writes emotionally complex experiences that work both as engaging theater pieces but also works of literature. This is a fine example. Every monologue he writes is a little masterpiece. He's one of the best monologue writers on NPX. He does more in one monologue than most do in a dozen. I'm in awe. He shows how monologues can be epxplored beyond the tried and expected.

Diabolical fun! If you love Escape Room or Squid Game, you'll get sick pleasure from this. Great description.

A devastating play with a unique storytelling structure to deal with subjects of homophobia and teenage suicide. When we desire for more positive stories of Queer youth, we must remember society is still cruel and, I fear, will be far more cruel to Queer people as Christian Natioanlism takes over DC and schools. This reminds us the fight for equality and acceptance is far from over.

You really feel for this young man and worry about his future, and it helps that the playwright captures a tragic story with humor through a believable voice. Another winning monologue. Hagerman is probably the best at capturing young voices in monologue.

Trippy, whacked out funny and beautiful. I loved all the details. I'd love to see an actor inhabit this fun character.