Recommended by Asher Wyndham

Ahavah this. It deals with death, but it's full of warmth, good memories, and humor. You'll be happy for Saul's girlfriend at the end of this -- that she feels welcome even thought she's not Jewish. This should be considered for your festival on Jewish themes.

Without character description, these monologues can be delivered by actors of different ages, backgrounds and cultures. So this has universal appeal. Focusing on characters before and after a mid life crisis, dealing with dating and work life among other subjects, the playwright has collected voices that express a multiplicity of emotions, frustration and happiness, anxiety and joy. The words create an intimacy between speaker and listener. I look forward to collection 2022.

Customer and customer service representative -- the interaction can change from the ordinary to the extraordinary to even life-changing if take a moment to have a conversation. This play reminds you that a conservation can be transformative, life-affirming and really funny if people just opened up or, at least, just a little bit more curious. It's rare for a short play to have characters with such a big age difference -- and such a difference would be a pleasure for your diverse audience at your comedy showcase.

An actor would have a blast performing this character on stage. The character has the rot and will eventually turn into a zombie! Leaving out stage directions, no comment on slow transformation, the playwright leaves up to the actor to imagine what the rot feels like and how it effects the character physically.

Relatable, devastating, this playwright's monologue about the emotional impact on an adult child dealing with a mentally compromised parent pulls at the heartstrings, and does so in a few words. Another winning monologue for audition.

A fast monologue with an unusual premise -- a zombie apocalypse. And a moral dilemma for a father that makes for a surprising moment that'll win over the audience and, even, better, a director at audition.

The playwrights lowers the age for this classic character and gives him a voice that 14 year old actors will recognize and appreciate. He's a prince but he talks like he's at a middle school dance. This would be a great first audition monologue.

This overburdened housewife speaks to you like you're one of her girlfriends, as if you're drinking wine with her. Many women, housewife or not, can relate to her and that joy of getting your way with relatives. A Christmas monologue that will fit right in with your December showcase, on Zoom or stage.

Lovely reminder for those who have broken with someone in a long-term relationship - that you can find better and find someone who will accept you for who you are.

This apocalyptic office comedy says so much about us right now during pandemic and, probably, beyond it. Speaks to our preservation in the face of tragedy (noble or absurd), the struggle for normalcy in hard times through routines and rituals and wellness-tips. Also, it must not go unnoticed that all the characters are women - so what is the play saying about women? A play with a lot of laughs and a lot in it for conversation after the show.