Recommended by Asher Wyndham

Hageman is a master at writing monologues for teens that will let them shine their talents at competition. I wouldn't be surprised, the more of these monologues she writes, she'll be one of the playwrights that teens go to for competitition monologues - they're emotionally complex, layered, tonally-rich, more than the average blahhhh-story-telling monologues. This is an active monologue that will animate any competiting young actor who excels at making a room of people laugh. There's also an important message -- standing up for what's right -- even if your classmates and your community disagree with you.

Positively naughty, a dynamo actress auditioning with this R-rated filthy-mouthed character will have her audience clapping.
Just perfect for a naughty-themed showcase.

Understanding, interpreting this kind of has the feel of waking up after a dream, it'll be different for every audience member and artist involved.
Beautiful, poignant, heartfelt, another gem from an emerging playwright that you need on your radar, someone you should follow on NPX, someone you want to have on your mind when selecting new work for your showcase and season.

If you're producing a showcase of shorts on repro and abortion rights, please consider choosing Daly's monologue. Terrifying, unsettling, this monologue set in an imagined Atwoodian future where women are arrested for seeking abortions may be a reality if we don't act and fight back.
Not a passive story-telling monologue, this is active, an actor will find much to work with.

This play had me laughing out loud and I rarely do that.
The screwball comedy can appeal to people of all ages, but it's more than laughs: it reminds us to be open about women's health and that it's important for MEN to listen carefully and ask questions for full understanding.
It offers a lot of challenges for costume, scenic and prop designer.
One of the funniest short plays on NPX!

A play for stages worldwide, for various cultures and communities. This is stellar, stunning, poetry on page that'll become pure magic on stage, breaking the fourth wall, inviting the audience, reminding them -- Nothing like family, the love and joy of belonging in a home together, despite any tension and conflict and hurtful words. You must read this. And produce it. Share it.

This family drama set in the 1970s near the Texas/Mexico border is immediately universal, its subjects -- sex, desires, dreams, memories, guilt, shame -- will appeal to almost anyone, of any race and ethnicity, any place in the United States. The beauty, poetry, intimacy and violence, the shattered illusions -- all of it makes for an unforgettable spectacle -- and I've never seen this play in its entirety, only read it. Gorgeous, brutal, poignant, painful, it's as powerful as the Glass Menagerie, maybe more.

Creepy, chilling, this contemporary fairy tale, a faithful homage to the predecessors, is also a lot of fun because it entertains the mind with many interpretations. Highly recommended for your audience at a Halloween showcase.

Lewis's world-building through realistic scenes and dreams creates in the reader's mind an unforgettable spectacle. If this gets produced where I'm living or visiting, I will definitely be front row!
If you're a designer in school or professional theatre this is a must-read.
A poignant play on pain.

Set in the future, this satire on the wrong way to respond to gun violence, hits the target -- the pro-gun advocates. And it does more than that; it forces the gun control advocates to respond, do something NOW to prevent the future in this play from coming true. Umbrellas should just be umbrellas, but if we don't do enough maybe they will do more that keep rain off our kids.
Highly recommended for every single staged reading or production on gun control.