Recommended by Asher Wyndham

Busser uses Egyptian myth and setting to create a workplace comedy that perfectly satirizes American capitalism. If you're producing a festival on workplace comedy, consider this one.

Weaver always creates an unexpected spectacle - through the simpliest props -- for his monologues.
Most monologues have no props and not much physicality. The emotional life of his characters is revealed through their action - in this case, the act of peeling potatoes.
It's a heartbreaking monologue that really makes you think about the economic reality of Americans right now.
I would love to see the character Andi in a longer play.

Weaver always surprises me with his monologues when most monologues do not.
A monologue perfect for adult or kid. No set necessary or something to suggest a golf course (maybe some rolled-up astro-turf?)
This would be a good monologue for an actor to play with the space, interact with the audience (as if they are golfers!), showcase their physicality and comic chops.
It could be played for laughs or not. This one has bite.

With unexpected theatricality, this date play like no other gives us lovestruck fools that will surprise and charm your audience. There are many points in the play where you may recognize yourself in these two characters -- their deep flaws and crazy personalities, their desires, their frustration, their screw ups are like your own. We want love, we want that first kiss and joy like them even if getting there is f'd up. And maybe it involves puppets and ballerina dancing and a knife and meltdowns.
Easy to produce cray-cray rom-com that you should consider for your theatre, college or

This is Weaver at his most personal and most creative in monologue form.
After reading this you might want to stop, reflect, figure yourself out when it comes to your desire for connection with a special someone. That's if you're not dating.
It's geeky, sexy, heartfelt writing.
Most monologues don't have the emotional depth as this monologue.

I wanted to High-5 the playwright after reading this. This monologue's eye-opening truths about sex really puts abstinence-only sex-ed to shame. And presents a winning argument through sick humor.
This would be a fun monologue for any festival on education and/sex or a parent who happens to be an actor could give it at a PTA (haha).

It's so much fun if you read this monologue out loud. Rasmussen has done a fine job capturing teen speak through rant (which is really a classroom presentation). A teen actor should consider this for competition.

Seidel's monologue is compelling because it works on so many levels - personal, social, educational, political, national, religious.
Since it works on so many levels, there's something in Miss Smith that we can relate to. Miss Smith is frustrated as a teacher against the educational system (in this case, Catholic school), she's disgusted with helicopter parents that want to protect their kids from horrible truths, and she's disillusioned with the United States of America. And she wants to escape all the crazy.
Loved it!

An exchange between two people representing different generations starts off awkward and naturally progresses to something endearing and intimate.
Captures perfectly that ignorance of history for a younger generation, especially those college-bound. That's ignorance of wars and suffering - historical truth.
Rarely are characters with this age divide seen on stage. If you're producing a short play festival on American history, consider this play

I had the opportunity to see a staged reading of this incredible play a few years ago.
This was definitely an *experience* that shocked me and woke me up.
One of the best received staged readings I've experienced in my life.