Recommended by Asher Wyndham

Rarely do TYA plays about bullying get into the mind of the bully and dissects the relationship with bully and bullied with such truth.
This should be required part of any program on bullying in schools because the words and the perspectives are from youth -- and it's from that angle that can wake-up administrators to make radical change.
Hageman continues her streak, writing necessary plays for TYA.

EDUCATING ASHER combines mourning and re-visiting trauma to create an emotionally-arresting play. Our young protagonist Asher can't trust people, can't open up and really connect with his long-term boyfriend -- flaws that many queer guys still have, even with all the rights and acceptance and pride.
With the use of scenes in the past, taking place in middle-school, the actor playing Asher has quite a challenge, playing young. This play will make queer guys remember fondly those special teachers (queer or not) that let us shine.
Check it out.

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.

A deep-hearted painful monologue about the struggle for genderqueers seeking love and connections on popular online apps. Although this is from a genderqueer perspective, anyone who's dealing with the emotional stress that comes from online dating and those ridiculous and offensive and shaming comments can empathize with the speaker.
A wake-up call, a necessary complaint, Kester's short monologue -- and their voice -- deserves your consideration for your solo festival on love, romance or sex, LGBTQ-focused or not.

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.