I think it’s high time we take back the national narrative. For centuries Americans of all races, genders, religions, and abilities have worked to create a more perfect union, and we should shout from the rooftops that WE are America. Not these idiot white supremacist authoritarians.

PEN/Faulkner.

He's soulless. His eyes are vacant. He looks as if he's an alien wearing a skin suit.

More importantly, you get another way to introduce producers to your work...via actors bringing it into audition rooms.

No. That's not what you're paying the NPXnfor, either. In fact, if you contribute to the monologue bank, you get a discount.

Do you know what you get when you contribute a monologue to a published collection for sale in a bookstore? A thank you. 😀 (At least in my experience.)

The NPX is not about guaranteeing anyone productions. It's about connecting the entire theater community together. To each other and to resources. It's about community and generosity.

Which means that 9 out of 10 plays NEVER get produced. Also, one world premiere per DECADE is average.

Please remember that if there are 10,000 playwrights in the US, each producing one new play per year, that's 10,000 new scripts per year entering the world...against only 1,000 or so world premiere slots.

I do.

The site averages 150 rights requests per month.

Yes. Three.

That one irked me.