New Play Exchange
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The New Play Exchange ® (NPX) is the world's largest digital library of scripts by living writers. We're a National New Play Network program, flipping the script on the ways in which new work is shared and discovered. newplayexchange.org
It's a great time to donate to us / NNPN: We have a matching grant from Kristen Vehill, David Goldman & Carol Dweck for the first $25k we raise. It's in memory of National New Play Network OG Scott Vehill, who passed away earlier this year. Let’s champion new plays together. NNPN.org/donate
November 20, 2025 at 1:58 AM
It's a great time to donate to us / NNPN: We have a matching grant from Kristen Vehill, David Goldman & Carol Dweck for the first $25k we raise. It's in memory of National New Play Network OG Scott Vehill, who passed away earlier this year. Let’s champion new plays together. NNPN.org/donate
Seth is the last of the original Artistic Directors still serving at a founding NNPN theater, and he’s a three-time president of our Board.
November 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Seth is the last of the original Artistic Directors still serving at a founding NNPN theater, and he’s a three-time president of our Board.
"... We’ve cultivated an audience that’s passionate about plays that challenge and provoke them to think more critically, more deeply and more broadly about the larger world.” - InterAct Founder & AD Seth Rozin
November 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"... We’ve cultivated an audience that’s passionate about plays that challenge and provoke them to think more critically, more deeply and more broadly about the larger world.” - InterAct Founder & AD Seth Rozin
"As far as I know, InterAct is the only theatre in the U.S. that’s explicitly & exclusively committed to producing new and contemporary plays of societal relevance. The thing I’m proudest of is that we've stayed true to our mission and thrived...
November 15, 2025 at 2:27 AM
"As far as I know, InterAct is the only theatre in the U.S. that’s explicitly & exclusively committed to producing new and contemporary plays of societal relevance. The thing I’m proudest of is that we've stayed true to our mission and thrived...
Through 12/31, we have a match for the first $25k we raise thanks to Kristen Vehill, joined by David Goldman & Carol Dweck, in memory of NNPN OG, Scott Vehill. Help sustain visionary theaters like InterAct at nnpn.org/donate
November 15, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Through 12/31, we have a match for the first $25k we raise thanks to Kristen Vehill, joined by David Goldman & Carol Dweck, in memory of NNPN OG, Scott Vehill. Help sustain visionary theaters like InterAct at nnpn.org/donate
This week, we’re spotlighting one of our founding Member Theaters: InterAct Theatre Company in Philadelphia. For over 35 years, InterAct has embodied the NNPN spirit, championing new plays that challenge, inspire, & reflect the world we live in.
November 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
This week, we’re spotlighting one of our founding Member Theaters: InterAct Theatre Company in Philadelphia. For over 35 years, InterAct has embodied the NNPN spirit, championing new plays that challenge, inspire, & reflect the world we live in.
“Emergency Clown Nose,” portrait of Scott Vehill painted by his sister, Tricia Peck. Through the end of the year, in his memory, we have a match for the first $25k we raise.
November 7, 2025 at 2:03 AM
“Emergency Clown Nose,” portrait of Scott Vehill painted by his sister, Tricia Peck. Through the end of the year, in his memory, we have a match for the first $25k we raise.
Your gift has 2X the impact! Through 12/31, all donations will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $25K, by NNPN Board Member Kristen Vehill, together with NNPN founder David Goldman and Carol Dweck, in memory of Scott Vehill, one of NNPN's founding Artistic Directors.
October 31, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Your gift has 2X the impact! Through 12/31, all donations will be matched dollar for dollar, up to $25K, by NNPN Board Member Kristen Vehill, together with NNPN founder David Goldman and Carol Dweck, in memory of Scott Vehill, one of NNPN's founding Artistic Directors.
We mourn the loss of National New Play Network Board Member & Affiliated artist Lavina Jadhwani, the great human & Chicago-based playwright whose scripts I'll be enjoying on NPX this weekend. newplayexchange.org/users/5506/l...
September 11, 2025 at 11:47 PM
We mourn the loss of National New Play Network Board Member & Affiliated artist Lavina Jadhwani, the great human & Chicago-based playwright whose scripts I'll be enjoying on NPX this weekend. newplayexchange.org/users/5506/l...
Invitation for NPX-ers: Join Amy Wheeler's Play Club to hear from playwright Lauren Yee & actor Francis Jue — fresh off his Tony win for best featured actor in Yellow Face. RSVP w/“NPX" in the subject line to info@theplayclub.org. Learn more about this community for theatre folx: www.theplayclub.org
July 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
Invitation for NPX-ers: Join Amy Wheeler's Play Club to hear from playwright Lauren Yee & actor Francis Jue — fresh off his Tony win for best featured actor in Yellow Face. RSVP w/“NPX" in the subject line to info@theplayclub.org. Learn more about this community for theatre folx: www.theplayclub.org
The time draws nigh! Our fiscal year ends at midnight, & you can help us reach our $20k matching grant.
June 30, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The time draws nigh! Our fiscal year ends at midnight, & you can help us reach our $20k matching grant.
“We are not competition; we are all part of an environment that seeks to entertain, enlighten, and excite people. Supporting new work is one of the most risky but rewarding ways we can do that in our programming.” - NNPN Producer-In-Residence Aria Velz
June 21, 2025 at 4:04 AM
“We are not competition; we are all part of an environment that seeks to entertain, enlighten, and excite people. Supporting new work is one of the most risky but rewarding ways we can do that in our programming.” - NNPN Producer-In-Residence Aria Velz
Visit nnpn.org/donate to provide resources & platforms for Member Theater leadership & playwrights whose voices shape the future of American theater.
June 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Visit nnpn.org/donate to provide resources & platforms for Member Theater leadership & playwrights whose voices shape the future of American theater.
“In so many ways NNPN has altered the trajectory of my career. Being associated with NNPN has been a powerful reminder of how supporting and uplifting our community of theatermakers are and how we derive strength from being in solidarity.”
June 6, 2025 at 6:44 PM
“In so many ways NNPN has altered the trajectory of my career. Being associated with NNPN has been a powerful reminder of how supporting and uplifting our community of theatermakers are and how we derive strength from being in solidarity.”
“...In fact, I urge you to support them because in this time, our nonprofits - that we are all benefiting from - need our support crucially. So, let’s give a gift to NNPN and keep this organization thriving.” nnpn.org/donate
June 2, 2025 at 2:20 AM
“...In fact, I urge you to support them because in this time, our nonprofits - that we are all benefiting from - need our support crucially. So, let’s give a gift to NNPN and keep this organization thriving.” nnpn.org/donate
Play Club founder & NNPN Affiliated Artist Amy Wheeler says, “I hope you will join me in supporting this extraordinary organization that all of us benefit from by giving a gift this year...
June 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Play Club founder & NNPN Affiliated Artist Amy Wheeler says, “I hope you will join me in supporting this extraordinary organization that all of us benefit from by giving a gift this year...
We hope you’ll visit nnpn.org/donate to keep your theatrical ecosystem thriving and help us meet the match!
May 30, 2025 at 3:58 AM
We hope you’ll visit nnpn.org/donate to keep your theatrical ecosystem thriving and help us meet the match!
“NNPN has exponentially expanded my community of artists & arts leaders. Every time I get in a room with NNPNers, my perspective shifts, my frames of reference grow, & my hope for the future of theater renews.”
May 30, 2025 at 3:54 AM
“NNPN has exponentially expanded my community of artists & arts leaders. Every time I get in a room with NNPNers, my perspective shifts, my frames of reference grow, & my hope for the future of theater renews.”
… So says Liz Engelman, NNPN Affiliated Artist & Board Member. Visit nnpn.org/donate to join the match.
May 7, 2025 at 7:22 PM
… So says Liz Engelman, NNPN Affiliated Artist & Board Member. Visit nnpn.org/donate to join the match.
Our founders have given us a $20k matching grant, which we hope you’ll help us meet by our June 1 deadline.
May 7, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Our founders have given us a $20k matching grant, which we hope you’ll help us meet by our June 1 deadline.
We’ve been given a $20k matching grant that we have between now and the end of June to meet! Our founders, David Goldman and Carol Dweck, have given us this lovely gift to continue to empower artists.
May 2, 2025 at 1:11 AM
We’ve been given a $20k matching grant that we have between now and the end of June to meet! Our founders, David Goldman and Carol Dweck, have given us this lovely gift to continue to empower artists.
We’ve got a featured list with lots of great script celebrating the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. You can read them all on newplayexchange.org 📖
March 24, 2025 at 5:57 AM
We’ve got a featured list with lots of great script celebrating the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival. You can read them all on newplayexchange.org 📖
New Featured List on NPX🎉
“The Relentless Award is known for selecting raw, honest, boundary-pushing work that speaks from the writer’s heart, without concern for producibility or market trends. These are some of the semi-finalists, finalists, and honorable mentions for our prize.”—Anna O’Donoghue🧵
“The Relentless Award is known for selecting raw, honest, boundary-pushing work that speaks from the writer’s heart, without concern for producibility or market trends. These are some of the semi-finalists, finalists, and honorable mentions for our prize.”—Anna O’Donoghue🧵
March 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
New Featured List on NPX🎉
“The Relentless Award is known for selecting raw, honest, boundary-pushing work that speaks from the writer’s heart, without concern for producibility or market trends. These are some of the semi-finalists, finalists, and honorable mentions for our prize.”—Anna O’Donoghue🧵
“The Relentless Award is known for selecting raw, honest, boundary-pushing work that speaks from the writer’s heart, without concern for producibility or market trends. These are some of the semi-finalists, finalists, and honorable mentions for our prize.”—Anna O’Donoghue🧵
New featured script list is up! We’ll soon open a new portal for actors to search for monologues & carry writers' voices into audition rooms everywhere. While we build up our library of possibilities, these are among the most-recommended monologue scripts on already shared on NPX. Enjoy!
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NPX Featured List: Monologues!
Abandonment [a 1-Minute Play] by Steven G. Martin
Smile, Baby by Claudia Haas
Cracked Slipper by Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn
20 Questions: A Found Monologue by Ruben Carbajal
Waterfall by Rachael Carnes
Curves (a Monologue ) by Lindsay Partain
The Bench by Brenton Kniess
The Berenstain Bearadox by David Lipschutz
Photos With My Rapist: A One-Minute Monologue by Rachel Luann Strayer
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February 20, 2025 at 2:09 AM
New featured script list is up! We’ll soon open a new portal for actors to search for monologues & carry writers' voices into audition rooms everywhere. While we build up our library of possibilities, these are among the most-recommended monologue scripts on already shared on NPX. Enjoy!