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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
NNPN’s strength is built by Member Theaters. Celebrate the companies that make our national reach & local impact possible. All gifts through 12/31 will be matched up to $25k thanks to Kristen Vehill, David Goldman & Carol Dweck, in memory of Scott Vehill, an NNPN Founding AD. NNPN.org/donate
December 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
With a commitment to professional excellence, education, & meaningful community engagement, Perseverance continues to elevate a distinct regional voice while building strong cross-cultural collaborations and relationships across AK.
December 6, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Ex-Gay Bar by David Simpatico

Jane, Queen's Foole by Barbara Blatner

Jessica of Venice by Rachel Beth Greene

omniHappy by Alex Dremann

The Discerning Dummy by Juan Carlos Hernandez

The District by Blaire Baron

We Fly by TJ Young

💁‍♀️ Check out these noteworthy scripts on the Exchange.
December 5, 2025 at 6:24 PM
These are the 2026 finalists:

An Empty Room by Katelin Wilcox

Beheading Columbus by Diana Burbano

Egyptian Blue by Byron Nilsson

Evie and Star by Audrey Cefaly
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December 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Help sustain theaters like Orlando Shakes as they build cultural hubs that connect community through transformative, relevant, and accessible theater at nnpn.org/donate
November 28, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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 one of NNPN Founding Artistic Director Scott Vehill.
November 28, 2025 at 8:55 PM
With a commitment to new plays at the heart of their mission, they not only produce, but nurture playwrights through workshops, commissions, and their annual, nationally recognized PlayFest.
November 28, 2025 at 8:52 PM
As the largest professional theater in Central Florida, Orlando Shakes is unique in their dual focus of honoring the timelessness of Shakespeare while championing new work, celebrating both the classics and the voices shaping the future of American theater.
November 28, 2025 at 8:50 PM
If this is the season of the year or in your life when you can give your donation dollars, you know they’re being stretching further than ever & supporting artists who contribute their much needed stories. Whatever you do with us, we’re glad you’re here. nnpn.org/donate
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November 26, 2025 at 10:14 PM
If you can’t give right now, WE’RE STILL GRATEFUL FOR YOU. We give of ourselves in this community in so many ways, and we’re so honored that you’re giving your art, your time, your talent, your wisdom, your vulnerability to the network.
November 26, 2025 at 10:12 PM