Man Cave; the North End of Euripides Street

by Nora Louise Syran

(10 minutes) 406BC. Euripides is hiding away in his cave on Salamis, an island not too far from Athens. He is 74 years old and planning to move as he cannot bear to see democracy disintegrate and fall to the rabble. His good friend, Socrates, 63, arrives and irritates him with "Socratic" questions and coaxes him into revealing the plot of his next and last play "The Bacchae" before it's fully hatched. Athens is...

(10 minutes) 406BC. Euripides is hiding away in his cave on Salamis, an island not too far from Athens. He is 74 years old and planning to move as he cannot bear to see democracy disintegrate and fall to the rabble. His good friend, Socrates, 63, arrives and irritates him with "Socratic" questions and coaxes him into revealing the plot of his next and last play "The Bacchae" before it's fully hatched. Athens is falling apart and Euripides wants to write about a cross-dressing king?! (THIS DRAFT IS UNDER REVISION--FULL LENGTH)

(Written in response to the events leading up to January 6th, 2021; the storming of the US Capitol.)

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Man Cave; the North End of Euripides Street

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  • Morey Norkin: Man Cave; the North End of Euripides Street by Nora Louise Syran
    “

    Nora Louise Syran does an amazing job of connecting the fall of Athens with the events of January 6 in this modernized meeting between Euripides and Socrates. You don’t have to be a scholar of Ancient Greece to appreciate this story of an aging playwright concerned with the political climate as well as his own legacy. Well done!

    Nora Louise Syran does an amazing job of connecting the fall of Athens with the events of January 6 in this modernized meeting between Euripides and Socrates. You don’t have to be a scholar of Ancient Greece to appreciate this story of an aging playwright concerned with the political climate as well as his own legacy. Well done!

    ”
  • Christopher Soucy: Man Cave; the North End of Euripides Street by Nora Louise Syran
    “

    At the intersection of playwright and philosopher is the perfect place to find me! What a delightful short piece Nora Syran has given us! A wry look beneath the togas of two great minds of the ancient world. I thoroughly enjoyed this piece for its well rounded characterizations and down to earth banter.

    At the intersection of playwright and philosopher is the perfect place to find me! What a delightful short piece Nora Syran has given us! A wry look beneath the togas of two great minds of the ancient world. I thoroughly enjoyed this piece for its well rounded characterizations and down to earth banter.

    ”
  • George Sapio: Man Cave; the North End of Euripides Street by Nora Louise Syran
    “

    Timely, tragic, and poignant. History sadly repeats itself because we never, ever learn from the past. Euripides, fed up and fearful, seeks to find a new future, one where he's appreciated. Meanwhile, his country is falling to the rabble; what little orderly rule there was has disintegrated. Where is the line between patriotism, duty, and personal salvation?

    Timely, tragic, and poignant. History sadly repeats itself because we never, ever learn from the past. Euripides, fed up and fearful, seeks to find a new future, one where he's appreciated. Meanwhile, his country is falling to the rabble; what little orderly rule there was has disintegrated. Where is the line between patriotism, duty, and personal salvation?

    ”
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Development History

  • Reading, Winebox Players, 2022