The first time I heard of Medusa, I only knew of the "monster" she was. A creature so ugly you would turn to stone if you gazed upon her. But when I finally heard the whole story, she became a tragic and somewhat relatable feminist icon. And this monologue makes her all the more relatable. Her exhaustion with the world she is trapped in and her love of wine and its varietals. This is a woman we all should have heard before removing her head to prove another man's point. Love this monologue!

Medusa has always been one of the most interesting and compelling figures in mythology. Both victim and monster, predator and prey. In Nora Louise Syran’s layered and rhapsodic 10-minute monologue, the legendary gorgon would like nothing more than to enjoy one last glass of wine before yet another questing hero arrives to either take her head or be petrified in the attempt. A fantastic character study of a woman frozen in time and preparing to meet her fate.

Enchanting, witty, and profoundly moving, Madame Medusa Would Prefer a Chardonnay reimagines the mythic monster with elegance and depth. Syran’s lyrical monologue gives Medusa new life—vulnerable, wise, and utterly captivating.