There Are No Closets in My Classroom

by Nora Louise Syran

(A Monologue) A teacher stands before a disciplinary board as one of their students has declared they want to write like Virginia Woolf. -- "Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf? Many people still are..."-Andrew Martineau

Published in 2023 by Smith & Kraus "WE/US: Monologues for Gender Minority Characters Anthology."
Voted one of the "Best of the Best" June 2024 by Different Strokes! Performing Arts Collective's...

(A Monologue) A teacher stands before a disciplinary board as one of their students has declared they want to write like Virginia Woolf. -- "Who’s afraid of Virginia Woolf? Many people still are..."-Andrew Martineau

Published in 2023 by Smith & Kraus "WE/US: Monologues for Gender Minority Characters Anthology."
Voted one of the "Best of the Best" June 2024 by Different Strokes! Performing Arts Collective's for their 369 Monologues and Short Play Festival pt 2.

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  • John Busser: There Are No Closets in My Classroom by Nora Louise Syran
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    09.28.24 - I don't know how you could read this monologue and NOT be moved by the thoughts contained therein. As an adult, we are obligated to not only teach our youth, but to inspire them to be greater than they are, to face and overcome their fears, and to want to express themselves without regret. That this takes place in front of a disciplinary board tells us that we run the risk of failing our task. Because the powers that be are themselves afraid. Nora Louise Syran has struck a chord here.

    09.28.24 - I don't know how you could read this monologue and NOT be moved by the thoughts contained therein. As an adult, we are obligated to not only teach our youth, but to inspire them to be greater than they are, to face and overcome their fears, and to want to express themselves without regret. That this takes place in front of a disciplinary board tells us that we run the risk of failing our task. Because the powers that be are themselves afraid. Nora Louise Syran has struck a chord here.

    ”
  • Morey Norkin: There Are No Closets in My Classroom by Nora Louise Syran
    “

    Outstanding. Beautifully written with an important lesson for our time. Not surprising it’s written by a teacher to be delivered by a teacher. This is Nora Louise Syran at her best.

    Outstanding. Beautifully written with an important lesson for our time. Not surprising it’s written by a teacher to be delivered by a teacher. This is Nora Louise Syran at her best.

    ”
  • Neil Radtke: There Are No Closets in My Classroom by Nora Louise Syran
    “

    "There Are No Closets in My Classroom" offers a powerful exploration of the challenges and complexities faced by both educators and students in navigating issues of identity, acceptance, and expression within the educational setting.

    "There Are No Closets in My Classroom" offers a powerful exploration of the challenges and complexities faced by both educators and students in navigating issues of identity, acceptance, and expression within the educational setting.

    ”
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Awards

  • Accepted for WE/US: Monologues for Gender Minority Characters Anthology, ed. Debbie Lamedman, Smith & Kraus,, 2023