←Recommendations of I am the Center of My Universe

A gorgeous meditation on the absolute wonder of being alive. Light changes. Nature changes. Are we paying attention? Syran is and she’s asking us to pay attention, too.

Breathtaking. This is a poignant monologue of the miraculous trauma that is being alive in a world (a universe) growing growing growing. In these short pages, Syran’s muser remarks on all of social media, the good, the bad, the in-between, as well how everything we encounter changes us (and us them), and makes us into the people we become. Deftly layered and beautiful in every way. And even though it’s a dog in the monologue, it makes me wanna hold my kitty.

This is a beautiful painting of a monologue. Full of wonder and hope, despite the dark reaches of the universe that surround us. There is light. And there are dogs to ground us.

A lovely, specific, and universal monologue that meditates on how small we are and yet how much we get to be a part of in this world. Nora Louise Syran expands our minds with “I Am The Center Of My Universe” and we are better for it.

An extraordinary monologue. Remarkable insight. With the intellect of Carl Sagan, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Kenneth Clark, and a sensibility all her own, Nora Louise Syran explores the unique place we each occupy in this ever-expanding universe. And how lucky are we to be in her orbit.

Beautiful. A lone woman, with her dog, considers the universe in its ever changing canvas.... "Monet understood that the same place is never the same place a moment later," and NORA LOUISE SYRAN understands this too. Moving forward is about being open to the opportunities that present themselves. Thank you, Nora.

This is a lovely meditation on the universe and our place in it, the magic of art, and the constancy of change. Lyrically tying the creation of art to the expansion of the universe offers a moving reflection on the human spirit. I was moved and filled with delight by this monologue and its final line.

This monologue is poetic, image-laden, affirming, elegant, honest. Nora Louise Syran excels at establishing an atmosphere, a feeling, in all her plays. "I am the Center of My Universe" is another beautiful example of her work.

Leave it to Nora Louise Syran to find (literally) universal joy in the discovery of one's own solipsism.

As someone who contemplates the beauty of celestial objects and the inconstancy of one's location on an ever-moving planet hurtling through space so that from moment to moment we are never where we were and will never be there again, this monologue was a warm arrow to my heart, a sparkler in my brain, and a salve for my weary soul. [Miranda Jonte's Back Porch Theatre recitation captures all this magic.]

And talk about great last lines...

Bravo!

Nora Louise Syran presents a monologue about a woman doubting her place in the universe and portrays the inner turmoil with delicacy that makes the piece all the more relatable.