Recommended by Nora Louise Syran

  • Nora Louise Syran: The Discovery by Neil Radtke
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    Straight to the point and heart, pierced right through with the caduceus!

    Straight to the point and heart, pierced right through with the caduceus!

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Blood and Coal Dust by Arthur M Jolly
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    Pathetic fallacy beautifully at work here: the darkness of the mine and one oil lamp reflecting the darkness and flicker of hope and light of the men "who do the real work" in this world. Work and darkness most of us could never truly comprehend without this compelling piece of theatre. Bravo.

    Pathetic fallacy beautifully at work here: the darkness of the mine and one oil lamp reflecting the darkness and flicker of hope and light of the men "who do the real work" in this world. Work and darkness most of us could never truly comprehend without this compelling piece of theatre. Bravo.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: And the Universe Didn't Blink by Claudia Haas
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    Love this play. "A 3D Painting" full of hope, imagination, and stardust.

    Love this play. "A 3D Painting" full of hope, imagination, and stardust.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Mother of Chemistry by Rex McGregor
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    I love this period of history and the relationship of these two historical figures. McGregor's handling of the final moments of one of the finest heads to fall to the guillotine is just super.

    I love this period of history and the relationship of these two historical figures. McGregor's handling of the final moments of one of the finest heads to fall to the guillotine is just super.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: But Soft by Vince Gatton
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    Humorous in all the right places. Tender in all the right places. Everyone needs a friend like Evan. And every theatre needs a playwright like Vince Gatton. "Weird and amazing, yeah."

    Humorous in all the right places. Tender in all the right places. Everyone needs a friend like Evan. And every theatre needs a playwright like Vince Gatton. "Weird and amazing, yeah."

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Law Makers by Danielle Wirsansky
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    "The future is female, after all'-- two leaders of the English suffragette movement meet and move on? United we stand, but divided we fall...Some powerful reminders here.

    "The future is female, after all'-- two leaders of the English suffragette movement meet and move on? United we stand, but divided we fall...Some powerful reminders here.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: High School Antigone: A Musical by Judy Klass
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    I was fortunate to catch a reading of this play and I enjoyed its metatheacricality, dark humor, charming didactic qualities and fun music --and parallels between this school-board-play-cancelling age of ours and the golden age of Greece-- totally up my alley and will be for any school looking for a new twist on a classic.

    I was fortunate to catch a reading of this play and I enjoyed its metatheacricality, dark humor, charming didactic qualities and fun music --and parallels between this school-board-play-cancelling age of ours and the golden age of Greece-- totally up my alley and will be for any school looking for a new twist on a classic.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Fighting Position by Douglas Gearhart
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    We all fight the troubles this world lobs at us in different ways. And having a good friend, a bookshelf and a sump slope are essential. You'll fall in love with Private Keith making a stand the only way he knows how. The allusions to Hamlet are super.

    We all fight the troubles this world lobs at us in different ways. And having a good friend, a bookshelf and a sump slope are essential. You'll fall in love with Private Keith making a stand the only way he knows how. The allusions to Hamlet are super.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Swimming Off the Big Dock by Philip Middleton Williams
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    Philip Middleton Williams is a master of universal stories of coming-of-age and this tale of young people facing their "demons" is no exception. The metaphors in this piece are subtle, natural and the setting of privilege, of a lakeside retreat, is perfect. Bravo.

    Philip Middleton Williams is a master of universal stories of coming-of-age and this tale of young people facing their "demons" is no exception. The metaphors in this piece are subtle, natural and the setting of privilege, of a lakeside retreat, is perfect. Bravo.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Lobster Man (Full-length version) by Jonathan Cook
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    This play starts in medias res and then stays immediate. The post-apocalyptic future feels eerily real thanks to the grounded imagery of the dialogue and sound effects. I could imagine the staging perfectly. These two characters will stay with you as we journey with them, searching for something to "get lost in" together.

    This play starts in medias res and then stays immediate. The post-apocalyptic future feels eerily real thanks to the grounded imagery of the dialogue and sound effects. I could imagine the staging perfectly. These two characters will stay with you as we journey with them, searching for something to "get lost in" together.

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