Recommended by Nora Louise Syran

  • Nora Louise Syran: January 8 (from the THE WRINKLE RANCH AND OTHER PLAYS ABOUT GROWING OLD collection) by Debra A. Cole
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    Number 11 in the collection THE WRINKLE WRANCH and it's one of my favorites so far. I can see this woman looking out, at us, peering into the audience to make us see. Love this theme. Love the fun Cole has with it as well. Serious and silly all at once.

    Number 11 in the collection THE WRINKLE WRANCH and it's one of my favorites so far. I can see this woman looking out, at us, peering into the audience to make us see. Love this theme. Love the fun Cole has with it as well. Serious and silly all at once.

    ”
  • Nora Louise Syran: WONDER OF OUR STAGE by Monica Cross
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    Adore this. Shakespeare a wooden robot? Cross "require[s] you do awake your faith"! And you will. Like Shakespeare in Love, you'll fall in love with Shakespeare all the more in his automaton form as he develops from "petty verses" to the "wonder of our stage" and somehow becomes "more completely human". The allusions throughout will keep lovers of the Bard's words amused and delighted. It's part Frankenstein, part Tempest, part alchemist Fantasy. Audiences and writers will adore as well. It's classic and timely all at once. (I really want to see that "goofy fellow with the dog" ;)

    Adore this. Shakespeare a wooden robot? Cross "require[s] you do awake your faith"! And you will. Like Shakespeare in Love, you'll fall in love with Shakespeare all the more in his automaton form as he develops from "petty verses" to the "wonder of our stage" and somehow becomes "more completely human". The allusions throughout will keep lovers of the Bard's words amused and delighted. It's part Frankenstein, part Tempest, part alchemist Fantasy. Audiences and writers will adore as well. It's classic and timely all at once. (I really want to see that "goofy fellow with the dog" ;)

    ”
  • Nora Louise Syran: The Uninvited by Christopher Plumridge
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    The struggle is real. True to his style, Plumridge captures it honestly. Bravo.

    The struggle is real. True to his style, Plumridge captures it honestly. Bravo.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: A Monogamy of Swans by John Minigan
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    I caught the production of this short play on Gather by the Ghostlight. A lovely short piece. Nothing is as it seems, or what we assume and Minigan uses this to perfect advantage to add tension to the story. But really there is only love

    I caught the production of this short play on Gather by the Ghostlight. A lovely short piece. Nothing is as it seems, or what we assume and Minigan uses this to perfect advantage to add tension to the story. But really there is only love

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Pilloried by Jillian Blevins
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    We've all been there. Figuratively anyway. Stuck in the stocks-- or is it...?! Who cares?! It's hilarious. Everyone loves good pipi-caca humor but just can't admit it. Love the sunshine imagery at the end.

    We've all been there. Figuratively anyway. Stuck in the stocks-- or is it...?! Who cares?! It's hilarious. Everyone loves good pipi-caca humor but just can't admit it. Love the sunshine imagery at the end.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Better Latte Than Never by Rachel Feeny-Williams
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    Coffee demanding? High maintenance? Never! Coffee is given her fair say on a talk show and we learn all about Claire and her morning habits and infidelities. Snuggling up with other hotties in the mornings, really?! Never fear. A fun short skit that will have caffeinated and decaffeinated audiences on a real buzz.

    Coffee demanding? High maintenance? Never! Coffee is given her fair say on a talk show and we learn all about Claire and her morning habits and infidelities. Snuggling up with other hotties in the mornings, really?! Never fear. A fun short skit that will have caffeinated and decaffeinated audiences on a real buzz.

    ”
  • Nora Louise Syran: Lady of the Manor by Debra A. Cole
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    A "Lettice and Lovage" type tour to start (I love those!) and then ... all chaos breaks out. A lovely practical modern solution as Kentucky meets County Kent! Great fun ;)

    A "Lettice and Lovage" type tour to start (I love those!) and then ... all chaos breaks out. A lovely practical modern solution as Kentucky meets County Kent! Great fun ;)

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Good Mourning by Christopher Soucy
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    Soucy weaves his magic in this beautifully balanced piece. “I don't have to know someone to mourn the loss of them... To feel for those left behind.” Just lovely. The people in this play are, as he would say, "peoplely" and completely relatable. Easy to stage. Bravo.

    Soucy weaves his magic in this beautifully balanced piece. “I don't have to know someone to mourn the loss of them... To feel for those left behind.” Just lovely. The people in this play are, as he would say, "peoplely" and completely relatable. Easy to stage. Bravo.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Splitting the Check (Ten Minute) by Paul Donnelly
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    Oh, you naughty playwright you! Terrifically fun and infuriating. Easy to stage, fun to act and I can just see the actors playing the waiter and Brett trying to keep straight faces :)

    Oh, you naughty playwright you! Terrifically fun and infuriating. Easy to stage, fun to act and I can just see the actors playing the waiter and Brett trying to keep straight faces :)

    ”