Recommended by Nora Louise Syran

  • Nora Louise Syran: Do You Have the Time? by Kate Danley
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    An amusing little skit! Easy to stage and stage worldwide. Love the interaction between someone who just wants to know the time and someone obviously in an existential crisis. Fun!

    An amusing little skit! Easy to stage and stage worldwide. Love the interaction between someone who just wants to know the time and someone obviously in an existential crisis. Fun!

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Quack by George Sapio
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    I adore this short comedy! Method acting gone absolutely bonkers in the best way possible. The love of this couple is palpable. Sapio's wry humor and wacky warmth are contagious. The quack, priceless. Thanks for the laugh!

    I adore this short comedy! Method acting gone absolutely bonkers in the best way possible. The love of this couple is palpable. Sapio's wry humor and wacky warmth are contagious. The quack, priceless. Thanks for the laugh!

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  • Nora Louise Syran: The Eighteenth Quinquennial Endlings Picnic by Jillian Blevins
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    Love the progression of this piece. The final song (which I personally have many fond memories in connection to) left me breathless. Brava.

    Love the progression of this piece. The final song (which I personally have many fond memories in connection to) left me breathless. Brava.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: When the Chaos Started by Lee R. Lawing
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    Lawing brings us back to Highland Park on July 4, 2022 to remind us how quickly life can change in one horrific moment. Boom. Just like that. A short, deceptively simple piece with powerful staging opportunities.

    Lawing brings us back to Highland Park on July 4, 2022 to remind us how quickly life can change in one horrific moment. Boom. Just like that. A short, deceptively simple piece with powerful staging opportunities.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Remembering Margot by Claudia Haas
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    Anne Frank's sister Margot also wrote a diary, but it has been lost to us. Through this play, Haas pays tribute to her and brings her to life through fluid, dream-like scenes which transcend time and depict her life as an athletic, wise and healthy young woman, sister, daughter and niece. Lovely work.

    Anne Frank's sister Margot also wrote a diary, but it has been lost to us. Through this play, Haas pays tribute to her and brings her to life through fluid, dream-like scenes which transcend time and depict her life as an athletic, wise and healthy young woman, sister, daughter and niece. Lovely work.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Fish Stories by Lainie Vansant
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    Vansant has created a lovely short two-hander about knowing when to take a leap of faith to be a part of something bigger than ourselves even when faced with that something becoming possibly all-consuming. Lovely imagery and humanity. "We’re a motley crew" :)

    Vansant has created a lovely short two-hander about knowing when to take a leap of faith to be a part of something bigger than ourselves even when faced with that something becoming possibly all-consuming. Lovely imagery and humanity. "We’re a motley crew" :)

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Tooth Or Dare by Emily McClain
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    Great freaky fun. A Tarantinoesque Tooth Fairy wakes two sleeping parents and what follows is hilarious. Catch the audio version on Gather By the Ghostlight: https://www.podpage.com/gather-by-the-ghost-light/tooth-or-dare-by-emil…

    Great freaky fun. A Tarantinoesque Tooth Fairy wakes two sleeping parents and what follows is hilarious. Catch the audio version on Gather By the Ghostlight: https://www.podpage.com/gather-by-the-ghost-light/tooth-or-dare-by-emil…

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  • Nora Louise Syran: A Tragedy Of Owls by John Mabey
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    Mabey's tightly crafted short play brings attention to the courage of Willem Arondeus, a gay member of the Dutch anti-Nazi resistance and his final words. To quote Arthur Miller, "Attention must be paid" and this world's heroes honored. While recently produced on stage in Phoenix and London, an audio version is available at Gather By the Ghostlight: https://www.podpage.com/gather-by-the-ghost-light/a-tragedy-of-owls-by-…

    Mabey's tightly crafted short play brings attention to the courage of Willem Arondeus, a gay member of the Dutch anti-Nazi resistance and his final words. To quote Arthur Miller, "Attention must be paid" and this world's heroes honored. While recently produced on stage in Phoenix and London, an audio version is available at Gather By the Ghostlight: https://www.podpage.com/gather-by-the-ghost-light/a-tragedy-of-owls-by-…

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  • Nora Louise Syran: "All Star" by Smash Mouth has been my Alarm for Eight Years and my Girlfriend Hates it by Cole Hunter Dzubak
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    Who could resist the title? I could see this working really well as a series of short sketches throughout the days of this couple. It reminded me of the French Canadian series UN GARS, UNE FILLE :)

    Who could resist the title? I could see this working really well as a series of short sketches throughout the days of this couple. It reminded me of the French Canadian series UN GARS, UNE FILLE :)

    ”
  • Nora Louise Syran: To the Test by Ricardo Soltero-Brown
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    Soltero-Brown takes us into the particularly difficult day of a public school teacher. We witness how her job affects her marriage and her choices as a mother. While this play is more realistic than some of the playwright's other work, his sparse, naturalistic dialogue is spot on and the play ends with a bit of magic.

    Soltero-Brown takes us into the particularly difficult day of a public school teacher. We witness how her job affects her marriage and her choices as a mother. While this play is more realistic than some of the playwright's other work, his sparse, naturalistic dialogue is spot on and the play ends with a bit of magic.

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