Recommended by Nora Louise Syran

  • Nora Louise Syran: Brompton's Truth

    Lovely. Especially how Human 2 stops listening to their doubt and just gives in to love. A fitting memorial to man's best friends everywhere.

    Lovely. Especially how Human 2 stops listening to their doubt and just gives in to love. A fitting memorial to man's best friends everywhere.

  • Nora Louise Syran: Grand Dragon in Power

    I listened to Baker's radio adaptation of this piece by The Radio Theatre Project (https://soundcloud.com/radiotheatreproject/grand-dragon-in-power-by-don…) Characterization, dialogue, structure...everything spot on. Transports us effortlessly into a very real past with its reverberations into the present. Well done.

    I listened to Baker's radio adaptation of this piece by The Radio Theatre Project (https://soundcloud.com/radiotheatreproject/grand-dragon-in-power-by-don…) Characterization, dialogue, structure...everything spot on. Transports us effortlessly into a very real past with its reverberations into the present. Well done.

  • Nora Louise Syran: Trade With Klan

    Brilliant. The all-white cast was for me as chilling as the women-only ending of Lorca's Blood Wedding or Toni Morrison's deeply rooted ingrained racism of the mainly African-American community in The Bluest Eye. Baker's play ranks up with these great works. It is unsettling. It is timely and the historical grounding of the piece makes it feel like it unfortunately always will be. The piece effortlessly transports us to another time. It moves steadily along, punctuated by the regular radio broadcasts vainly tying this small Indiana town to the hope of the wider world outside. Read it. Produce...

    Brilliant. The all-white cast was for me as chilling as the women-only ending of Lorca's Blood Wedding or Toni Morrison's deeply rooted ingrained racism of the mainly African-American community in The Bluest Eye. Baker's play ranks up with these great works. It is unsettling. It is timely and the historical grounding of the piece makes it feel like it unfortunately always will be. The piece effortlessly transports us to another time. It moves steadily along, punctuated by the regular radio broadcasts vainly tying this small Indiana town to the hope of the wider world outside. Read it. Produce it. Bravo.

  • Nora Louise Syran: The King in Yellow

    I love plays about plays (within plays), especially fictional ones brought to life! Horrific allusions to gory gothic tales dovetail into hysterical humor. I especially enjoyed the Dramaturg. From timeless sources, Soucy has created something quite unique in terms of contemporary Gothic comedy--creating something both funny and freaky all at once.

    I love plays about plays (within plays), especially fictional ones brought to life! Horrific allusions to gory gothic tales dovetail into hysterical humor. I especially enjoyed the Dramaturg. From timeless sources, Soucy has created something quite unique in terms of contemporary Gothic comedy--creating something both funny and freaky all at once.

  • Nora Louise Syran: Urashima Taro

    A lovely piece. While Norkin leaves the accompaniment open, I can imagine the spooky percussion highlighting the action and picture Taro with an Okina mask in hand at the end. Now, in true Noh spirit, more of these, please! To perform all together in one evening.

    A lovely piece. While Norkin leaves the accompaniment open, I can imagine the spooky percussion highlighting the action and picture Taro with an Okina mask in hand at the end. Now, in true Noh spirit, more of these, please! To perform all together in one evening.

  • Nora Louise Syran: The Cardinal

    Confirmation bias of a cardinal. Its unique "duality" is open and honest for all to see and yet we don't see it. And if and when we do see it, we reject it if it doesn't conform to the vision of the world we hold so dear. Thankfully Cathro knows how to walk a fine line--exposing the mother's irrational need to reject anything that tampers with her view of the world lest it crumble before her--and yet reminding us all of our shared humanity, our blindness, our weakness which bind us together. Lovely.

    Confirmation bias of a cardinal. Its unique "duality" is open and honest for all to see and yet we don't see it. And if and when we do see it, we reject it if it doesn't conform to the vision of the world we hold so dear. Thankfully Cathro knows how to walk a fine line--exposing the mother's irrational need to reject anything that tampers with her view of the world lest it crumble before her--and yet reminding us all of our shared humanity, our blindness, our weakness which bind us together. Lovely.

  • Nora Louise Syran: Treasure Hunter!: Episode One - Curse of the Jade Scorpion (On the Air Series)

    This was great fun! Loved Coco, the silly innuendoes and the built in advertisements. Positively ripping!

    This was great fun! Loved Coco, the silly innuendoes and the built in advertisements. Positively ripping!

  • Nora Louise Syran: Almost Mary

    I've a soft spot for Mary Anning and enjoyed spending time with her in reading this historically accurate and engaging piece of theatre. I enjoyed the relationship between her and her friend Henry de la Beche and the visits from her father. Lovely. (I've not had the chance to read the original version, but any story in the hands of Claudia Haas is sure to be one to treasure.)

    I've a soft spot for Mary Anning and enjoyed spending time with her in reading this historically accurate and engaging piece of theatre. I enjoyed the relationship between her and her friend Henry de la Beche and the visits from her father. Lovely. (I've not had the chance to read the original version, but any story in the hands of Claudia Haas is sure to be one to treasure.)

  • Nora Louise Syran: St. John of Suburbia

    John Patrick Bray follows his own character Dan's advice: "Do your thing. Be beautiful." And he does. He makes beauty out of werewolf porn, Zines and Grandma's teeth. The plot is deceptively straightforward: the first meet-the-parent goes very wrong and oh so very right all at once in one tightly constructed play that is unique, feminist, innocent, gritty, human, sweet and well, art.

    John Patrick Bray follows his own character Dan's advice: "Do your thing. Be beautiful." And he does. He makes beauty out of werewolf porn, Zines and Grandma's teeth. The plot is deceptively straightforward: the first meet-the-parent goes very wrong and oh so very right all at once in one tightly constructed play that is unique, feminist, innocent, gritty, human, sweet and well, art.

  • Nora Louise Syran: Be That As It May

    A lovely little meta-meta-theatrical romp! You'll be there with Kyle on that ledge, ready to jump. Do! Jump in and read and produce this short. It's great fun. "It’s the most attention I’ve ever received"--I laughed so hard I had to reserve myself some coffee.

    A lovely little meta-meta-theatrical romp! You'll be there with Kyle on that ledge, ready to jump. Do! Jump in and read and produce this short. It's great fun. "It’s the most attention I’ve ever received"--I laughed so hard I had to reserve myself some coffee.