Recommended by Nora Louise Syran

  • Nora Louise Syran: Do Something by Eric Mansfield
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    Whenever you want to smack the main character at the end of a play, you know it's a good piece of theatre. Plenty of staging possibilities here. I could see the additional female characters doubling as men doing the harassing, massaging, touching etc Well done.

    Whenever you want to smack the main character at the end of a play, you know it's a good piece of theatre. Plenty of staging possibilities here. I could see the additional female characters doubling as men doing the harassing, massaging, touching etc Well done.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Secret Ingredient by John Mabey
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    Love this. Short but definitely not sweet except in the aftertaste of revenge. I caught Miranda Jonte's June 22 "Back Porch Theatre" reading; she captured Mabey's subtext perfectly. Super writing. A few brush strokes and voila! Love the human being Mabey has created, someone whose quiet life and love are sneered at by an adult bully but they get their cake and they make their bully eat it too.

    Love this. Short but definitely not sweet except in the aftertaste of revenge. I caught Miranda Jonte's June 22 "Back Porch Theatre" reading; she captured Mabey's subtext perfectly. Super writing. A few brush strokes and voila! Love the human being Mabey has created, someone whose quiet life and love are sneered at by an adult bully but they get their cake and they make their bully eat it too.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Fallout or a Ballad of Peace and David Hasselhoff by Robert J. LeBlanc
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    If Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" were a monologue! LeBlanc captures an intense march through time. A nuclear flash of insight for all generations; a wild ride for performer and audience alike and a satisfying ending. What more do you want? Nothing (I'm a Gen Xer!)

    If Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start the Fire" were a monologue! LeBlanc captures an intense march through time. A nuclear flash of insight for all generations; a wild ride for performer and audience alike and a satisfying ending. What more do you want? Nothing (I'm a Gen Xer!)

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  • Nora Louise Syran: For Richard, for Poorer by Steven G. Martin
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    Absolutely charming. The characters pop right off the page. Energy, energy, energy and such lovely calm. A whirlwind of fun and I can see this unwinding on stage down to the perfect sponge cake and Oedipal cake topper. Needed the laugh. Thank you Steven G Martin for this lovely short utterly human play.

    Absolutely charming. The characters pop right off the page. Energy, energy, energy and such lovely calm. A whirlwind of fun and I can see this unwinding on stage down to the perfect sponge cake and Oedipal cake topper. Needed the laugh. Thank you Steven G Martin for this lovely short utterly human play.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Sunbrella (from the THE WRINKLE RANCH AND OTHER PLAYS ABOUT GROWING OLD collection) by Debra A. Cole
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    Number 17 in the WRINKLE WRANCH collection. Ah, I needed that. I waited in impish anticipation as the rumbling intensified. Easy to stage, great fun for a costume designer. Favorite line: "It all sounds pretty important." Fun!

    Number 17 in the WRINKLE WRANCH collection. Ah, I needed that. I waited in impish anticipation as the rumbling intensified. Easy to stage, great fun for a costume designer. Favorite line: "It all sounds pretty important." Fun!

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Delete by Jacquelyn Floyd-Priskorn
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    This one will stay with me for a long time. A short play full of pathos. Bravo.

    This one will stay with me for a long time. A short play full of pathos. Bravo.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: The Pity Mourner (Ten Minute) by Paul Donnelly
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    A random act of kindness reaps its rewards--on the giver and the receiver. A lovely message. Easy to stage for older actors. Super!

    A random act of kindness reaps its rewards--on the giver and the receiver. A lovely message. Easy to stage for older actors. Super!

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Stintz Milestrip Center by Samantha Marchant
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    Love the raw, real feel to this piece; the staging reminded me of the spontaneity of guerrilla theatre. I'd love to see this produced. Bravo.

    Love the raw, real feel to this piece; the staging reminded me of the spontaneity of guerrilla theatre. I'd love to see this produced. Bravo.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Feral by Ross Tedford Kendall
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    A lovely short play for two women. Strong sense of atmosphere which will make staging a delight. Bravo!

    A lovely short play for two women. Strong sense of atmosphere which will make staging a delight. Bravo!

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  • Nora Louise Syran: The Disappearance of Greta by Christopher Plumridge
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    In only twenty pages Christopher "Heinz" Plumridge manages to capture so much: drama, humor, joy, terror and love. Bravo!

    In only twenty pages Christopher "Heinz" Plumridge manages to capture so much: drama, humor, joy, terror and love. Bravo!

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