Recommended by Nora Louise Syran

  • Nora Louise Syran: Made by Thumb by Scott Sickles
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    Completely wild, wacky and wonderful. Meta-melodramatic theatrical super-SILLY-iousness! With a cup of coffee.

    Completely wild, wacky and wonderful. Meta-melodramatic theatrical super-SILLY-iousness! With a cup of coffee.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Open Mic Night by Evan Baughfman
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    "I never recycle!" What starts out amusing enough turns very dark. See what our Mistress of Ceremonies has in store for the trash that needs taking out... catch it on the GATHER BY THE GHOSTLIGHT podcast. https://www.podpage.com/gather-by-the-ghost-light/ep-48-open-mic-night-…

    "I never recycle!" What starts out amusing enough turns very dark. See what our Mistress of Ceremonies has in store for the trash that needs taking out... catch it on the GATHER BY THE GHOSTLIGHT podcast. https://www.podpage.com/gather-by-the-ghost-light/ep-48-open-mic-night-…

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  • Nora Louise Syran: America's Most Haunted by Emily McClain
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    This play is all at once physically funny and touchingly sentimental, in all the right places. Think Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit meets Stand By Me. Brava!

    This play is all at once physically funny and touchingly sentimental, in all the right places. Think Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit meets Stand By Me. Brava!

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Room 205 - A ONE MINUTE PLAY by Debra A. Cole
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    Cole's voice and travel experience come through loud and clear in this short, funny piece. I am sure Luis has gotten the message load and clear as well.

    Cole's voice and travel experience come through loud and clear in this short, funny piece. I am sure Luis has gotten the message load and clear as well.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: I Have No Words by Christopher Plumridge
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    This work documents artist Martha Lysa's experiences in war-torn Ukraine. Hopefully her country's story will be soon turning a new page, but Martha's words, stewarded by Plumridge, are preserved: motifs--her people's hatred of Putin but sympathy for the fallen enemy dead and captured, the constant noise of air raid siren warnings, battles with insomnia and juxtaposed images of hope and desire to create amidst the destruction-- serve as powerful reminders of the ever present importance to speak out and spread truth in the face of so many lies. Important.

    This work documents artist Martha Lysa's experiences in war-torn Ukraine. Hopefully her country's story will be soon turning a new page, but Martha's words, stewarded by Plumridge, are preserved: motifs--her people's hatred of Putin but sympathy for the fallen enemy dead and captured, the constant noise of air raid siren warnings, battles with insomnia and juxtaposed images of hope and desire to create amidst the destruction-- serve as powerful reminders of the ever present importance to speak out and spread truth in the face of so many lies. Important.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: A Kiss is Just a Kiss by Claudia Haas
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    Oh, I do love a short play that opens up to so much! So much possibility. Is a kiss ever "just" a kiss? But a hello? A goodbye? The open-endedness of this lovely short play is wonderful. Brava.

    Oh, I do love a short play that opens up to so much! So much possibility. Is a kiss ever "just" a kiss? But a hello? A goodbye? The open-endedness of this lovely short play is wonderful. Brava.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: No More Flowers by Dana Hall
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    Freud meets O'Keefe. This probably explains why she once said, "I hate flowers"! An amusing and thought provoking short play. Indeed, sometimes a flower really is just a flower. Tech will have fun keeping Freud amply provided with an ever present cigar. Sometimes a cigar is ... Brava!

    Freud meets O'Keefe. This probably explains why she once said, "I hate flowers"! An amusing and thought provoking short play. Indeed, sometimes a flower really is just a flower. Tech will have fun keeping Freud amply provided with an ever present cigar. Sometimes a cigar is ... Brava!

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Scenes From A Chinese Restaurant by Lucy Wang
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    Loved this! It's like running your eyes over a menu in your favorite Chinese restaurant and salivating over it all until DING! the waiter comes and you have to make up your mind! Funny, sexy, saucy...oh her puns are very much intended. Wang sparkles. The actors and audience will have a blast. Pao Pao Pao!

    Loved this! It's like running your eyes over a menu in your favorite Chinese restaurant and salivating over it all until DING! the waiter comes and you have to make up your mind! Funny, sexy, saucy...oh her puns are very much intended. Wang sparkles. The actors and audience will have a blast. Pao Pao Pao!

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Where The Lost Children Play by Hannah Lee DeFrates
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    Snapshots in a stairwell. With a window. I was drawn in straight away. DeFrates weaves a magical world in which time is passing yet standing still. "Merde… And this was good." Brava!

    Snapshots in a stairwell. With a window. I was drawn in straight away. DeFrates weaves a magical world in which time is passing yet standing still. "Merde… And this was good." Brava!

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  • Nora Louise Syran: The Exhibit by Mackenzie Raine Kirkman
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    I have never enjoyed reading stage directions as much as I enjoyed reading Kirkman's in this clever piece. This Velveteen Rabbit of plays where art and life and the theatre blend and what's real is being seen, being worn, being loved... No one's recommendation or even synopsis of this play will be the same and that's the beauty of it. So many lovely facets. Physical humor. Metaphors galore. Loved it.

    I have never enjoyed reading stage directions as much as I enjoyed reading Kirkman's in this clever piece. This Velveteen Rabbit of plays where art and life and the theatre blend and what's real is being seen, being worn, being loved... No one's recommendation or even synopsis of this play will be the same and that's the beauty of it. So many lovely facets. Physical humor. Metaphors galore. Loved it.

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