Recommended by Nora Louise Syran

  • Nora Louise Syran: Head by Scott Sickles
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    OMG! I cannot stop laughing and crying. The line between comedy and tragedy for Sickles is razor thin. I'd just read his one minute drama "Exclusion" and the contrast between the two pieces is striking but the themes in both hit home similarly: bug, man, woman, child, adult...Sickles hits it on the nose. Well done.

    OMG! I cannot stop laughing and crying. The line between comedy and tragedy for Sickles is razor thin. I'd just read his one minute drama "Exclusion" and the contrast between the two pieces is striking but the themes in both hit home similarly: bug, man, woman, child, adult...Sickles hits it on the nose. Well done.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Old Norse Love Aria (a short pantomime) by Scott Sickles
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    I love the playful stereotypes in this piece (including Wagnerian horns on helmets!) and the glimpse of Scandinavia today as multi-racial and yet also steadfastly and proudly (and in this case hysterically) holding onto its ancient roots. Sickles's descriptions are succinct, clever and the ending wholly unexpected. Loved it. So glad they put those swords down....this piece could have gone anywhere! Favorite line: "Then they each grab her by an arm or whatever and start to pull her toward the altar like sled dogs."

    I love the playful stereotypes in this piece (including Wagnerian horns on helmets!) and the glimpse of Scandinavia today as multi-racial and yet also steadfastly and proudly (and in this case hysterically) holding onto its ancient roots. Sickles's descriptions are succinct, clever and the ending wholly unexpected. Loved it. So glad they put those swords down....this piece could have gone anywhere! Favorite line: "Then they each grab her by an arm or whatever and start to pull her toward the altar like sled dogs."

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  • Nora Louise Syran: When Cranes Cha-Cha by Emily McClain
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    There's not much more to say! Very funny. I love McClain's wacky and wonderful sense of what works on stage...from fish in an aquarium to birds in a cage, it works. Well done.

    There's not much more to say! Very funny. I love McClain's wacky and wonderful sense of what works on stage...from fish in an aquarium to birds in a cage, it works. Well done.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: The Winter Triangle by Ky Weeks
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    "Watch for where the magic is..." This piece is full of magic and myth, yet grounded in reality. The lovingly drawn characters are safe in their world of words. Echoes of famous fairytales throughout and yet wholly original. Well done, Ky Weeks.

    "Watch for where the magic is..." This piece is full of magic and myth, yet grounded in reality. The lovingly drawn characters are safe in their world of words. Echoes of famous fairytales throughout and yet wholly original. Well done, Ky Weeks.

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  • Nora Louise Syran: "I love parties" by Kate Cortesi
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    Super! Well done Kate Cortesi :)

    Super! Well done Kate Cortesi :)

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Gamma Girls to the Rescue by Julie Zaffarano
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    The kind of piece that makes you go back over and read it again. Funny and poignant. Well done!

    The kind of piece that makes you go back over and read it again. Funny and poignant. Well done!

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  • Nora Louise Syran: DOLORES THE PLUMBER - MONOLOGUE by Vivian Lermond
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    What an adorable character! Her voice comes through as bright as her pink suit. Great fun :)

    What an adorable character! Her voice comes through as bright as her pink suit. Great fun :)

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Surf's Up - Zoom version by Ken Levine
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    Endless summer... Barbara Streisand chasing Beach Boys Bum off her beach! :) Lovely story arc, pacing, dialogue. Cowabunga!

    Endless summer... Barbara Streisand chasing Beach Boys Bum off her beach! :) Lovely story arc, pacing, dialogue. Cowabunga!

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  • Nora Louise Syran: A Play Within a Play Within a Play by Hilary Bluestein-Lyons
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    Lovely! Love the use of props to help us find our way through this delightful little metatheatrical maze ;)

    Lovely! Love the use of props to help us find our way through this delightful little metatheatrical maze ;)

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  • Nora Louise Syran: Running in Circles Screaming by Jeni Mahoney
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    Highly believable. Touching.

    Highly believable. Touching.

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