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Announcements Nora Salon

Calling all NYC Women Playwrights!

We are now accepting submissions for NYC’s The Nora Salon!

The Nora Salon (TNS) in NYC is an opportunity for emerging women playwrights from diverse backgrounds and life experiences to hear their work read aloud in a casual setting. TNS is also an informal gathering of artists and Nora’s supporters who want an inside look at how plays get from page to stage and the opportunity to participate in the development process.

We welcome submissions of any genre and length for The Nora Salon provided they:

  1. Are by women playwrights in the NYC area,
  2. Centrally feature women’s stories and perspectives,
  3. Have not yet had a production.

Finished pieces and works-in-progress are both welcome.

In order to complete your submission, email your script attached as a pdf to Sharon Friedman at submissions@norasplayhouse.org. Please include a brief cover letter in the body of your email that contains the following information:

  • Your location (all playwrights will ideally live in the greater NYC metro area since the expectation is that they would attend the in-person reading),
  • Your brief bio,
  • A brief 150 to 200 word synopsis of the piece,
  • The estimated running time of your play,
  • and confirmation that your play has not yet been produced.

(For some answers to frequently asked questions about our salons, please visit the FAQs page on our website.)

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Announcements Nora Salon Salon South

Springing Ahead

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Spring is a time for rebirth and renewal. Here at Nora’s Playhouse we are springing ahead toward restarting our beloved salon reading series, The Nora Salon!

Our Alabama team will be leading the charge; we are now accepting submissions for upcoming gatherings of Nora’s Salon South!

For Nora’s Salon South, we welcome submissions of any genre and length, provided they:

  1. Are by women playwrights,
  2. Centrally feature women’s stories and perspectives, and
  3. Have not yet had a production.

Finished pieces and works-in-progress both welcome.

Please email your submission along with a brief cover letter that includes a 150-200 word synopsis of the play to Jacqueline Viskup at salonsouth.submissions@norasplayhouse.org.

(For some answers to frequently asked questions about our salons, please visit our website.)

Our first in-person salon reading post-COVID will take place in Montgomery, Alabama this spring. Keep an eye on your inbox for all the details. We have a script picked out and are now in the process of figuring out the when and the where.

New York supporters, we haven’t forgotten about you! In the coming weeks, we hope to wake up fully from our pandemic hibernation and have some details about NYC’s The Nora Salon for you. Stay tuned!

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Announcements Productions

Get your tickets today!

The world premiere production of Ashes & Ink is just around the corner! Hurry and get your tickets today!

ASHES & INK

by Martha Pichey

directed by Caroline Reddick Lawson

September 22-October 2, 2022 at The Sanctuary
432 Goldthwaite Street, Montgomery, AL

Performances are Thursdays-Saturdays at 7pm, Sundays at 2pm.
Tickets are $25. Student tickets are $10.

Molly’s son is a talented actor who is preparing for an audition to a prestigious drama school. He is also a recovering addict. Can he beat his addiction and get into drama school at the same time? And can Molly’s relationships survive his anger?

with Mariah Reilly, Chason Marvin, Michael Buchanan, Austin Wendell, and Meghan Yapana Ducote

Made possible in part by a grant from Alabama State Council on the Arts.

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