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The Nora Salon: La Fonda is April 13th!

Our next gathering of The Nora Salon is Friday, April 13 and we are excited to be featuring the latest piece by friend of Nora’s, Suzanne Trauth (Francoise, Rehearsing Desire).

We hope you’ll join us for a glass of wine, friendly conversation, and an informal reading of Suzanne Trauth’s full length play: La Fonda.

It’s 1945 in the bar of the La Fonda Hotel, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, thirty miles from Los Alamos. People from the town meet to drink, gossip, and trade theories about the activity on the Hill, where the scientists of the Manhattan Project are developing the atom bomb. It is a moment in history when many in this desert town have secrets. Who can be trusted? The bartender? The traveling businessman? The German-born operator of a rooming house? Not to mention the presence of Russian spies… In the midst of the political turmoil, a young Los Alamos engineer falls in love and, torn by a battle between his patriotism and his conscience, is forced to confront a future that might threaten his family.

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The Nora Salon: La Fonda
Friday, April 13th at 7pm
East 72nd between Park & Madison, NYC
hosted by Fredda Harris

SPACE IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED.
THIS GATHERING OF THE NORA SALON IS CURRENTLY FULL.
Please email us at reservations@norasplayhouse.org to add your name to the waitlist. Should any spots open up, we will let you know asap!

Suggested donation: $10

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The Nora Salon: “Never Not Once” is March 23rd!

The next gathering of our monthly reading series, The Nora Salon, is Friday, March 23rd. We hope you’ll join us for a glass of wine, friendly conversation, and an informal reading of Carey Crim’s play: Never Not Once.

Eleanor, a biology major at Princeton, brings her boyfriend Rob home to meet her two (not perfect but still pretty excellent moms). While there, she lets them know that she has hired a private investigator to help her find her biological father. She says, as a scientist, she is curious about her genetics. But it’s evident she might also just want to meet her dad. Nadine, her non-biological mom thinks it’s a great idea, partly because she had a deep and wonderful relationship with her own father. Allison, Eleanor’s biological mom is less enthusiastic, insisting that Eleanor’s father, a one night stand in college whose name Allison doesn’t remember, never even knew she existed. Nadine secretly gives Allison the name Doug. This information sends Eleanor on a journey to an unexpected and explosive answer to the question “Where do I come from?” The fallout and complications from this revelation force the whole family–and Doug–to confront the past in order to have any hope of moving on to a better future.

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The Nora Salon: Never Not Once
Friday, March 23rd at 7pm
West 9th Street and Sixth Avenue, West Village, NYC
hosted by Eugene Lefkowitz

SPACE IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED.
This gathering of The Nora Salon is currently FULL.
Please email us at reservations@norasplayhouse.org to add your name to the wait list. We will contact you should a spot become available.

Suggested donation: $10

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The Nora Salon: “Vincie” is February 18th!

The next gathering of our monthly reading series, The Nora Salon, is Sunday, February 18th. It’s our first weekend salon, first afternoon salon, and first salon in New Jersey! We can’t wait! We hope you’ll join us for a glass of wine, friendly conversation, and an informal reading of Elaine Insinnia’s play: Vincie.

Vincie, a celebrated modern artist, has become a paranoid recluse. She does not paint, will not be interviewed, and is obsessed with criminals breaking into her apartment. With the help for Tricia, an art student and the granddaughter of an old friend, and the promise of a show from gallery owner Phyllis, Vincie begins painting again. She starts to shed her fear of leaving her apartment, renews her relationship with her former lover Brady, and her precious Mets even win their astonishing way into the 2015 World Series. But all that glitters is not gold. Can Vincie survive the disillusionment that follows? Or will the horror she endured in the past overtake her once again.

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The Nora Salon: Vincie
Sunday, February 18th at 4pm
Carelton Road, Westfield, NJ
hosted by Amy S. Green

SPACE IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED.
Please email us at reservations@norasplayhouse.org to add your name to the guest list. You’ll receive the exact address in a separate email when your reservation is confirmed.

Suggested donation: $10