Nora's Playhouse

The Nora Salon: "Wish Bone"
2018-11-30 19:00 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Hosted by Anne Farber, 161 West 86th Street, New York, NY, 10024, United States
Our next gathering of The Nora Salon is Friday, November 30! We hope you’ll join us for a glass of wine, friendly conversation, and an informal reading of Phoebe Farber’s full-length play: Wish Bone.
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Raylene works at the Homestead poultry processing plant in rural Shenandoah County, Virginia, gutting chickens and removing their legs and wings. It’s a disgusting job but it pays well, so she keeps her head down. But Ray feels trapped by her dead-end job, unhappy marriage, and an unfulfilling affair with a high school crush. Things start to change when Carla, an animal rights activist, arrives to organize a strike and opens Ray’s eyes to the cruelty all around her.
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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 apartment number and directions in a separate email when your reservation is confirmed.
(Please note: Our host has a cat.)

Nora's Salon South: Ashes & Ink
2018-10-25 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Hosted by Mission House, 461 South Court Street, Montgomery, AL, 36104, United States
Our first ever gathering of Nora’s Salon South is Thursday, October 25th! We are excited to invite you to join us for a glass of wine, friendly conversation, and an informal reading of Martha Pichey’s “Ashes & Ink,” a play currently in development with Nora’s Playhouse.
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Molly would do anything for her son, especially since the death of her husband. But trying to keep Quinn on track after he descended into addiction means she’s close to going off the rails herself. Now he’s just out of rehab with the chance to audition for a place at the world’s best drama school. Molly wants to trust him. She wants him well more than anything. But how does a mother move on and make room for new love when she’s consumed with the life of her son?
SPACE IS LIMITED. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED.
Please email us at reservations@norasplayhouse.org to add your name to the guest list.

The Nora Salon: "The Great Forgotten"
2018-09-21 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Hosted by Ben Dwoken, 550 West 45th Street, New York, NY, 10036, United States
Our next gathering of The Nora Salon is Friday, September 21. We hope you’ll join us for a glass of wine, friendly conversation, and an informal reading of an excerpt from Kacie and Karen Devaney’s two-act play: “The Great Forgotten.”
In 1917, Elizabeth is one of the first registered nurses to offer her services in France when the United States finally enters World War I. Her sister Celia, an artist at heart, never shies away from adventure, so she signs up as a volunteer to aide in the Great War, tagging along with Elizabeth for what she imagines will be an exciting experience. Together with their fellow nurses, the sisters are faced with the gruesome realities of trench warfare as they struggle to save the thousands of wounded soldiers who pass through base hospital 21. Through friendship, tears, and laughter, these unsung heroes perform extraordinary acts of courage, even when it means risking their own lives.
With the World War I centennial just around the corner on November 11th, we hope you will join us for the premiere reading of this new, completely revised version of The Great Forgotten by mother-daughter playwrighting team Kacie and Karen Devaney.
Please email us at reservations@norasplayhouse.org to add your name to the guest list. You’ll receive the apartment number and directions in a separate email when your reservation is confirmed.

whatdoesfreemean? 3pm - CLOSING
2018-07-22 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | The Tank, 312 West 36th Street, 1st Floor, NEW YORK, NY, 10018, United States
Nora’s Playhouse presents
whatdoesfreemean?
a new play by award-winning human rights playwright Catherine Filloux
whatdoesfreemean? follows the journey of an African-American woman serving a long sentence for a non-violent drug offense. When Mary ends up in solitary confinement, she struggles to maintain her sanity in the face of loneliness, indifference, human cruelty, and loss. The play takes the audience into her psychic world. We travel alongside her self-guided intellectual and emotional journey into the nature of freedom, both physical and psychological as Marys external and internal experience unfolds on stage in the present, in memory, and in the fantasies that help her survive.
With James Edward Becton*, Brenda Crawley, Justin Jorrell, Galway McCullough*, Liz Morgan*, and Lisa Strum* as Mary
Directed by Amy S. Green
Scenic and Lighting Design by Phoebe Mauro
Projection and Sound Design by Sadah Espii Proctor
Costume Design by Rashidah Nelson
Fight Choreography by Galway McCullough
General Management by Rebecca Lovett

whatdoesfreemean? was developed with the support of Nora’s Playhouse.
The Nora’s Playhouse production of whatdoesfreemean? is presented by The Tank. It is an Equity approved showcase.
*Actors appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association
Graphic Design: Veronica Bella

whatdoesfreemean? 7pm
2018-07-21 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | The Tank, 312 West 36th Street, 1st Floor, NEW YORK, NY, 10018, United States
Nora’s Playhouse presents
whatdoesfreemean?
a new play by award-winning human rights playwright Catherine Filloux
whatdoesfreemean? follows the journey of an African-American woman serving a long sentence for a non-violent drug offense. When Mary ends up in solitary confinement, she struggles to maintain her sanity in the face of loneliness, indifference, human cruelty, and loss. The play takes the audience into her psychic world. We travel alongside her self-guided intellectual and emotional journey into the nature of freedom, both physical and psychological as Marys external and internal experience unfolds on stage in the present, in memory, and in the fantasies that help her survive.
With James Edward Becton*, Brenda Crawley, Justin Jorrell, Galway McCullough*, Liz Morgan*, and Lisa Strum* as Mary
Directed by Amy S. Green
Scenic and Lighting Design by Phoebe Mauro
Projection and Sound Design by Sadah Espii Proctor
Costume Design by Rashidah Nelson
Fight Choreography by Galway McCullough
General Management by Rebecca Lovett

This performance will be immediately followed by a brief conversation with Sheila Samuels Esq., a former ADA for Orange County, NY who is now in solo practice.

whatdoesfreemean? was developed with the support of Nora’s Playhouse.
The Nora’s Playhouse production of whatdoesfreemean? is presented by The Tank. It is an Equity approved showcase.
*Actors appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association
Graphic Design: Veronica Bella

whatdoesfreemean? 7pm
2018-07-20 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | The Tank, 312 West 36th Street, 1st Floor, NEW YORK, NY, 10018, United States
Nora’s Playhouse presents
whatdoesfreemean?
a new play by award-winning human rights playwright Catherine Filloux
whatdoesfreemean? follows the journey of an African-American woman serving a long sentence for a non-violent drug offense. When Mary ends up in solitary confinement, she struggles to maintain her sanity in the face of loneliness, indifference, human cruelty, and loss. The play takes the audience into her psychic world. We travel alongside her self-guided intellectual and emotional journey into the nature of freedom, both physical and psychological as Marys external and internal experience unfolds on stage in the present, in memory, and in the fantasies that help her survive.
With James Edward Becton*, Brenda Crawley, Justin Jorrell, Galway McCullough*, Liz Morgan*, and Lisa Strum* as Mary
Directed by Amy S. Green
Scenic and Lighting Design by Phoebe Mauro
Projection and Sound Design by Sadah Espii Proctor
Costume Design by Rashidah Nelson
Fight Choreography by Galway McCullough
General Management by Rebecca Lovett

This performance will be immediately followed by a brief conversation with Vivian Nixon, Executive Director of the College and Community Fellowship, a nonprofit dedicated to helping women with criminal convictions earn college degrees so that they, their families, and their communities can thrive.

whatdoesfreemean? was developed with the support of Nora’s Playhouse.
The Nora’s Playhouse production of whatdoesfreemean? is presented by The Tank. It is an Equity approved showcase.
*Actors appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association
Graphic Design: Veronica Bella

whatdoesfreemean? 7pm
2018-07-19 19:00 - 20:30, 2018-07-14 19:00 - 20:30, 2018-07-13 19:00 - 20:30, 2018-07-12 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | The Tank, 312 West 36th Street, 1st Floor, NEW YORK, NY, 10018, United States

whatdoesfreemean? 7pm
2018-07-18 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | The Tank, 312 West 36th Street, 1st Floor, NEW YORK, NY, 10018, United States
Nora’s Playhouse presents
whatdoesfreemean?
a new play by award-winning human rights playwright Catherine Filloux
whatdoesfreemean? follows the journey of an African-American woman serving a long sentence for a non-violent drug offense. When Mary ends up in solitary confinement, she struggles to maintain her sanity in the face of loneliness, indifference, human cruelty, and loss. The play takes the audience into her psychic world. We travel alongside her self-guided intellectual and emotional journey into the nature of freedom, both physical and psychological as Marys external and internal experience unfolds on stage in the present, in memory, and in the fantasies that help her survive.
With James Edward Becton*, Brenda Crawley, Justin Jorrell, Galway McCullough*, Liz Morgan*, and Lisa Strum* as Mary
Directed by Amy S. Green
Scenic and Lighting Design by Phoebe Mauro
Projection and Sound Design by Sadah Espii Proctor
Costume Design by Rashidah Nelson
Fight Choreography by Galway McCullough
General Management by Rebecca Lovett

This performance will be immediately followed by a brief conversation with Philip Hall, a writer who was formerly incarcerated at Otisville Correctional Facility.

whatdoesfreemean? was developed with the support of Nora’s Playhouse.
The Nora’s Playhouse production of whatdoesfreemean? is presented by The Tank. It is an Equity approved showcase.
*Actors appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association
Graphic Design: Veronica Bella

whatdoesfreemean? 3pm
2018-07-15 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | The Tank, 312 West 36th Street, 1st Floor, NEW YORK, NY, 10018, United States
Nora’s Playhouse presents
whatdoesfreemean?
a new play by award-winning human rights playwright Catherine Filloux
whatdoesfreemean? follows the journey of an African-American woman serving a long sentence for a non-violent drug offense. When Mary ends up in solitary confinement, she struggles to maintain her sanity in the face of loneliness, indifference, human cruelty, and loss. The play takes the audience into her psychic world. We travel alongside her self-guided intellectual and emotional journey into the nature of freedom, both physical and psychological as Marys external and internal experience unfolds on stage in the present, in memory, and in the fantasies that help her survive.
With James Edward Becton*, Brenda Crawley, Justin Jorrell, Galway McCullough*, Liz Morgan*, and Lisa Strum* as Mary
Directed by Amy S. Green
Scenic and Lighting Design by Phoebe Mauro
Projection and Sound Design by Sadah Espii Proctor
Costume Design by Rashidah Nelson
Fight Choreography by Galway McCullough
General Management by Rebecca Lovett

This performance will be immediately followed by a brief conversation with Katherine Sweetness Jennings of the College and Community Fellowship, a nonprofit dedicated to helping women with criminal convictions earn college degrees so that they, their families, and their communities can thrive.

whatdoesfreemean? was developed with the support of Nora’s Playhouse.
The Nora’s Playhouse production of whatdoesfreemean? is presented by The Tank. It is an Equity approved showcase.
*Actors appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association
Graphic Design: Veronica Bella

whatdoesfreemean? 3pm
2018-07-08 15:00 - 16:30 (America/New_York) | The Tank, 312 West 36th Street, 1st Floor, NEW YORK, NY, 10018, United States
Nora’s Playhouse presents
whatdoesfreemean?
a new play by award-winning human rights playwright Catherine Filloux
whatdoesfreemean? follows the journey of an African-American woman serving a long sentence for a non-violent drug offense. When Mary ends up in solitary confinement, she struggles to maintain her sanity in the face of loneliness, indifference, human cruelty, and loss. The play takes the audience into her psychic world. We travel alongside her self-guided intellectual and emotional journey into the nature of freedom, both physical and psychological as Marys external and internal experience unfolds on stage in the present, in memory, and in the fantasies that help her survive.
With James Edward Becton*, Brenda Crawley, Justin Jorrell, Galway McCullough*, Liz Morgan*, and Lisa Strum* as Mary
Directed by Amy S. Green
Scenic and Lighting Design by Phoebe Mauro
Projection and Sound Design by Sadah Espii Proctor
Costume Design by Rashidah Nelson
Fight Choreography by Galway McCullough
General Management by Rebecca Lovett

This performance will be immediately followed by a brief conversation with Michael Hanley, a senior attorney with the Santa Barbara County Office of the Public Defender.

whatdoesfreemean? was developed with the support of Nora’s Playhouse.
The Nora’s Playhouse production of whatdoesfreemean? is presented by The Tank. It is an Equity approved showcase.
*Actors appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association
Graphic Design: Veronica Bella

whatdoesfreemean? 7pm
2018-07-07 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | The Tank, 312 West 36th Street, 1st Floor, NEW YORK, NY, 10018, United States
Nora’s Playhouse presents
whatdoesfreemean?
a new play by award-winning human rights playwright Catherine Filloux
whatdoesfreemean? follows the journey of an African-American woman serving a long sentence for a non-violent drug offense. When Mary ends up in solitary confinement, she struggles to maintain her sanity in the face of loneliness, indifference, human cruelty, and loss. The play takes the audience into her psychic world. We travel alongside her self-guided intellectual and emotional journey into the nature of freedom, both physical and psychological as Marys external and internal experience unfolds on stage in the present, in memory, and in the fantasies that help her survive.
With James Edward Becton*, Brenda Crawley, Justin Jorrell, Galway McCullough*, Liz Morgan*, and Lisa Strum* as Mary
Directed by Amy S. Green
Scenic and Lighting Design by Phoebe Mauro
Projection and Sound Design by Sadah Espii Proctor
Costume Design by Rashidah Nelson
Fight Choreography by Galway McCullough
General Management by Rebecca Lovett

This performance will be immediately followed by a brief conversation with Dr. Annette Hanson, Director of the University of Maryland Forensic Psychiatry Fellowship. Dr. Hanson also provides supervision at Clifton T. Perkins Hospital Center where fellows are responsible for in-depth pretrial evaluations and the treatment of incompetent criminal defendants.

whatdoesfreemean? was developed with the support of Nora’s Playhouse.
The Nora’s Playhouse production of whatdoesfreemean? is presented by The Tank. It is an Equity approved showcase.
*Actors appearing courtesy of Actors Equity Association
Graphic Design: Veronica Bella

whatdoesfreemean? 7pm - OPENING NIGHT
2018-07-06 19:00 - 20:30 (America/New_York) | The Tank, 312 West 36th Street, 1st Floor, NEW YORK, NY, 10018, United States

The Nora Salon: The Unthinkable
2018-06-11 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Hosted by Alexandra Bonesho, 21 Magaw Place, New York, NY, 10033, United States
Our next gathering of The Nora Salon is Monday, June 11! We hope you’ll join us for a glass of wine, friendly conversation, and an informal reading of Eve Lederman’s full length play: “The Unthinkable.”
“The Unthinkable” depicts one afternoon in a hospital room in a death-defying traumedy revealing family secrets. Backs are turned and accusations hurled as the Rosens come together and fall apart, bound by heartbreak and humor.
Please email us at reservations@norasplayhouse.org to add your name to the guest list. You’ll receive the apartment number in a separate email when your reservation is confirmed.
