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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

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The Nora Salon: B-Town is January 19th!

The next gathering of our monthly reading series, The Nora Salon, is Friday, January 19th.
We hope you’ll join us for a glass of wine, friendly conversation,
and an informal reading of Julie Kling’s teleplay, the sitcom pilot: B-Town.

For 35 years, everything has gone right for Ally Troth. She’s the Founder & CEO of Vulvelle, a wildly successful wellness brand that proudly sells vitamins in the name of feminism. When Ally suddenly loses everything in a major scandal, she’s forced to move across the pond to live with her husband’s kooky parents, who run a retirement home on the English seaside. Ally grapples with her strange new life and identity in B-Town, full of retirees, rain, and the occasional shitting pigeon.

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The Nora Salon: B-Town
Friday, January 19th at 7pm
90th Street & Third Avenue, Upper East Side, NYC
hosted by Julie Kling

SPACE IS EXTREMELY LIMITED. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED.
January’s Salon is currently FULL.
Please email us at reservations@norasplayhouse.org to add your name to the wait list.

Suggested donation: $10

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A DOLL’S HOUSE opens on February 8th!

Congratulations to the recently announced cast of A Doll’s House! Rehearsals started this week and the production opens at Cloverdale Playhouse in Montgomery, Alabama on February 8th!

 

NORA HELMER…..Sarah Adkins
TORVALD HELMER…..John Selden
KRISTINE LINDE…..Mariah Reilly
NILS KROGSTAD…..Michael Buchanan
DR. RANK…..Christopher Crockett
NANNY ANNE-MARIE…..Camilla Armstrong
HELENE THE MAID…..Trinity Ross
CHILDREN…..Margaret Flowers, Jake Jordan, Evolette Gray Mullins

Tickets are available now on Eventbrite!

Cloverdale Playhouse, in collaboration with Nora’s Playhouse, presents

A Doll’s House

by Henrik Ibsen
a new version by Frank McGuinness
directed by Caroline Reddick Lawson

February 8 – 18, 2018

in Montgomery, AL at The Elizabeth Crump Theatre, Cloverdale Playhouse

Nora, vibrant housewife and mother of three, appears to enjoy living the life of a pampered, indulged child. Nonetheless, she suffers from a crippling dependency on her husband. Nora’s acceptance of the status quo is put under a microscope and the illusions behind her marriage are exposed. Henrik Ibsen’s classic work examines fundamental inequalities surrounding gender roles, power, independence and money. In a time in our society where women still fight for equality and a voice, this classic work illuminates that as women and as humans, our choices are rarely easy and often come at great cost, and makes us examine which choices are worth it.