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CAROL COSTA |
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Nationality: USA Email: Click here to contact Website: Click here to visit |
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Carol Costa has been writing professionally since 1980 when her first short story was published. She now sells short fiction, comedy skits and non-fiction business articles on a regular basis. Born and raised in Chicago, Carol and her family moved to Tucson in 1973. It was here that she first became involved in live theatre and she has been hooked ever since. Besides writing scripts, Carol enjoys performing and directing with various local groups.
Plays by Carol Costa
Death Insurance | ||
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| Music: | - | doollee no | #90163 | |||
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Genre: | 120 min Thriller | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 2 | ||
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Notes: | This play was designated a finalist in the 1984/85 Friends of the Caidwell Playhouse | |||||
Synopsis: | A mother and daughter team up to dispose of unwanted, heavily insured husbands. But when one of the husbands turns out to be a professional killer, the battle of wits proves deadly to all. | |||||
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Happiness Comes to Heartbreak Hollow | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #121443 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | 120 min musical comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 5 | ||
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Synopsis: | Happy endings are hard to come by on a television soap, but when the cast and crew begin getting their private lives confused with the lives they lead on the show, anything can happen. | |||||
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House of Broken Dreams, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #90164 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | 60 min comedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 2 | Female | 2 | ||
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Synopsis: | Bill never took Cynthia's complaints about the house seriously. It was ridiculous to think that aLl the problems she had with the doors, the plumbing and the appliances meant that the house did not like her. After she was gone, Bill discovered that a house, once filled with the dreams of a happy family, would rebel when those dreams were shattered. | |||||
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Last Decent Crooks in Town, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #90165 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 | ||
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Synopsis: | Chicago in the Depression. There is a power struggle between rival gangs those of Big Al and the Branigan Brothers and Big Al's daughter has fallen for a police officer. | |||||
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Lottery of Life | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #90166 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | 120 min comedy drama | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | 1c | |||||
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Synopsis: | Four men, from different backgrounds, become room mates in the cancer ward of a local veteran's hospital. As their individual stories unfold, their lives become strangely entwined, and, faced with the threat of death, they find solace in one another and in a bizarre game of chance. | |||||
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Love Potion, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #121444 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | 60 min musicalcomedy One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 4 | ||
Parts other: | 2c | |||||
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Synopsis: | Falling in love is as simple as sipping a cup of tea, thanks to the potion Winifred has brewed up to make people overlook her outrageous practical jokes. The potion has everyone in a rose colored frenzy until two children discover its secret and use it in a clever way to bring about a happy ending. | |||||
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Matter of Life or Death, A | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #90167 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 4 | Female | 3 | ||
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Synopsis: | A new scriptwriter brings even more plot twists to a long running soap opera | |||||
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Papa Joe's Mission | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #90168 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | Play/Drama | |||||
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Synopsis: | Based on a true story of the work done for the poor by Joe and Fay Perry | |||||
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Phanthom of the Soap Opera | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #90169 | |||
To Buy This Play: | If Publisher (above) is underlined then the play may be purchased by direct click from the Publisher, otherwise (below) are AbeBooks for secondhand, signed & 1st eds and other Booksellers for new copies | |||||
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Genre: | 45 min melodrama One Act | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 7 | Female | 5 | ||
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Synopsis: | Heartbreak Hollow was the saddest soap opera on television until a zany villain appeared on the set and began turning it into a comedy show. Laughter instead of tears could cause "Hollow" to be canceled unless its noble director can outwit the villain and save the show. | |||||
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