Pat Carroll

Pat Carroll

Paddy O’Carroll graduated in theatre from St. Vincent College, Latrobe, PA. Actor, director and university theatre production manager until poverty drove him into the work-world. Writer and editor for newspapers and television. Critic fellow of the National Playwrights Conference at Eugene O’Neill Theater Center. At some point, he went to culinary school and became a line cook. Now writing without deadlines.

Plays

  • Escape to Bohemia or I Have Pigeons! by Pat Carroll
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: feminist swordplay murders cuckoldry misogyny dildos
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, political
    Keyword: feminist swordplay murders cuckoldry misogyny dildos
    A swashbuckling romp through a whimsical Renaissance region. When Queen Ekaterina is arrested and her newborn sent away to certain death, Bellona emerges as the queen’s champion — plotting with a pirate woman to keep King Leonardo from replacing the Queen, fending off the king’s lustful advances and finally taking up arms to effect her friends’ escape in the midst of war — with the aid of the swordswoman...
    A swashbuckling romp through a whimsical Renaissance region. When Queen Ekaterina is arrested and her newborn sent away to certain death, Bellona emerges as the queen’s champion — plotting with a pirate woman to keep King Leonardo from replacing the Queen, fending off the king’s lustful advances and finally taking up arms to effect her friends’ escape in the midst of war — with the aid of the swordswoman Asteria.
    Requires 3 women, 3 men.
  • A Chance in Hell by Pat Carroll
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: comedy, musical
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    Keyword: magic
    Genre: comedy, musical
    Keyword: magic
    Tommy, a real estate developer, sold his soul to an apprentice devil (Lucy) but he feels he’s not getting much. Lucy is up against a deadline and wants Tommy to kill himself so she gets credit for her deal. They go to Satan to sort things out … but he’s busy helping the Supreme Being with believability issues. Can Tommy win his soul back from Satan? Will God lure Lucy toward the sunny side? Why the heck did...
    Tommy, a real estate developer, sold his soul to an apprentice devil (Lucy) but he feels he’s not getting much. Lucy is up against a deadline and wants Tommy to kill himself so she gets credit for her deal. They go to Satan to sort things out … but he’s busy helping the Supreme Being with believability issues. Can Tommy win his soul back from Satan? Will God lure Lucy toward the sunny side? Why the heck did Christians dream up Hell anyway? It’ll take a miracle to find an answer.
  • How It Began by Pat Carroll
    Cast: 
    8–20
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    Genre: docudrama/historic, political + 2 more
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    Keyword: Hillary Bernie Trump DNC politics epic hubris
    Genre: docudrama/historic, political, radio drama, verse
    Keyword: Hillary Bernie Trump DNC politics epic hubris
    The first woman almost-president of the United States is shoved aside by the forces of evil, including a vulgar blowhard, a popular chorus and her own meticulous over-planning. Based on a true story. (A work in progress.)
  • Maxie's Merry Manor by Pat Carroll
    Cast: 
    6–20
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: elderly
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: elderly
    In rewrite.
  • Donald Be Thy Name by Pat Carroll
    Cast: 
    8–20
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: fascism
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, political
    Keyword: fascism
    Don Ameche, a minor lord in the new Christian States of America, faces a quandary when his young daughter kills herself rather than marry the rich and powerful Lord Don Johnson. Elena, Ameche's wife, is furious at Don Johnson's proposal that she and her husband become servants in the billionaire's house. When Elena is put on trial for Don Johnson's murder, Ameche is stripped of his title and...
    Don Ameche, a minor lord in the new Christian States of America, faces a quandary when his young daughter kills herself rather than marry the rich and powerful Lord Don Johnson. Elena, Ameche's wife, is furious at Don Johnson's proposal that she and her husband become servants in the billionaire's house. When Elena is put on trial for Don Johnson's murder, Ameche is stripped of his title and offered a hideous opportunity to regain his stature.