Andrea Fine Carey

Andrea Fine Carey has written two prize-winning plays. "Jump" won 1st prize at Fells Point Corner Theatre's 10x10 festival in Baltimore; "Strange Brew" won 1st place in a one act festival in Ellicott City, Maryland. Her work has also been performed in Virginia, Arizona, New York, California and Florida. Andrea is a member of the Dramatists Guild. She lives in Maryland and Virginia.

Andrea Fine Carey has written two prize-winning plays. "Jump" won 1st prize at Fells Point Corner Theatre's 10x10 festival in Baltimore; "Strange Brew" won 1st place in a one act festival in Ellicott City, Maryland. Her work has also been performed in Virginia, Arizona, New York, California and Florida. Andrea is a member of the Dramatists Guild. She lives in Maryland and Virginia.

Scripts

Matinee

by Andrea Fine Carey

Synopsis

Two elderly sisters from Muncie, Indiana must overcome sibling rivalry, street crime and other obstacles to enjoy a Broadway show.

Two elderly sisters from Muncie, Indiana must overcome sibling rivalry, street crime and other obstacles to enjoy a Broadway show.

Friends Like These

by Andrea Fine Carey

Synopsis

Two best friends meet in a Washington, D.C. coffee shop to celebrate a big promotion. The joyous occasion turns sour when infidelity is revealed, insults are hurled, and a long-held secret is disclosed. In the end, the longtime friends reconcile—or do they? This little play shows that Machiavellian tactics are not confined to politics.

Two best friends meet in a Washington, D.C. coffee shop to celebrate a big promotion. The joyous occasion turns sour when infidelity is revealed, insults are hurled, and a long-held secret is disclosed. In the end, the longtime friends reconcile—or do they? This little play shows that Machiavellian tactics are not confined to politics.

Lost Causes

by Andrea Fine Carey

Synopsis

A southern family is ripped apart when a Confederate statue is torn down across the street from their home.

A southern family is ripped apart when a Confederate statue is torn down across the street from their home.

Moving On

by Andrea Fine Carey

Synopsis

Sarah’s life is falling apart. Her mother just died, her husband left her, and now her elderly father is taking over her house. As Sarah discovers that her perfect father is all too fallible, her mother’s ghost appears with biting commentary and unsolicited advice. Set in Baltimore, the play examines, through a comic lens, the struggle between family commitment and personal freedom.

Sarah’s life is falling apart. Her mother just died, her husband left her, and now her elderly father is taking over her house. As Sarah discovers that her perfect father is all too fallible, her mother’s ghost appears with biting commentary and unsolicited advice. Set in Baltimore, the play examines, through a comic lens, the struggle between family commitment and personal freedom.

Leap Year

by Andrea Fine Carey

Synopsis

Four strangers wake up to find themselves in a room with a large box but no doors or windows. Then things get weird. They discover they share the same age and birthday (Feb 29), but they live in different time zones and different decades, ranging from the 1950s to the 2020s. The box provides various gifts and clues, depending on how well they resolve conflict. In the end, their escape depends upon all four...

Four strangers wake up to find themselves in a room with a large box but no doors or windows. Then things get weird. They discover they share the same age and birthday (Feb 29), but they live in different time zones and different decades, ranging from the 1950s to the 2020s. The box provides various gifts and clues, depending on how well they resolve conflict. In the end, their escape depends upon all four characters cooperating together, even when it becomes uncomfortable—or dangerous.

Strange Brew

by Andrea Fine Carey

Synopsis

A witch’s spell goes terribly wrong on Halloween night.
(Note: Original instrumental music is available for the prelude and curtain call for this play.)

A witch’s spell goes terribly wrong on Halloween night.
(Note: Original instrumental music is available for the prelude and curtain call for this play.)

Jump

by Andrea Fine Carey

Synopsis

A man about to jump from a bridge encounters a stranger with problems of her own.

A man about to jump from a bridge encounters a stranger with problems of her own.

A Simple Pot of Soup (renamed The Offering")

by Andrea Fine Carey

Synopsis

After a tragic loss, a small gesture from one mother to another transcends divisions of race and culture.

After a tragic loss, a small gesture from one mother to another transcends divisions of race and culture.

Carved in Stone

by Andrea Fine Carey

Synopsis

A retired electrician and his wife, working their way down his bucket list, pause at Mount Rushmore to reflect on the meaning of life.

A retired electrician and his wife, working their way down his bucket list, pause at Mount Rushmore to reflect on the meaning of life.

First Love - 1965

by Andrea Fine Carey

Synopsis

A young teenaged girl in the mid-1960s is undeterred by the obstacles that stand in the way of her first big crush.

A young teenaged girl in the mid-1960s is undeterred by the obstacles that stand in the way of her first big crush.

It Couldn't Hurt

by Andrea Fine Carey

Synopsis

The arrival of a grandchild sharpens family tension across cultures and generations.

The arrival of a grandchild sharpens family tension across cultures and generations.

The Offering

by Andrea Fine Carey

Synopsis

After a tragic loss, a small gesture from one mother to another transcends divisions of race and culture.

After a tragic loss, a small gesture from one mother to another transcends divisions of race and culture.

In the Beginning

by Andrea Fine Carey

Synopsis

If one omnipotent, omniscient, benevolent deity created the world, then why do we have mosquitoes? "In the Beginning" offers an alternative explanation for the origins of our planet when three deities, each with their own agenda, vie to create the world.

If one omnipotent, omniscient, benevolent deity created the world, then why do we have mosquitoes? "In the Beginning" offers an alternative explanation for the origins of our planet when three deities, each with their own agenda, vie to create the world.