Mary DeCarlo

Mary DeCarlo

Plays

  • Echoes of a Hollow Body by Mary DeCarlo
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: family, magical realism + 7 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: family, magical realism, dealing with loss, grief, a role for an older actress, New Mexico, love and loss, generations living together, generations of women
    Winnie and her grandmother, Gerry, live in the Sandia Mountains of New Mexico where Winnie works as a tram operator bringing tourists up and down the mountain. Her routine is interrupted by the return of seasonal co-worker Doug, a guitar playing charmer who enlists her help in scattering the ashes of his recently deceased friend. Winnie struggles to make peace with her mother’s death while stuck between the...
    Winnie and her grandmother, Gerry, live in the Sandia Mountains of New Mexico where Winnie works as a tram operator bringing tourists up and down the mountain. Her routine is interrupted by the return of seasonal co-worker Doug, a guitar playing charmer who enlists her help in scattering the ashes of his recently deceased friend. Winnie struggles to make peace with her mother’s death while stuck between the strong-will of her grandmother and her own desire to see a world beyond the desert.
  • Magic Years by Mary DeCarlo
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama
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    Keyword: contemporary New York City, friendship + 4 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama
    Keyword: contemporary New York City, friendship, engagement, Gay and LGBTQ, bad relationships, queer
    Magic Years takes place during a blizzard on the evening of Jan and Mikey’s engagement party. The party gets off to a rocky start when high-stakes gambler Kurt arrives without an invitation keen on poking holes in their commitment to one another. Jan uses party games to diffuse tension until she is forced to decide if she wants to go through with marrying Mikey or start over with a new set of friends and loved...
    Magic Years takes place during a blizzard on the evening of Jan and Mikey’s engagement party. The party gets off to a rocky start when high-stakes gambler Kurt arrives without an invitation keen on poking holes in their commitment to one another. Jan uses party games to diffuse tension until she is forced to decide if she wants to go through with marrying Mikey or start over with a new set of friends and loved ones somewhere, anywhere, else.
  • I'm Not Trying to be Mean … But by Mary DeCarlo
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, fantasy
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    Keyword: inner critic, facing the secret self + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, fantasy
    Keyword: inner critic, facing the secret self, finding oneself, motivational, female empowerment, empowerment, life-affirming
    What would happen if you came face to face with the nasty, judgmental voice living inside your head? Could you rid it for good by identifying how it came into existence? Sam is determined to find out!
  • Grift by Mary DeCarlo
    Cast: 
    4–5
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 6 more
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    Keyword: true crime culture, true crime podcast + 5 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, drama, horror, mystery/thriller, political, satire, zoom
    Keyword: true crime culture, true crime podcast, podcast, political, parody, Toxic Masculinity, great for zoom
    True crime and men’s rights activism meet in a podcast recording studio where Christelle and Bo host their weekly shows. As they field calls from the audience they’ve cultivated, they question if the grift is worth those sweet advertising dollars.
  • Ex Nihilo by Mary DeCarlo
    Cast: 
    2–3
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    Genre: drama, horror
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    Keyword: tech, Cults + 2 more
    Genre: drama, horror
    Keyword: tech, Cults, two-hander, Isolation and Depression
    Jeremiah, isolated from his loved ones, chooses a life of loneliness while worshipping a robot created by his billionaire cult hero. When Kylie falls into his dumpster, she offers him a glimpse at life on the outside.
  • American Hero by Mary DeCarlo
    Cast: 
    2–4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: distorted reality, Game Show + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, experimental
    Keyword: distorted reality, Game Show, celebrity, reality tv, breaking the fourth wall
    America, meet Bea. All Bea ever wanted was to be a hero, but now she's discovering she may just be a villain. That's what happens when you don't come to make friends. If you didn't catch her on last season's hottest reality show, America's Next Top Hero, you can get the full recap of her sorry tale in her live event American Hero! You'll watch her beg for absolution and decide...
    America, meet Bea. All Bea ever wanted was to be a hero, but now she's discovering she may just be a villain. That's what happens when you don't come to make friends. If you didn't catch her on last season's hottest reality show, America's Next Top Hero, you can get the full recap of her sorry tale in her live event American Hero! You'll watch her beg for absolution and decide whether she has done her penance. Her fate is in your hands and she's totally at your mercy!
  • Beastly by Mary DeCarlo
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 4 more
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    Keyword: controlling mothers, family + 4 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, experimental, horror, mystery/thriller, tragedy
    Keyword: controlling mothers, family, medicine, hallucinations, ghosts, Munchausen syndrome
    Beastly weaves in and out of reality and the consciousness of Robert, a bedridden young man being cared for day and night by his doting mother, Billie. In dreams, Robert is more than mobile, commanding the world around him and reliving his romance with girlfriend, Lila. When Officer Pierce knocks on Billie's front door searching for a missing Lila, Robert's dreamy hallucinations turn to nightmares as...
    Beastly weaves in and out of reality and the consciousness of Robert, a bedridden young man being cared for day and night by his doting mother, Billie. In dreams, Robert is more than mobile, commanding the world around him and reliving his romance with girlfriend, Lila. When Officer Pierce knocks on Billie's front door searching for a missing Lila, Robert's dreamy hallucinations turn to nightmares as he is confronted with the truth of Lila's disappearance and his role in it.
  • The Expulsion by Mary DeCarlo
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 2 more
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    Keyword: A Family issue, after death + 5 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, horror, tragedy
    Keyword: A Family issue, after death, family, family money, funeral, Cults, self-help guru
    Two estranged step-sisters re-unite on the night before their father’s funeral. Wine, grief, and a certain unexpected visitor propel them to confront the truth and lies buried in their past. What does it truly mean to be family? When is a mistake too big to confess? And if you had it all to do over, would you lie again?
  • Is It Warm Out? by Mary DeCarlo
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Disease + 5 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's Disease, mother with Alzheimer's, caring for elderly parents, nursing home, a role for an older actress, the elderly
    A man visits his mother in a nursing home. Memories of Christmas bring up sibling rivalry and the forgotten past.
  • The Miracle of the Sun by Mary DeCarlo
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: roommates, pranks + 2 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: roommates, pranks, Art and Artists, friendship
    Brooke and Tommy are old college friends who still live together years after graduating. Tommy is determined to pour his time and energy into an art installation, but when Brooke finds an egg abandoned in the woods she hatches a new plan for him. The arrival of Brooke’s eccentric friend, Kristen, illuminates the hidden agendas and buried pain of both Brooke and Tommy.
  • Bone Sweet Bone by Mary DeCarlo
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: cannibalism, pop music + 1 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, dark comedy, horror, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: cannibalism, pop music, celebrity
    After Lenore, a famous pop-star, dies in the back of Snake's taxi cab, he delivers the body to his girlfriend, Lee Ann. Lee Ann is Lenore's biggest fan and decides that now that Lenore is dead, she should take over her life for her.
  • RENDEZVOUS 2030: Rated M for Mature by Mary DeCarlo
    Cast: 
    2–3
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 1 more
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    Keyword: virtual reality, female friendship
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, science fiction
    Keyword: virtual reality, female friendship
    Cade and Stasia navigate romance in the year 2030, where most humans have opted out of pursuing love with other humans and now mainly seek out love in the land of virtual reality.
  • Woman's Work by Mary DeCarlo
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: adaptation, drama + 3 more
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    Keyword: women's issues, Dystopia
    Genre: adaptation, drama, experimental, political, tragedy
    Keyword: women's issues, Dystopia
    In the not so distant future, women have removed themselves from men and have stopped doing what society deems as "woman's work."
  • The Bat by Mary DeCarlo
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller
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    Keyword: undefined
    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: undefined
    In The Bat, Sam's retreat from society is beginning to worry his friends. Chris knocks on Sam's door in a final attempt to remind him of the beauty of the outside. Will friendship and an external perspective be enough for Sam to start to trust himself again?