Drama. Over a dozen comic plays and sketches by Elisa DeCarlo including "Cervix With a Smile," "Toasted," "I Love Drugs," Size Matters," and "Diary of a Mad Fashionista." Elisa has a unique comic voice developed over 20 years on the stages of alternative off-off-Broadway stages of downtown Manhattan and San Francisco's Tenderloin. A contemporary of Jim Gaffigan, Spaulding Gray and Eric Bogosian, her ferocious black comedy and stark drama have been informed by struggles with alcoholism, mental illness and industry sexism. This collection is a must-read for playwrights, actors searching for monologues, and readers who want to have a good laugh. "While many performers purport to take us to 'the edge,' when DeCarlo gets there, she actually has something interesting to say about it."—Off-Off Broadway Review

Cervix With a Smile: Comic Plays and Sketches by Elisa DeCarlo

Literature & Fiction

DeCarlo, Elisa

Dramas & Plays

EXIT PRESS

<p>At the turn of the century, young Melanie Daniels feels trapped in her tiny Adirondack village. Some years before, her father, Dr. Daniels, went to prison for accidentally killing a woman while performing an illegal abortion. Now the family are pariahs. Melanie sees her chance for escape when she meets James, a paper mill salesman. They elope to New York City, which gets Melanie into more trouble than she could have imagined. However, she reinvents herself as an actress in the risque' world of Broadway. Events that happen there force her to take action, and examine her feelings toward her father's crime. From the backwoods of the Adirondacks to the bright lights of Broadway, Elisa tells Melanie's story with an unparalleled feeling for backstage life, passion, and wit.</p>

The Abortionist's Daughter

Romance

Historical

Elisa DeCarlo

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