Mary Barbara Alfaro
Poet/Playwright
Tuesday, February 27, 2024
A Children's Book to Treasure - Lucky in Kentucky
Sunday, February 11, 2024
Stagestruck & Other Short Plays
I’m very pleased to share with you that I’ve published a collection of my comedies titled Stagestruck & Other Short Plays (formerly published under a different title by Smith Scripts). These plays are perfect for community theatre and regional theatre companies. All eight comedies are family friendly and fun.
Here is a description of the comedies - A celebrity animal actor gives an up close and personal interview in The Sirius Interview. An out of work clown and a young mother form an unlikely friendship in Tru Story. A mother and daughter share a bumpy ride in Car Ma. The Dogs of Paradise wait for their owners to finish serving sentences in Purgatory. An actress, longing for work in theatre, collides with true love in One of Those Places. New York actors rehearse a play about New Jersey in Stagestruck. The muse of comedy inspires a sleepy playwright in Jack and Thalia and a long overdue phone call between two siblings has some surprising interruptions in How Are You, Sis?
To purchase a paperback or ebook of Stagestruck & Other Short Plays, click the book cover on the side bar.
Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
A New Poem in Confetti
Sunday, August 13, 2023
Irresistible Impulse
Delighted that my monologue about sibling rivalry between a family's robot and their little dog is part of the 2023 Equity Library Theater Festival.
Friday, June 30, 2023
Review of My Family Was Like a Russian Novel
The poems in My Family Was Like a Russian Novel by Carla Sarett are about loss and grief - loss of a loved brother and loss of a long ago time. "The Nest," a childhood memory poem, recalls family nights at the drive-in movie when "there were bright stars and ocean, / but all I saw were rows of station / wagons and dads carrying popcorn." An imagined heaven of "Tiny Grandmothers," "Their pocketbooks filled with silver / wrapped Hershey's kisses, rolls of cherry / red Lifesavers, they never forget" is whimsical and lovely. "Beautiful Meeting" is a deeply moving tribute to the author's brother. All the poems in this chapbook are imagistic and imbued with gentle courage. An award-winning essayist and novelist, Sarett's writing is beautifully crafted and elegant. This chapbook is no exception.
You can purchase a copy by clicking My Family Was Like a Russian Novel