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Carol Korty
Carol Korty
32 Fox Run
Lamoine, ME 04605-4619
(207) 667-4441
E-Mail: carol@carolkorty.com
 


PROFILE

Working on a script is a journey, going to another place in the world, getting inside other people to see how they make sense of things. This has been true for me whether writing the piece, directing it, or acting in it. I hope that any of you who work with one of my plays will find it as challenging and as much fun as I did developing it.

I started in professional theater as a performer, but studying dance and theater with extraordinary teachers inspired me to teach. I've served on the faculties of Antioch College, SUC of NY at Brockport, UMass/Amherst, Boston University, and Emerson College. Focusing on theater for youth, I formed companies with professional and student actors to tour schools. I still find it thrilling to transform gyms and cafeterias into theater spaces.

Some of the hard work of writing plays I did at The MacDowell Colony, Virginia Center for Creative Arts, and Cummington Center for the Arts, in many elementary and secondary schools and in rehearsals with the actors. I now live in downeast Maine where I work on conservation issues, community theater, local history – and writing, when time permits!

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PLAYS AVAILABLE

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Cully's Gold

CULLY'S GOLD
Coauthor: Susa Wuorinen
Available from Dramatic Publishing

Downeast Maine, 1873: 14-year-old Sadie Coggins faces the challenge of teaching former classmates, including the school bully who taunts both her and the town's simple character, Cully. The play dramatizes a summer during which an adolescent makes her transition from childhood into adulthood.

Playing time: one hour
5m, 4w
Simple set and costumes
Appropriate for middle, high school, and family audiences and actors.



Riding the Wind

RIDING THE WIND: Story Plays from Old China.
Folk melodies arranged by Shu-Hui Chen
Available from Playscripts, Inc.

Yulan's Search for Beauty, The Mysterious Stranger, Li Chi and the Serpent, and The Khan's Daughter.

Playing time: one hour.
An ensemble of 14, or 6 using puppets, could play the many characters.
Opportunities for music, percussion, dance, martial arts.
Scenery: suggestive props only.
Costumes: simple or elaborate.
Appropriate for elementary age and family audience, adult or child performers



Precious Jade
PRECIOUS JADE
Score for 16 songs by Shu-Hui Chen
Available from Dramatic Publishing

Precious Jade, through her wits and recollection of advice and stories from a beloved grandmother, wins over the members of her new family, including the heart of her reluctant husband. Based on a 19th-century Chinese story.

Playing time: 75 minutes.
8m, 7w (or 4&4 with doubling)
Simple staging.
Costumes: simple or elaborate.
Appropriate for middle school, high school, and family audiences or actors



On the Line

ON THE LINE
Available from Dramatic Publishing

A participation play about the Lawrence textile strike of 1912, aka The Bread and Roses Strike, The Singing Strike.

3m, 3w can play the 21 roles and lead audience participation. Large cast could play it as presentation drama. Many labor and ethnic songs.
Playing time: one hour.
Period costumes.
Setting: arena staging; sketches provided. Study Guide available.
Appropriate for middle school, high school, and family audiences and actors.



Baba Yaga and the Black Sunflower
BABA YAGA AND THE BLACK SUNFLOWER
A musical play. Score by Scott Wheeler, CD available.
Available from Dramatic Publishing

Maryushka is drawn to the mysterious crone Baba Yaga in this script and score based on Russian tales and music.

Ensemble singing. 6 characters sing solo. 3 sing parts in harmony.
Score for clarinet, bass clarinet, violin, mandolin, percussion.
Opportunities for movement, masks, puppets, and fanciful design.
18-plus roles for ensemble of 14 or as few as 5 with puppets and masks.
Scenery: unit set with simple changes by ensemble.
Playing time: 70 minutes.



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PROGRAMS

I thoroughly enjoy teaching classes and workshops with people of all ages and have done this in many settings: schools, colleges, universities, community centers, settlement houses, theaters, businesses, museums, and at conferences—American Alliance of Theatre and Education, National Council of Teachers of English, National Parks Association, New England Theatre Conference, Southeastern Theatre Association, and Texas Educational Theatre Association.

Playwriting, performance, and directing are disciplines I have practiced and taught for many years. When teaching in any of these areas, I create a plan in consultation with its sponsors to specifically address the goals for the group and the age and experience of participants.

Sample lengths of sessions:

Topics:

Please contact me for schedule and fee information.

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