Phantom of the Soap Opera, The

One-Acts 45

By: Carol Costa
Cast: 6 M, 5 F, 3 flexible (With doubling: 5 M, 5 F, 3 flexible)
Performance Time: Approximately 45-60 minutes, 44 pgs

FARCE. Award-winning “Heartbreak Hollow” is the saddest, most heartbreaking soap opera on TV until Jackson Talbert III sneaks onto the set during a live broadcast and ruins the show by making the audience laugh instead of cry. Then when the soap’s director and stars suddenly vanish, the station has no choice but to cancel the show and replace it with ”Strange Bedfellows,” the first Shakespearean soap opera, where viewers must tune in to see if all that glitters is not gold. Audiences will love all the hijinks and zany fun as they cheer on the hero and boo the villain in this hilarious play!

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Carol Costa is an award-winning playwright whose plays have been produced in New York City, Los Angeles, and regional theaters across the country. Originally from Chicago, she now resides in Tucson, AZ.