My father was CIA and these are the untold stories of Washington you’ve never heard before.
Delray Beach, Summer 2024
My parents in Rochester, New York where dad worked undercover at Kodak on U2 spy project; one of a handful of agents developing, deciphering and delivering to Pentagon, photos from the U2 spy plane over Russia. The Russians shot it down, and Eisenhower wouldn’t apologize. True story.
NOTHING PRIVATE
A STAGE PLAY
A New York novelist investigates her father’s death uncovering a conspiracy far greater than the one she thought she’d prove; her own safety and sanity at risk while working with Washington insiders.
Literary Associate, Liz Frankel of The Public Theater said of Nothing Private: 'a poignant meditation on love, loss and memory.' Soho Theatre of London called the play, 'intelligent and thought-provoking with dialogue which is bold and lively throughout.'.
TUXEDO PARK
The Manhattan Project meets Succession
As a prominent New York family’s internal struggles threaten to destroy their legacy in the 1930s, the scion finances a research lab to conduct key experiments in pursuit of the atomic bomb.
TOMORROW WE DIE
FEATURE FILM SCRIPT
A seemingly perfect and privileged mid-Atlantic family is cast under intense scrutiny by the sudden disappearance of their father, a World Bank official. His eight children must puzzle together the truth.
UPPER EAST
TV PILOT
A young woman’s life is upended when she inherits a priceless portrait; uncovering dangerous connections between her father's diplomatic work and corrupt foreign governments.
ABOUT THE WRITER
Born the youngest of twelve in Washington DC, Carol’s father was CIA during the Kennedy Administration. A graduate of the American Academy for Dramatic Arts in New York, she studied journalism, piano and folklore in the Midwest and holds a B.A. in creative writing and film from New School. Her poetry, published in Barrow Street Literary Journal, was awarded a National Arts Club Literary Scholarship. Her play, NOTHING PRIVATE, was accepted by the prestigious Soho Theatre of London's critique workshop. She has worked with Moscow Art Theatre, Labyrinth Theater Co, The Private Theater and at the Stella Adler Conservatory in New York. She is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America, Society Library New York, and Catholic Art Association in Chicago.
Carol lives in New York City, and is currently writing a film adaptation of an unpublished novel she wrote.