“With actor and audience
in the same hallowed space,
theatre has the incredible power
to meld heartbeats.
Ultimately, it’s all about connection.”
Plays
Described as having the "storyteller gift," Carole's plays speak to the themes of belonging and “the complicated ways we connect with one another.” Her work features stories about older women and offers powerful, complex and fun roles for these women as well. Although many of her plays tackle tough issues, such as loss, abuse and motherlessness, comedy is Vasta Folley’s milieu. Whether a drama or “a laugh-out-loud ode to the bonds of female friendship,” the playwright uses humor to invite the audience in, believing that laughter is more than an elixir, it’s a gateway to healing.
Writing
A wordsmith at heart, Carole’s work navigates the intersection of trauma and hope, where there’s often a blinking yellow light for humor. Her award-winning creative nonfiction has appeared in Hippocampus Magazine, The Plentitudes International Literary Journal, The Bacopa Literary Review, and Women on Writing, among others. When not bargaining with Guilthea (her personal goddess of deadlines), Carole is crafting her memoir, BITTERSWEET ASCENSION, in hybrid forms of creative nonfiction.
In Musing Column
Carole’s award-winning column, IN MUSING, employs her her quirky sense of humor and penchant for introspection to explore the many facets of being human, from the ridiculous to the sublime. In addition, many of her columns address social justice issues with a knack for keeping it personal and relevant.
IN MUSING has won numerous awards over the years from the Vermont Press Association, the New England Newspaper & Press Association and the National Society of Newspaper Columnists including two back-to-back first place wins (2025 & 2026) in the NSNC’s lifestyle category.
