“With actor and audience in the same hallowed space,
theatre has incredible power.
It can 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
Carole’s creative nonfiction prose-poem, The Right of Rescission, was published in January 2025’s Hippocampus Magazine. She is a finalist for the Vermont Writer’s Prize, the Writer’s Digest 93rd Annual Writing Competition and the 2025 Women on Writing’s Creative Nonfiction competition. Carole is currently writing a memoir.
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.
