Plays By Vanda - Playwright

The Plays

Vile Affections
In 1621 the government and church finally took notice of Mother Benedetta Carlini. She had been claiming to have visions for eight years, but it was not until she began to grow in power that church officials sent the Provost to investigate this so-called mystic. The Provost seeks the truth, but the truth he uncovers shakes his world beyond anything he could have expected. Vile Affections is based on a true story... more

Still Photos
(aka Why'd Ya Make Me Wear This, Joe?)
A 1940’s love story, that just happens to be about two women. Aubra is a housebound, Fifth Avenue opera diva, whose career collapsed when she was crippled in the polio epidemic of 1931. Charlie is a modern day “Rosie the Riveter,” whose job as a projectionist at the Flatbush Cinema fuels her dreams of becoming a movie producer.... more
Screaming in the Wilderness (4 females, 2 males, 1 either gender, 2-4 primitives of either gender)
Screaming in the Wilderness is a comic drama about a woman looking for God. A young priest (from a fictitious religion) comes forward who might lead her to exactly what she’s looking for, but her life experiences make her suspicious of him. She uses her TV news journalist position to spy on him and discredit him... more
An Appearance of Desire (1 female, 3 males)
What lengths will a middle-aged Professor go to save her career? Caught between needing to save herself, wanting to nurture the talents of one of her extraordinary students and the genuine feelings that come up for her towards him, Professor Linley does the unthinkable... more

You Can't Get Uptown on the Downtown Train (1 female, 1 male)
On a deserted subway platform in January a working girl is accosted by a very unusual robber. This is my most frequently requested one act play. It works well for class work and competitions... more
Kvetching with the Virgin Mary (1 female, 1 male)
The Virgin Mary is trying to get her son to settle down and get a real job. This is my most produced play... more
Our Lady of Stone (3 females)
Cath Kyle, an ex-nun returns to her former convent when summoned by her old friend and mentor, Sister Dominic. Going back to the convent is not easy for Cath and shortly into the play it becomes apparent that Cath and Sister Dominic have a lot of unfinished business to sort out... more
Afternoon Lovers (1 female, 1 male)
Two middle aged professors meet for their usual afternoon tryst, but there’s something different about this day... more
Twisted Appetites (1 female, 1 male)
Sandy and Sam meet in the park for a blind date, which neither of them is too happy about until a strange attraction draws them to each other... more

Sister Dominic (1 female)
Sister Dominic is on the verge of telling her true feelings to Cath, an ex-nun, and a friend she hasn’t seen in eight years. From Our Lady of Stone.

The Sex Caller to the Telephone Counseling Center (Non-Fiction)
This book reports the results of a five month study conducted by the author on sixty sex callers who were frequent fantasy callers to a telephone counseling center. It provides lists of the psychological characteristics of men who engage in this type of calling often disrupting the operation of the telephone counseling center. It also offers suggestions to volunteer telephone counselors about how to cope with these types of callers. This book has sold all over the U.S. and in Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. New and used copies of it are available at Amazon.com