“All along the way CONTROL TOP and I have been buoyed by incredible women - from a stellar cast and crew - to the many women I’ve interviewed along the way. Once again, I am reminded of the intrepid, empathetic and insightful nature of women - all wrapped in generosity and connection. CONTROL TOP is for them and for every woman who wants to join us in the conversation.”
Carole Vasta Folley
If Carole could find a way to live inside a theater, she would. As such, she is delighted to be back on the boards.
Carole has directed well over a dozen productions over the years. Stand-outs include Fiddler on the Roof, Joseph, Nunsense, and Midwives; along with directing her own work including The Family of Ewe, Alumni Pie, Borrowing Time and The Sleepover. A thank you to Girls Nite Out Productions for creative partnership over the years. Carole will always hold a special place in her heart for Pronouncing Glenn, her first play which premiered at the Stowe Theatre Guild in 2008. To every single actor and team member who contributed so dearly to these productions over the years, I am indebted and in awe. And can’t wait to “play the play” with you again.
Onstage, Carole has performed in well over 30 productions, plays and musicals. Favorite roles include Winnifred in Once Upon A Mattress, Maria in the Sound of Music, Charlotte in A Little Night Music, Ado Annie in Oklahoma!, Rosalie in Carnival, Prudie Cupp in Pump Boys & Dinettes, Adelaide in Guys & Dolls, Muriel in Plaza Suite, Bonnie in Applause, Meg in Crimes of the Heart, Diana in Lend Me A Tenor, as well as originating the role of Cecile in The Seymour Sisters and Millie in Pronouncing Glenn.
After a brief stint performing stand-up, for which she says, “there’s not enough deodorant in the world,” Carole has returned to her favorite natural habitat (outside of the theatre), her laptop. She is deep at work writing a variety of creative nonfiction for her first book, Bittersweet Ascension.