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THE PRIVACY

A Theatre play by Meritta Koivisto

An American two-act full-length theatre play in English; Drama with black humour.

Recognition

Honorary Mention finalist at New Century Writer Awards, 2002. NCWA is an international fictional writing contest and educational organisation supported by Francis Ford Coppola's Zoetrope, USA.

Drama "with an attractive almost perverse humour"

-       Quotation from Neil Hardwick, British Director, Helsinki City Theatre.

Short synopsis

Privacy is a tale of an eccentric author with an ironic twist set in the Hollywood Hills. The play shows the power of media and creates the feel of absurdity making one to wonder what in fact is fiction. An eccentric, famous author dies just as a long lost high school friend of his wife’s unexpectedly visits. She comes up with an idea of how she can get everything “life has robbed her of; fame, money and love” with tragic consequences.

The play requests one main setting which is a living room/study. In PRIVACY the primary characters are two female leads in their mid-50’s.

Also available an outline for a television miniseries which starts during the 60's in a small town, Rockford, Illinois and ends at the present time in Hollywood.