Plays

FREE contemporary short plays for actors, drama teachers and students, available on the condition that you credit me, let me know when and how the work will be performed and send photos and feedback.  (more…)

Monologues

More than 60 FREE, contemporary, stand-alone monologues for female actors of all ages, available on the condition you credit me and let me know when, where and how they are used, and provide photos and feedback. (more…)

Memoir

Are you an older woman with a fabulous life story? Are you thinking of writing your memoir? Check out my FREE 60-page memoir guide, based on my experience writing and self-publishing CLEAVED - A story of loss, legs and finding family. Download my FREE guide.  …

Welcome, fellow readers and writers. I am an Australian author, playwright, former journalist, columnist and cartoonist, whose work has been widely published in Australia and overseas, and whose plays have been performed nationally and internationally. My cartoon archive is held at the State Library of Victoria.

I hope you’ll stay a while and explore my site. Writing for me is a tool that can be used in many ways, depending on the story. Sometimes it’s a play, a monologue, a cartoon, opinion piece, or even a musical. Sometimes, it’s a memoir about something you thought you’d never write about – like losing your family and growing up with a rare genetic disease.

If you’re an actor, theatre director or drama student, please check out my free short plays and monologues for women, which are performed regularly around the world. My aim is to help reduce barriers for women entering or re-entering the theatre.

Download CLEAVED here

Read my story and let me know what you think. I’d love to hear from you. (You don’t need a Kindle or e-reader. It’s just a PDF document that you can download and save anywhere on your computer.) If you’re having trouble, email me at jane.cafarella@gmail.com and I’ll sort it promptly.

Purchase a hardcopy of CLEAVED – Special Christmas offer

You can now purchase a hardcopy of CLEAVED at a reduced price for Christmas of $30.00AUD (incl shipping)

Purchase CLEAVED hardcopy here

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The photo I was once so ashamed of: me at 13 in high school. Although I’m smiling, when I saw it I was shocked. I hid it in a drawer, where it stayed. Until now.