Anna Theresa Cascio (born November 7, 1955), sometimes billed as Anna Cascio, is an American writer. She has written plays and for television, particularly for

soap opera A soap opera, or ''soap'' for short, is a typically long-running radio or television serial, frequently characterized by melodrama, ensemble casts, and sentimentality. The term "soap opera" originated from radio dramas originally being sponsored ...

Television

'' All My Children'' * Co-Head Writer: February 24, 2003 - June 30, 2003 ''

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'' *Breakdown Writer: November 1, 2005 - September 18, 2007 '' One Life to Live'' * Breakdown Writer: 1996 - 2002, Fall 2003 - September 26, 2005, December 11, 2007 - February 22, 2008, May 2, 2008 - January 13, 2012 '' General Hospital'' * Breakdown Writer: August 17, 2012 – present ''

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'' * Writer

Theater

In 1988–89, the Manhattan Class Company performed her ''Bikini Snow''

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and

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presented her play ''Minny and the James Boys''. A scene from her play ''June 8, 1968'' was included in the book ''Duo!: Best Scenes for the 90's''. Her play ''Crystal'' was "critically acclaimed" and premiered by the

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in Fairfax. She and

Leslie Arden Leslie Arden is a Canadian musical theatre composer, lyricist and librettist. She is best known for her work '' The House of Martin Guerre'' (co-book by Anna Theresa Cascio) produced by Theatre Plus (1993), the Goodman Theatre (1996) in Chicago a ...

co wrote the book for ''

The House of Martin Guerre ''The House of Martin Guerre'' is a musical written by Leslie Arden (music, lyrics & co-book) and Anna Theresa Cascio (co-book). It is inspired by the 16th century French peasant Martin Guerre. Production history It was first produced by Theat ...

''. Her play ''Broad Channel'', co written with

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, ran from April 13, to May 4, 2003.

Awards and nominations

Daytime Emmy Award The Daytime Emmy Awards, or Daytime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Bestowed by the New York–based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences ...

*Nomination, 2002 & 2006, Best Writing, ''One Life to Live'' *Nomination, 2004, Best Writing, ''All My Children'' Writers Guild of America Award *Win, 2006, Best Writing, ''As the World Turns'' *Nomination, 2003 & 2005, Best Writing, ''One Life to Live'' *Win, 2003, Best Writing, ''All My Children''

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Cascio, Anna American soap opera writers 1955 births Living people Writers Guild of America Award winners