ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. -- The Casey Anthony case is coming to a stage in Australia. A play called "Tot Mom" will be headlining at the Sydney Theatre Company in Australia starting in late December.

The mastermind behind the idea is Oscar-Winning director Steven Soderbergh, who is famous for directing movies like the Ocean's Eleven series and Erin Brokovich.

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CASEY IMAGES: In Court | Pics Of Tattoo

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According to the company's web site, Soderbergh uses “excerpts from transcripts of Nancy Grace's show, court documents and police reports to create a compelling drama for our sensation-hungry times."

Grace is apparently a prominent figure in the production. She's being played by Essie Davis, who appeared in "Australia" and "The Matrix Revolutions." A spokeswoman said Grace had no comment on the play.

The play will run December 18 through January 31.

Casey Anthony is in jail accused of murdering her daughter Caylee.

P.I. FIGHTS BEING DEPOSED IN CASEY CASE

A private investigator has stepped up his fight to keep from going under oath in the case against Casey Anthony. Dominic Casey filed a motion on October 21, to stop his deposition scheduled for November.

In the motion (read), Dominic said his information is privileged because he once worked for Casey Anthony and for her lawyers.

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MOTION: P.I.'s Privilege Log

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He was videotaped in the woods near the Anthony family home in November, a month before Caylee Anthony’s remains were found in that same location.

Casey Anthony is in jail, accused of murdering her daughter Caylee.

METER READER TO BE DEPOSED IN CASEY CASE

Casey Anthony's defense team scheduled its deposition of meter reader Roy Kronk (read document). He is the man who found Caylee Anthony’s remains on December 11.

Kronk will be deposed on November 19.

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READ: Notice Of Deposition | Notice Of Provision

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Roy Kronk says December 11 was not the first time he found Caylee's remains in the woods off Suburban Drive. He says he first saw them in August of 2008, but the deputy who was sent to investigate did a poor job. The deputy was fired for lying when he was questioned about the incident.

Also in the case against Casey, prosecutors have given the defense more than 2,000 pages of new documents and more photographs (read document).

JUDGE REFUSES TO DISMISS CASEY'S CIVIL CASE

A judge refused to throw out the defamation lawsuit against Casey Anthony, filed by Zenaida Gonzalez. Judge Rodriguez, Monday, (read order) denied her defense team’s motion to get Casey’s civil case dismissed.

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READ: Judge’s Order Denying Motion
VIDEO REPORT: Judge Refuses To Dismiss Case

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Gonzales shares the name as the mystery nanny that Casey says disappeared with her daughter Caylee. Casey's civil attorney had argued that it was not fair for Casey to have to defend herself in the civil case, before going to trial for murder.

But the judge disagreed, ruling that since Zenaida's lawyers backed off of demanding Casey answer very specific questions about the nanny, it would not hurt her defense in the murder trial.

The case against Casey will go back to court in December. A pre-trial hearing is scheduled in her check fraud case for December 18, with the trial set for January 25. Her defense team has asked that the trial be moved out of Orange County, but a judge has yet to rule on that.

In a hearing last week, (images) | (video) the defense won the right to have the photographs of Caylee's remains copied on CDs, which they will send to their experts.

ANTHONYS' P.I. TRIES TO GET OUT OF DEPOSITION

The Anthony family's private investigator is trying to get out of his November 12 deposition under oath with prosecutors in Casey's murder trial.

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READ: P.I's Motion To Strike, For Protective Order

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Private eye Dominic Casey, who was at the scene where Caylee's remains were found, claims that since he worked for Casey’s defense team at one time, he can't be forced to answer questions.

Part of the private investigator's interview with law enforcement is still under seal, but part of it has been made public.

ANTHONYS TAKE CRUISE AFTER BIG PAYOUT FOR TV INTERVIEW

Minutes after a judge refused to throw out their daughter's murder case, the Anthonys set sail on a Caribbean cruise and Eyewitness News was there Monday morning when they stepped off the boat (watch video | see images).

While they were at sea, CBS aired a special edition of “48 Hours” on the mystery surrounding their granddaughter's death. Eyewitness News learned the Anthonys received $20,000 for an interview on that special.

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CRUISE ARRIVAL: Watch Raw Video | See Images
PASSENGER PHOTOS: Anthonys Laying Out, Enjoying Cruise
VIDEO REPORT: Anthonys Return From Bahamas Cruise

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In December, the Anthonys dined on crab puffs at the Ritz while investigators were in the rain and mud searching for Caylee's remains. Now, at the same time as their paid network appearance claiming their granddaughter's killer is still out there, the Anthonys were on a tropical island cruise.

“We had a nice vacation. Will you please leave us alone now?” Cindy Anthony asked the cameraperson after arriving back from their cruise Monday morning (watch video | see images).

Cindy and George Anthony apparently left their daughter's murder trial hearing last Friday and headed to Port Canaveral for a 4-day Bahamian cruise on the Monarch of the Seas. That comes after George told prosecutors under oath that no one will hire them and, just to make ends meet, they had to accept a few thousand dollars from the CBS network for an exclusive interview that aired Saturday night. Cindy told prosecutors it was more like $20,000.

“The vacation was from you guys,” Cindy told the cameraperson who caught her on video arriving home from the cruise. “Shut your camera off ... thanks for ruining our trip."

Legal analyst Doug Dorner says the timing of the cruise could have counteracted the credibility they might have gained through their network appearance and their credibility is important if they want to be their daughter's defenders.

“George and Cindy are the artists, if you will, in the tapestry that's going to be painted as to who Casey Anthony really is,” Dorner said. “The more their credibility is challenged, the less impact they're going to be able to have on a jury of Casey's peers.

Monday, the Anthony couple’s attorney, Brad Conway, told Eyewitness News that the Anthonys deserved the short break and that it's not newsworthy. Conway made $3,000 off the CBS network show.

Conway says the search is still on for the mysterious nanny named Zenaida Fernandez Gonzalez, who Casey claims to have disappeared with Caylee.

"Puerto Rico is, I would say, the focus for the Zenaida Gonzalez that Casey Anthony speaks of, and that's as far as I can go,” Conway previously said.

But Puerto Rico was not on the Anthonys' itinerary when they cruised with their friends. They only went as far as Nassau, 738 miles from Puerto Rico, just an hour and a half flight time.

“It raises the question, why are the parents not in Puerto Rico or spending that money on the investigation to help further the research into finding Zenaida Gonzalez, or the alleged Zenaida Gonzalez, in Puerto Rico?” Dorner questioned.

The case against Casey won't go back to court until December. A pre-trial hearing is scheduled in her check fraud case for December 18.

Casey is facing charges for stealing checks from her best friend. Her defense team has asked that the trial be moved out of Orange County, but a judge hasn't made a decision on that yet.