“The Hundred Dollar Hug” plays in Iowa

The Hundred Dollar Hug will be performed on February 28 as part of the IHSSA Individual Districts at East High School in Des Moines, Iowa. In this dark monologue for a male performer of any age, a desperate man with questionable motives offers up a hundred dollar bill in exchange for a hug.  To purchase a copy of The Hundred Dollar Hug in the monologue anthology “interJACtions: Monologues at the Heart of Human Nature (Volume II)”, go to Amazon or JAC Publishing. To read the entire monologue for free online, visit The Monologue Database. For production rights or to learn more about Stacey Lane’s other plays, please visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com. 

 

“Tummy Tirade” and “Pulse” play in Texas

Boiling Point Players present "Fight Night" featuring Tummy Tirade and Pulse on February 19 in Houston, Texas. In Tummy Tirade, a short comedy for one female actor and one voice-over actor, a woman on a diet gets in an argument with her demanding stomach.  In Pulse, a monologue for a woman of any age and ethnicity, an actress’s patience is pushed to the breaking point when a rude audience member’s ringing phone distracts from her soulful performance. For more information about this exciting new female-centric theatre company, visit http://boilingpointplayers.com. To preview these scripts or learn more about other works by Stacey Lane, please go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact the writer directly at StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com. 

Amy Pope in Tummy Tirade. Photo by Ruth S McCleskey.

Bailey Hampton in Pulse.  Photo by Ruth S McCleskey.

“The Three Billy Goats Gruff” and “The Ugly Duckling” play in Ohio

The young actors at SC Enrichment Program present The Three Billy Goats Gruff as a puppet show and The Ugly Duckling as a play with masks on February 17 in Kettering, Ohio. In The Three Billy Goats Gruff, a ten-minute comedy with five gender-neutral roles, this classic tale is reinvented in a non-violent version that introduces a friendly frog, when the goats strive for a better life on the other side of the bridge. In The Ugly Duckling, a five-minute play with a large flexible cast that includes movement and group recitation for younger children who struggle with reading and memorizing lines, the misunderstood baby swan leaves her taunting duckling siblings to go on an adventure to discover friends and her true self.  To preview these scripts or other plays for children and adults, contact StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com or visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com.