“Uterus-less” plays in London

Uterus-less is being performed in Kilburn, North West London as part of Arts Night on December 20. In this monologue, a woman who biologically cannot have children must decide what lengths she is willing to go to have a baby and whether she even really wants one at all. To preview this female monologue or learn more about other new works by Stacey Lane, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

“Snow Queen” plays in Ireland

Griese Youth Theatre in Kildare, Ireland is performing Snow Queen on December 10. In this hour-long comedic adventure, the Snow Queen and her flurries wreak havoc with their evil magic mirror. It is up to one courageous girl to save the day, with a little helpful from a colorful cast of animals, plants, princesses, and hooligans that she meets on her journey. Pioneer Drama Service publishes Snow Queen. Call 1-800-333-7262 or go to www.pioneerdrama.com to preview a large part of the script for free, buy the book, and gain production rights. Visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com for other stage adaptations of famous tales, as well as original works for all ages.

“Snow Queen” plays in Alabama

On December 7, Snow Queen is being performed at St. Dominic Eagle Theatre in Mobile, Alabama. In this 60-minute play, a winter wonderland comes to life with talkative flowers, enchanted cookies, cursed mirrors, bumbling robbers, a frosty villain, and a little girl who must save the day. For more about this production, visit https://eagletheatre.weebly.com. This comedic stage adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic is published by Pioneer Drama Service. Visit www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262 to purchase the script, read a free sample, and get the rights to produce the play. Go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com for more information about Stacey Lane’s other plays for youth and adults.

“Uterus-less” workshopped in Chicago

Cold Reads, Hot Scripts is workshopping Uterus-less at iO Theatre in Chicago, Illinois on November 23. In this ten-minute play, a couple grapples with the aftermath of a generous, but unexpected, offer from a family member to assist in their infertility struggles. For more about Cold Reads, Hot Scripts, go to http://coldreadshotscripts.com, www.facebook.com/ColdReadsHotScripts or www.instagram.com/coldreads_hotscripts. For a perusal copy of this script, contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. Uterus-less also is available in a monologue version. Go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com for more plays by Stacey Lane.

Workshop of Uterus-less at Cold Reads, Hot Scripts. Directed and hosted by Ben Hebert. Photographer: Neftali Morales.

“Snow Queen” plays in Colorado

Snow Queen opens on November 20 at Aspen Creek in Broomfield, Colorado. In this sixty-minute comedy for all ages, a brave young girl embarks on a quest to right the wrongs of the vile Snow Queen and her magic mirror that causes people to only see the bad in everything. Pioneer Drama Service publishes Snow Queen. Go to www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262 to read a large part of the script for free, to buy the play, and to get the rights to produce the show. For other stage adaptations of classic literature, as well as original works for youth and adults, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

“Big Top Flop” read in Chicago

The Den Theatre is reading Big Top Flop as part of Tuesdays at 9 in Chicago on November 19. In this ten-minute play for child actors, playful, but reckless, circus clowns get carried away when they decide to perform the trickiest trick in the history of history. For more about Tuesdays at 9, visit www.facebook.com/NakedAngelsTuesdaysat9Chicago or www.nakedangels.com/tuesdays-9. For information on the Den, go to www.thedentheatre.com. To request a copy of this simple script that is well-suited for classroom performance, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

“67 Cinderellas” opens in Maryland

From November 14 to 17, 67 Cinderellas is playing at Franklin High in Reisterstown, Maryland. In this ninety-minute comedy, the glass slipper fits too many ladies to get the daft prince any closer to discovering the identity of his one true love. Dramatic Publishing publishes this fractured Cinderella story. Call 1-800-448-7469 or visit www.dramaticpublishing.com to purchase the script, obtain the rights to perform Stacey Lane’s 67 Cinderellas, and for a free sample of the play. For other fresh takes on classic fairytales, fables, and folktales, as well as original works, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

“The Boy Who Cried Wolf” plays in Alabama

The Boy Who Cried Wolf is being performed on November 14 in Lincoln, Alabama by the Elise Hill Theatre. In this simple-to-produce short play, a shepherd shows off by falsely claiming he sees a wolf. When his family doesn’t believe him, his trickery escalates to pure theatrics, complete with a sheep dressing up as a wolf. His family and the real wolves who are watching from behind a tree are none to pleased with the boy’s mischief-making. Pioneer Drama Service publishes The Boy Who Cried Wolf. To purchase the play, preview part of the script for free, and obtain the rights to perform The Boy Who Cried Wolf at your school, theatre, or camp, go to www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262. Visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com for other titles by Stacey Lane.

“Sleeping Beauty” opens in Illinois

On November 9 and 10, the Improv Playhouse in Libertyville, Illinois is performing Sleeping Beauty. In this hour-long audience participation adventure, an overly sensitive princess on a quest to find the perfect birthday present for her mother stumbles upon a super smart frog caught in a trap. She frees the frog, but incurs the wrath of the evil fairy who has imprisoned the frog. Visit www.improvplayhouse.com  or www.facebook.com/improvplayhouse for information about Improv Playhouse. This silly, fast-paced take on the classic love story for a small-to-medium-size cast is published by Playscripts, Inc. Call 1-866-NEW-PLAY or go to www.playscripts.com for more about Sleeping Beauty, including how to order the script and get production rights and to read 90% of the play online for free. For other comedic stage adaptions of famous fairy tales, as well as original works for all ages groups, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

“Significant Trinket” read in Minnesota

As a finalist in the Eden Prairie Players' 2020 Women's One Acts, “Significant Trinket” is receiving a reading on November 9 in Eden Prairie, Minnesota. In this ten-minute play which passes the Bechdel test, a young woman weighs the importance or lack thereof in attaching sentimental value to objects as she sells off the last of her grandmother’s belongings. To learn more about the Eden Prairie Players, go to www.edenprairieplayers.com. To request a copy of this new play for a cast of three females or for more about Stacey Lane’s writing, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail her at Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

“The Boy Who Cried Wolf” plays in Colorado

The Boy Who Cried Wolf is being performed on November 7 in Eads, Colorado by the Kiowa County School District. In this one-act for young audiences, a restless boy learns a tough lesson when he abuses his “wolf-crying” power to impress a girl. Pioneer Drama Service publishes this comedic stage adaptation of Aesop’s most famous fable. Go to www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262 for a free sample of the script, to buy a copy of the full play, or to get rights to perform The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com for more modern, comedic takes on classic tales and new works for all ages.

“The Author’s Autopsy” plays in Chicago

Generation LatinX presents The Author’s Autopsy in Does My Script Have Legs? on November 3 at the Chris Farley Cabaret in Chicago’s iO Theatre. In this dark comedy, unusual items are discovered during a routine examination of a deceased writer.  To learn more about Generation LatinX, visit www.ioimprov.com, https://generationlatinx.weebly.com,  www.facebook.com/events/528119484637350, or www.facebook.com/GenerationLatinX. To preview this script or other short, ten-minute, one-act, and full-length plays, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

“67 Cinderellas” plays in Massachusetts

Miscoe Hill Youth Theatre is performing 67 Cinderellas on November 1 and 2 in Mendon, Massachusetts. In this full-length comedy for all ages, wistful Prince Dalliance is certain he has experienced love at first sight, but he can’t remember what his runaway love looks like. He leads his entire kingdom on a ridiculous mission to identify his true love only by her shoe size. This female-empowering take on the Cinderella fairy tale is published by Dramatic Publishing. To preview a part of the play, buy the book, or get production rights, go to www.dramaticpublishing.com or call 800-448-7469. For many other works by Stacey Lane, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact the writer directly at Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

"Snow Queen" opens in Indiana

November 1 through 3, Snow Queen is being performed by the Plymouth High School Theatre Department in Plymouth, Indiana. In this this hour-long, winter holiday play, a sensitive girl must rise up to become a hero when the Snow Queen snatches away the girl’s cousin and takes him to a hidden, icy lair. This comedic theatrical adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic is published by Pioneer Drama Service. Visit www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262 to buy the script in hardcopy or e-view, to preview part of the play for free, or obtain the rights to perform Stacey Lane’s Snow Queen. For other scripts for all ages, including children’s plays, plays for teenagers, and plays for adults, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

“Kissing Boo Boos” workshopped in Chicago

Kissing Boo Boos is having a staged reading and talkback at iO Theatre in Chicago, Illinois as part of “Cold Reads, Hot Scripts.” In this short play, when a kid gets hurt on a playground, gender roles in childcare come into focus. Visit http://coldreadshotscripts.com, www.facebook.com/ColdReadsHotScripts  or  www.instagram.com/coldreads_hotscripts to learn more about this monthly script development series. Go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com for more about this script or other plays by Stacey Lane.  

The cast of Kissing Boo Boos. Directed and hosted by Zak Kinnaird. Photographer: Stefan Carlson.

“The Boy Who Cried Wolf” plays in Houston

Sutton Elementary School is performing The Boy Who Cried Wolf on October 24 in Houston, Texas. In this simple-to-stage one-act, a reckless little girl comes up with increasingly daring plots to make her neighbor’s family think that a wolf is going to get all their sheep. The shepherd boy does not have the willpower to stop her quest for entertainment at all costs. When a real wolf and her curious wolf pup show up, the kids are not prepared and the family has stopped responding to their false alarms. Pioneer Drama Service publishes The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Go to www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262 for a complimentary preview of a part of the script, to order the book, and to gain production rights. For Stacey Lane’s other comedic stage adaptations of fables, folktales, fairytales, and nursery rhymes, as well as original works for all age levels, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

“Significant Trinket” presented in Chicago

Chicago Dramatists is workshopping Significant Trinket as part of Playwrights Aloud on October 20 in Chicago, Illinois. In this new ten-minute play, a teenager copes with her grandmother’s death as she sells off her belongings in a garage sale. One customer is a little too interested in the sentimental value of the items, while another is unabashedly bartering for a bargain. For more about the show, visit https://chicagodramatists.blog, https://chicagodramatists.org or www.facebook.com/events/2612702572141008. To request a copy of this script or other new works by Stacey Lane, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

“The Boy Who Cried Wolf” plays in Florida

The Boy Who Cried Wolf is being performed in Lakeland, Florida on October 18 at Calvary Baptist Church Academy. In this one-act stage adaptation of Aesop’s fable, the boy with bad judgment gets some advice from his opinionated sheep and an adventure-seeking neighbor. This comedy with a flexible cast and simple production elements is published by Pioneer Drama Service. To read a large part of the play for free, buy the script, and get the rights to perform The Boy Who Cried Wolf at your school, children’s theatre, class, or camp, visit www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262. For other available youth plays, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

“A Steal Down Memory Lane” and “Rainbow Sprinkles” read in Chicago

Dandelion Theatre presents A Steal Down Memory Lane and Rainbow Sprinkles on October 15 as part of their fifth anniversary edition of The Make Ready. In A Steal Down Memory Lane, a mugging takes a turn when the victim recognizes her attacker as an old friend. In Rainbow Sprinkles, a concerned parent has a difficult time finding birthday party entertainment that is guaranteed to offend absolutely no one.  For more about Dandelion Theatre, visit www.dandeliontheatre.com or www.facebook.com/DandelionTheatre. To request copies of these scripts or other plays by Stacey Lane, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact the playwright directly at Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

“The Thirteen Little Pigs” concludes in Chicago

On October 15, the final part of The Thirteen Little Pigs is being workshopped by Tuesdays@9 at the Annoyance Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. In this one-act children’s play, the classic tale of The Three Little Pigs gets turned upside down when some nameless little pigs can’t find their tale in any storybooks. They decide to set the record straight once and for all. For more about this script development program, go to https://theannoyance.com, www.nakedangels.com or www.facebook.com/NakedAngelsTuesdaysat9Chicago. To preview The Thirteen Little Pigs or other fractured folk tales and fairy tales, as well as original works for youth, teen, and adults, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

“Cold” plays in Chicago

Generation LatinX is performing Cold on October 13 at iO Theatre in Chicago, Illinois as part of Does My Script Have Legs? In this short, two-hander comedy, a woman discovers her boyfriend licking her phone. To learn more about this monthly variety show and writing competition, visit www.ioimprov.com, https://generationlatinx.weebly.com, www.facebook.com/GenerationLatinX or www.facebook.com/events/386160698717432. To request a copy of Cold or other short scripts, ten-minute plays, one-acts, and full-lengths, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

Huy Nguyen and Kendra Jamaica in Cold at iO’s Chris Farley Cabaret. Directed by Mishell Livio and Zak Kinnaird.

“Uterus-less” opens in London

On October 10 and 11, Uterus-less is being performed at Chapel Playhouse in London, England as part of Mother? produced by The Female Edit. In this monologue, a woman of child-bearing age who cannot bear children describes how her formerly happy relationship goes into uncharted territory when a relative proposes to serve as her surrogate and egg donor. For more about this production that empowers female voices to explore motherhood and being childless, go to www.chapelplayhouse.co.uk or www.facebook.com/FemaleEdit. To request a copy of this monologue or other plays by Stacey Lane, please visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

Deborah Wastell in Uterus-less at Chapel Playhouse. Directed by Hannah Smith.

“The Thirteen Little Pigs” continues in Chicago

Another ten pages of The Thirteen Little Pigs are being read on October 8 at Chicago’s Annoyance Theatre as part of Tuesdays@9, a nationwide script development series. In this youth comedy, some not-so-famous piggies recount their true tale.  It involves a whole lot more than three little pigs, only one house, a mouse, a dog, and no big bad wolf. Visit https://theannoyance.com, www.nakedangels.com, or www.facebook.com/NakedAngelsTuesdaysat9Chicago for more about Tuesdays@9. Go to www.staceylaneink.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com for more about this fractured fairy tale or other theatrical recastings of classics and original works for all age groups.

“The Thirteen Little Pigs” read in Chicago

On October 1, another portion of The Thirteen Little Pigs is being read by Tuesdays@9 at the Annoyance Theatre in Chicago. In this one-act comedic play for children, the classic story of The Three Little Pigs left out ten very important little piglets, plus an arrogant mouse and a dopey dog. The unpopular pigs set out to set the record straight. To find out more about Tuesdays@9, a national weekly script development series, go to https://theannoyance.com, www.facebook.com/NakedAngelsTuesdaysat9Chicago or www.nakedangels.com/tuesdays-9. To request a copy of this play or learn more about Stacey Lane’s other available scripts for youth, teens, and adults, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

The cast of the reading of The Thirteen Little Pigs at the Annoyance. Directed by Patricia Mario and Maeve Devitt.  Photograph by Patricia Mario.