“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.