“Little Bunny Foo Foo” workshopped in Chicago

Little Bunny Foo Foo is being workshopped with “Tuesdays at 9” on May 14 at the Annoyance Theater in Chicago, Illinois. In this fifteen-minute play for young performers with an entirely gender-neutral cast, a smooth-talking town mouse vows to save a desperate group of country mice, but the city slicker runs for the hills when it crosses paths with Little Bunny Foo Foo, a bully with a bat.  The smallest mouse among them must step up and save the day. For more about this  script development group, visit https://www.nakedangels.com/tuesdays-9, or https://theannoyance.com, or www.facebook.com/NakedAngelsTuesdaysat9Chicago.  Go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com to preview this script or other plays by Stacey Lane. 

“Sleeping Beauty” plays in Wisconsin

Our Savior’s Lutheran School presents Sleeping Beauty in Wausau, Wisconsin on May 3. In this one-hour long play, the traditionally romantic Sleeping Beauty fairytale takes a turn when a silly villain  uses a magic spell to turn back the hands of time and finally have her say. Hijinks with audience participation ensue. Sleeping Beauty is published by Playscripts, Inc. Call 1-866-NEW-PLAY or go to www.playscripts.com to read a large portion of the script online for free, purchase the book, and obtain production rights. For more reinventions of classic stories and original plays for children, teens, and adults, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

“Significant Trinket” read in Chicago

Significant Trinket is being read on May 7 at the Annoyance Theater in Chicago, Illinois as part of Naked Angels’ Tuesdays at 9. In this new ten-minute drama for three female actors, a young woman is tasked with selling off the unwanted belongings of her recently deceased grandmother. One yard sale customer is in search of something special, while another is just hunting for a bargain. Go to www.nakedangels.com, https://theannoyance.com or  www.facebook.com/NakedAngelsTuesdaysat9Chicago/ to learn more about this long-running, national reading series. Visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com to preview this script and many others.

The cast of Significant Trinket. Directed and hosted by Joshua Fardon and Patricia Mario.

“Want Baby Badly” Reading Announced on Broadway World

Williams Street Repertory has just released their 2019 - 2020 Reading Series Season. Wrapping up the season is Stacey Lane’s newest full-length play, Want Baby Badly. In this serio-comedy for a cast of four, a pregnant college student must decide which of three siblings will adopt their dead brother’s baby.  Check out the article on Broadway World at www.broadwayworld.com. Request the script at Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com or www.StaceyLaneInk.com.

“67 Cinderellas” opens in Wisconsin

On May 3 and 4, Cedar Grove-Belgium High School in Cedar Grove, Wisconsin presents 67 Cinderellas. In this two-act comedy for a large cast with many female roles, an insecure prince, hasty to find his happily ever after, pins all his hopes on a girl who he know nothing about except her shoe size. Dramatic Publishing publishes this script. To read a large portion of 67 Cinderellas online for free, to purchase the play, or get performance rights, visit www.dramaticpublishing.com or call 800-448-7469. For other titles by Stacey Lane, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact her at Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

“Pulse” plays in Arizona

Pulse is being performed at the Red Mountain High School Talent Show in Mesa, Arizona on May 3. In this comedic monologue, a fed-up actor springs into action when a ringing cell phone interrupts the performance of a lifetime. Peruse and purchase a copy of Pulse through MonologueBank at www.monologuebank.com. Go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com for more monologues, one-minute scripts, ten-minute plays, one-acts, and full-lengths. 

“Snow Queen” plays in Pennsylvania

Upper Perkiomen Valley Library Drama Club is performing Snow Queen in Red Hill, Pennsylvania on May 2. In this sixty-minute youth play, young Gerda faces her fears and makes some strange new friends on her quest through the cold to save her cousin from the icy clutches of the malicious Snow Queen. For more information about the production, visit www.upvlibrary.org. Pioneer Drama Services publishes Snow Queen. Go to www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262 to read a large part of the play for free, buy the book, or get production rights. For more plays for children, teens, and adults, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

“Lucy Dreaming” opens in Texas

Lucy Dreaming is being performed on May 2 in Royse City, Texas by HCA. In this experimental ten-minute play for two women, the world between awake and sleep becomes blurred as night becomes morning. Lucy Dreaming is published by Brooklyn Publishers. Go to www.brookpub.com or call 888-473-8521 to sample the script, buy the play, and get performance rights. Visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com for other available works by Stacey Lane.

"67 Cinderellas" plays in California

67 Cinderellas plays on May 2 at Trinity Christian School in Spring Valley, California. In this full-length play for all ages, the classic Cinderella story gets a feminist makeover when the dimwitted prince’s plan to find a bride with only a shoe as a clue goes awry.  67 Cinderellas is published by Dramatic Publishing. Go to www.dramaticpublishing.com or contact 800-448-7469 to get a free sample of the script, buy the play, or obtain production rights. For other reinventions of fairytale favorites, as well as original scripts for all ages, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

“The Thirteen Little Pigs” workshopped in Chicago

Cold Reads, Hot Scripts is doing a staged reading and feedback session for The Thirteen Little Pigs on April 27 at iO Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. In this one-act for young audiences, the ten pigs who storybook lore has forgotten step up to claim their identity and set the record straight. To learn more about this monthly script development series, check out http://coldreadshotscripts.com or www.facebook.com/ColdReadsHotScripts. To preview The Thirteen Little Pigs and other plays for all age levels, go to www.staceylaneink.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

The cast of The Thirteen Little Pigs workshop. Directed and hosted by Zak Kinnaird. Photographer: Kait Rairden.

“Insomniac Society” plays in Ohio

Beaumont School presents Insomniac Society on April 17 in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. In this one-act for a teen cast, a sleep-deprived high school student finds a way to fill her long nights and keep the loneliness from crushing her. To get a copy of the play or learn about other new works by Stacey Lane, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact the playwright directly at Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

“Uterus-less” opens in London

On April 13 and 14, Uterus-less is being performed at the Telegraph Hill Festival in New Cross Gate, London by Orísun Productions as part of the Spring Board Showcase. In this monologue for a female of child-bearing age, Alison’s blissful marriage begins to unravel when a pushy family member offers to be her surrogate and egg donor. To learn more about the festival, go to http://telegraphhillfestival.org.uk. To get a copy of the monologue or learn about other works by Stacey Lane, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

“Sleeping Beauty” plays in Wisconsin

Sleeping Beauty is being performed on April 12 by New Richmond Middle School in New Richmond, Wisconsin. In this sixty-minute audience participation adventure with a flexible cast, a misunderstood villain tells her side of the familiar fairytale, complete with a magic clock, a multi-lingual frog, and a birthday party gone wrong. Playscripts, Inc. publishes Stacey Lane’s Sleeping Beauty. To read an online sample, get more information, order the script, and secure production rights, visit www.playscripts.com or call 1-866-NEW-PLAY. For more plays for children, teens, and adults, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

“The Boy Who Cried Wolf” plays in Virginia

Bacon District Elementary in Saxe, Virginia presents The Boy Who Cried Wolf on April 12. In this simple one-act comedy for young performers, a shepherd chooses fun and thrills over responsibility. Pioneer Drama Service publishes The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Visit www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262 for a free sample of the script, to buy the book, and to get the rights to perform this play at your school, summer camp, or children’s theater. For other fables, folktales, and nursery rhymes reinvented for the stage, as well as original plays for youth and adults, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

“Lucas Dreaming” plays in Texas

Lucas Dreaming is being performed in Royse City, Texas on April 12 at HCA. In this ten-minute experimental play for a cast of two male actors, an insomniac and his subconscious determine that a sleepless night may be better than one filled with nightmares. Lucas Dreaming is published by Brooklyn. Go to www.brookpub.com or call 1-888-473-8521 to read part of the play for free, buy the book, and get performance rights. For other plays by Stacey Lane, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

“Shoebox” and “Bitches on Good Behavior” play in New York

Phoenix Repertory Company is performing Shoebox and Bitches on Good Behavior on April 7 and 14 in Lindenhurst, Long Island, New York as part of "Gimme a Minute: A One-Minute Play Festival." In Shoebox, a collection of greeting cards chronicles a life lived and lost. In Bitches on Good Behavior, a woman gives a man a piece of her mind when he casually calls her a bitch. To learn more about Phoenix Repertory Company, go to Phoenix Repertory Company. To get copies of these short scripts and more short, ten-minute, one-act, and full-length plays, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

Shoebox at Phoenix Repertory Company.

Bitches on Good Behavior at Phoenix Repertory Company.

“Residue” read in NYC

5th Floor Theatre Company in New York, New York is having a staged reading of Residue on March 31 in Theatre 54 at Shelter Studios as part of “Readings on 5th Floor.” In this experimental one-act, an unfulfilled woman strives to control her dreams, but cannot even control herself. For more information about the theatre company, go to http://5thfloor.org or www.facebook.com/events/1918079861631641/permalink/1918079871631640. To learn more about this script and others by Stacey Lane, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

 

Sarah Kaidanow and Rob Glauz in a reading of Residue. Directed by Peter Charney. Stage managed by Michelle Israel and Tom Blushi.

 

 

 

“Insomniac Society” opens in Ohio

Insomniac Society is being performed by Beaumont School International Thespian Troupe #6703 for the Ohio Thespian Conference at the Akron Firestone Community Learning Center in Akron, Ohio on March 30. In this fifty-minute dark comedy for high school performance, a tense teen creates an online group so high school insomniacs don’t have to suffer alone, but a mysterious new member threatens to destroy all she has worked to protect. For more information on this script and others for teenagers, children, and adults, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com  or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

The cast of Insomniac Society. Directed by Kate Williams-Bernardo. Stage managed by Emily Lynch.