“67 Cinderellas” earns recognition

East Valley Children’s Theatre’s production of 67 Cinderellas was nominated for best new script by the National Youth Arts Awards. The production also received three National Youth Arts Awards and eight nominations in overall production, acting, and design categories. Likewise, the 2015-16 ariZoni Theatre Awards of Excellence have just nominated this production for best original script,  best overall production, best director and multiple design and acting awards, totally a dozen. For a complete list of awards or to learn more about East Valley Children's Theatre, visit www.evct.org.To preview this award-winning scripts or others for children and adults, please go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact the playwright directly at StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.

The award-winning cast of 67 Cinderellas at East Valley Children's Theatre at Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, Arizona. Directed by Jere Van Patten. (2016)

“The Three Billy Goats Gruff” plays in Ohio

The Actors’ Theatre of Columbus presents The Three Billy Goats Gruff as part of their “Fairy Tails: Kids Camp” in Columbus, Ohio on July 29. In this ten-minute play, this classic tale is reinvented in a non-violent version that introduces a friendly frog as the goats strive for a better life on the other side of the bridge. The cast of five can be played by any gender and age. For more about Actors’ Theatre of Columbus, please visit theactorstheatre.org. Go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com to preview this script or other plays for children and adults.

Riley Lord, Julian Dandridge, Ava Gifford, Gavin Morgan, and Caroline Wittstock in The Three Billy Goats Gruff. Directed by Andy Falter.

“Hiccup” opens in Israel

The Stage in Tel Aviv, Israel is performing Hiccup as part of the Tel Aviv Short Play Festival running July 26 through July 30. In Hiccup, a ten-minute comedy for a cast of three, a young lady develops a bad case of the hiccups right before she is supposed to deliver a speech in a scholarship contest. For production information, visit www.thestagetlv.com. Go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com for scripts by Stacey Lane.

 

 

“Pulse” and “That Thing that You Never See Coming” published by Meriwether

Pulse and That Thing that You Never See Coming, a monologue adapted from Can’t Count on Dracula, appear in “Audition Monologues for Young Men: Selections from Contemporary Works” published by Meriwether. In Pulse, a young actor’s soulful performance is ruined by a cellphone ringing in the theatre. In That Thing that You Never See Coming, the Invisible Man grumbles about how hard it has become to scare today’s kids. Please purchase this award-winning collection of male monologues at Pioneer Drama Service or Amazon. For other plays by Stacey Lane, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.

“The Ugly Duckling” plays in Ohio

The Columbus School for Girls presents The Ugly Duckling in Columbus, Ohio on July 15. In this ten-minute play for a flexible cast of child actors, a dismayed duckling goes on an adventure to discover her self-worth. Write to StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com or go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com for a copy of the script.

The cast of The Ugly Duckling. Directed by Andy Falter.