“The Ugly Duckling” plays in Idaho

Treasure Valley Children’s Theater in Meridian, Idaho presents The Ugly Duckling on September 26 as part of their 8 in 48 Idaho Short Play Festival. In this ten-minute stage adaptation of the Hans Christian Andersen story, a misunderstood baby swan leaves her taunting duckling siblings to go on an adventure to discover new friends and her true self. The Ugly Duckling has a flexible, gender neutral cast. To learn about this innovative and charitable festival, go to www.treasurevalleychildrenstheater.com or www.facebook.com/8in48Idaho. Visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com for a free copy of the play or information about Stacey Lane’s other scripts for youth and adults.

Maggie Schultz, Holland Stull, Kynan Watson, and Sarah Williams in The Ugly Duckling. Directed by Shannon Foy.

Brooklyn Publishers publishes “Lucy Dreaming”

Lucy Dreaming is now published with Brooklyn Publishers. In this ten-minute play, an insomniac stuck between her nightmares and her waking reality faces the beast that feast on her fears. Lucy Dreaming has a cast of two females of any age and can be performed with no technical elements, making it perfect for forensics competition, speech and debate, scene study, and acting class. To learn more, preview a free sample of the script, order a hard copy of the play, or get performance rights, visit Brooklyn Publishers at www.brookpub.com or call 1-888-473-8521. For other works, by Stacey Lane go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.

“A Poodle More Beautiful” returns to Washington

As first place winner of Edmonds Driftwood Players’ Festival of Shorts, A Poodle More Beautiful is being performed on September 13 at the Edmonds Chamber of Commerce for their All-Chamber Conference in Edmonds, Washington. In this ten-minute comedy for two actors of any age and gender, two dogs at a shelter disagree about the best way to break out. Visit www.edmondsdriftwoodplayers.org to learn more about the Edmonds Driftwood Players. Go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail  StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com to get a copy of A Poodle More Beautiful and other new works.

“The Hundred Dollar Hug” plays in Australia

On September 4, The Hundred Dollar Hug will be performed at Gosford High School on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. In this male monologue, a hundred dollar reward is offered to the first person who comes up on stage and hugs a strange stranger. For more about this monologue or other available plays, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com. 

"The Naked People Play" has a reading in Florida

Pensacola Little Theatre's Studio 400 hosts a reading in Pensacola, Florida of The Naked People Play as part of Short Attention Span Theatre. In this ten-minute play for two men and two women, an anxious fellow tries grand romantic gestures to save his relationship, but has trouble getting past the fact that his girlfriend has a naked man and naked woman sitting silently in her apartment. To learn more about Pensacola Little Theatre and their diverse programming, visit www.pensacolalittletheatre.com. Go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com to find out more about this script or other new works by Stacey Lane.