“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.

“Insomniac Society” concludes in Chicago

The final portion of Insomniac Society is being read at the Annoyance Theater in Chicago, Illinois on March 26 as part of Tuesdays at 9 produced by the Naked Angels Theatre Company. In this one-act with a medium-sized gender-neutral cast of young people, a teenager battles demons in the sleeping and waking world on a quest to defeat sleepless nights and crushing loneliness. To learn about Tuesdays at 9 visit https://theannoyance.com, www.nakedangels.com, or www.facebook.com/NakedAngelsTuesdaysat9Chicago. To request a copy of Insomniac Society or find out about Stacey Lane’s other scripts for all age levels, contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com or go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com.

“Camelot and Camelittle” workshopped in Chicago

Cold Reads, Hot Scripts at iO Theatre in Chicago, Illinois is reading, workshopping, and doing a talkback for Camelot and Camelittle on March 23. In this play for young audiences, a strongminded little girl sets off on daring adventures, makes new friends, and falls in with some bad apples in her quest to prove she is worthy to be a Knight of the Round Table. King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, Lancelot, Merlin, Morgana Le Fay, and the Lady of Lake are joined by endearing new characters in this comedic girl-powered take on the Camelot legend. To learn more about this script development series, go to http://coldreadshotscripts.com or www.facebook.com/ColdReadsHotScripts. To request a copy of Camelot and Camelittle or other new plays by Stacey Lane, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

The cast of Camelot and Camelittle. Directed and hosted by Zak Kinnaird. Photographs by Tommy Martin.

"67 Cinderellas" plays in Michigan

67 Cinderellas is being performed on March 22 and 23 by Northville Christian School in Northville, Michigan. In this ninety-minute play for all ages, fairytale happily ever afters are called into question when no one in the kingdom understands why the prince doesn’t remember what Cinderella’s face looks like and the glass slipper fits far too many people to be an indicator of true love. Dramatic Publishing publishes 67 Cinderellas. Call 1-800-448-7469 or go to www.dramaticpublishing.com to read a free sample of the script, buy a copy of the play, and gain production rights. For other classic fairytales and nursery rhymes turned upside down, as well as original works, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

“Sleeping Beauty” opens in Oklahoma

From March 21 until April 4, Oklahoma Children's Theatre is performing Sleeping Beauty in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In this sixty-minute audience participation comedy, grouchy Griselda hijacks the story teller’s boring version of Sleeping Beauty to let everybody know how things really went down and why she had no choice but to turn spoiled Princess Beatrice into “Sleeping Betty.” To find out more about the production, visit www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org. Sleeping Beauty is published by Playscripts, Inc. Go to www.playscripts.com or call 1-866-NEW-PLAY to preview the script, buy the book, and get the rights to perform Stacey Lane’s Sleeping Beauty. For other plays for children and adults, check out  www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact the playwright directly at Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

 

 

“Pulse” plays in North Carolina

Pulse is being performed at the NC Thespian Festival at the McIver Education Center in Greensboro, North Carolina, running March 21 through 23. In this gender-neutral monologue, a frustrated artist retaliates when a ringing phone ruins a tear-jerking performance. Visit MonologueBank at www.monologuebank.com to obtain a copy of this comedic monologue. To get the rights to perform it, contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. For other monologues, short plays, one-acts, and full-lengths for adults, teens, and children, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com.

 

 

“Story Stew: A Fairytale Revue” opens in California

Ethan A Chase Middle School in Menifee, California is performing Story Stew: A Fairytale Revue on March 21 and 22. In this sixty-minute comedy, a family of fairy tale legends, which include Goldilocks, Little Red Riding Hood, Hansel, Gretel, Jack, Jill, and Mary with her little lamb, try to find a new house when a wolf blows theirs down. After adventures with a witch, a giant, Little Miss Muffet, and Puss in Boots, the family finally finds home sweet home in a giant shoe. Story Stew: A Fairytale Revue is published by Dramatic. Go to www.dramaticpublishing.com or call 1-800-448-7469 to read part of the play for free online, buy the script, and obtain production rights. For other plays for all age groups, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

 

 

“The Boy Who Cried Wolf” plays in Kentucky

The Boy Who Cried Wolf is being performed at Johnson Elementary School in Ft. Thomas, Kentucky on March 19. This short comedic play shakes up Aesop’s famous fable by introducing young audiences to a whole flock of unruly sheep and a nosy neighbor who is up to no good. The Boy Who Cried Wolf is published by Pioneer Drama Service. To buy the play, preview part of it for free, and obtain production rights,  go to www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262. Visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com for more fable, folktale, and fairy tale stage adaptations, as well as original works.

 

 

“Insomniac Society” workshopped in Chicago

Naked Angels’ Tuesdays at 9 is reading the third part of Insomniac Society on March 19 at the Annoyance Theater in Chicago, Illinois. In this fifty-minute play for teenagers, a determined youngster infiltrates her older sister’s group chat for high school insomniacs. Go to https://theannoyance.com, www.nakedangels.com, or www.facebook.com/NakedAngelsTuesdaysat9Chicago to find out about Tuesdays at 9. For more about this play or other works by Stacey Lane, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

“67 Cinderellas” opens in Minnesota

On March 15 and 16, 67 Cinderellas is being performed at Owatonna Middle School in Owatonna, Minnesota. In this full-length comedy, the glass slipper fits plenty of imposters. Prince Dalliance realizes that perhaps he should have paid more attention to his dream girl’s face and personality than her shoe size if he ever hopes to find her again. This parody of the Cinderella story is published by Dramatic Publishing. Go to www.dramaticpublishing.com or call 1-800-448-7469 to preview part of the play for free, buy the script, and get the rights to perform the show. For other fairy tales reimagined through a feminist lens, as well as original works for all ages, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact the playwright at Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

The cast of 67 Cinderellas. Photo credit: Ryan Anderson/People’s Press.

 

 

“Pulse” plays in Oklahoma

Pulse is being performed at Oklahoma State University’s Jerry Davis Studio Theater in Stillwater, Oklahoma on March 12. In this darkly comedic monologue, a young actor simply cannot ignore a cell phone ringing incessantly during a key moment in a dramatic performance. Steps must be taken to teach the rude audience member a lesson. To get a copy of this monologue, go to MonologueBank at www.monologuebank.com. To obtain production rights, e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. To learn more about other plays by Stacey Lane, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com.

“Insomniac Society” workshop continues in Chicago

On March 12, Naked Angels presents the second part of Insomniac Society at the Annoyance Theater in Chicago as part of the Tuesdays at 9 national reading series. In this one-act for an entirely teenaged cast, Margaret, a control freak who can’t sleep, decides who is worthy to enter her online support group for high school insomniacs. To learn more about Tuesdays at 9,  visit https://theannoyance.com, www.nakedangels.com/tuesdays-9, or www.facebook.com/NakedAngelsTuesdaysat9Chicago. To get a copy of this fifty-minute script or other plays for teens, youth, and adults, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

 

“The Boy Who Cried Wolf” is being performed in California

On March 5, The Boy Who Cried Wolf is being performed by the Cathy Foxhoven Theatre in Millbrae, California. In this twenty-minute stage adaptation of Aesop’s Fable, an ornery neighbor and some senseless sheep convince a gullible boy to trick his family. Visit publisher Pioneer Drama Service’s website at www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262 to get a free sample of the script, purchase the play in hardcopy or electronic versions, and get the rights to perform The Boy Who Cried Wolf. For more plays for children, teens, and adults, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

“Lucy Dreaming” opens in Canada

St. John's-Ravenscourt School in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada is performing Lucy Dreaming on March 5. In this ten-minute two-hander, a girl struggles to fall asleep as she is afraid of the nightmares that surely await her. Lucy Dreaming is published by Brooklyn Publishers. To read part of the play for free online, buy the script, and gain the rights to perform Lucy Dreaming at your theatre, school, or forensic competition, go to www.brookpub.com or call 1-888-473-8521. For other plays of varying lengths for youth and adults, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact the playwright directly at Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

“Insomniac Society” read in Chicago

Insomniac Society is being presented at the Annoyance Theater as part of Naked Angels’ Tuesdays@9 weekly reading series. In this fifty-minute play for teenaged actors, Margaret aims to create a safe space for high school students who struggle with insomnia while failing to conquer her own battle with nightmares and insecurity. Go to www.nakedangels.com/tuesdays-9, https://theannoyance.com, or www.facebook.com/NakedAngelsTuesdaysat9Chicago for more about this groundbreaking reading series that takes place in Chicago, New York, LA, and Miami. Visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com to get a copy of Insomniac Society or Stacey Lane’s other plays for teens, children, and adults.

 

 

“The Boy Who Cried Wolf” plays in Canada

The Boy Who Cried Wolf is being performed on March 1 in Bath, New Brunswick, Canada by Bath Community School. In this one-act comedy for young performers, a boy makes some bad choices to impress a girl. Pioneer Drama Service publishes The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Go to www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262 to read part of the play for free, buy the book, and obtain performance rights. Visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com for other comedic stage adaptions of beloved fables, fairy tales, and folk tales, as well as original works by Stacey Lane.