"Rainbow Sprinkles" opens in NY

From August 8th through August 18th, the Open Eye Theater in Margaretville, New York presents Summer Shortcuts III. Featured in this diverse collection of ten-minute plays is Rainbow Sprinkles by Stacey Lane. In this short comedy for two actors, an easily offended mother finds petty reasons not to hire a well-meaning clown for her son’s birthday party. For production information, visit www.theopeneye.org. To preview this script or learn more about the writer, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.

 



Marge Helenchild in Rainbow Sprinkles

 

"The Author's Autopsy" opens in Washington

 

Changing Scene Theatre Northwest presents The Author's Autopsy as part of Summerplay 2013. The show runs August 2nd through August 17th at Bremerton Community Theatre in Bremerton, Washington. In The Author's Autopsy, a postmortem does not go as planned when it is discovered that the deceased was an unfulfilled writer. For production information, visit www.changingscenenorthwest.org. For production rights, a script to peruse or more about Stacey Lane's other available titles, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.



Briana Osborne and Jennifer Royer in The Author’s Autopsy. Directed by Pavlina Morris and Kyle Boynton.

“Story Stew: A Fairy Tale Revue” plays in Texas

Children’s Educational Little Theatre (CELT) of Port Arthur Little Theatre presents Story Stew: A Fairy Tale Revue as their summer camp show on July 27th in Nederland, Texas. In this sixty-minute large cast comedy for young actors, favorite fairy tale characters collide as an old woman who has so many children she does not know what to do finds her family a new home in a giant shoe.  For more about Port Arthur Little Theatre, go to www.palt.org or www.facebook.com/Portarthurlittletheatre. Contact Dramatic Publishing at www.dramaticpublishing.com or 1-800-448-7469 to secure production rights for Story Stew: A Fairy Tale Revue, buy the script or sample a scene. For other TYA plays, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com to or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.

Smith and Kraus publishes “Storms, Sheets and Show Tunes”

Get your copy of The Best Ten-Minute Plays 2012 published by Smith and Kraus. In this anthology, you will find fifty award-winning ten-minute plays, including Storms, Sheets and Show Tunes by Stacey Lane. In this short play for 3 male and 3 female actors, theatre ghosts hold late-night auditions for the coveted role of haunting a historic theatre. To purchase the book go to www.amazon.com or www.smithandkraus.com. For rights to produce Storms, Sheets and Show Tunes or more information about the playwright, contact  StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com or visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com.

“Pet Names” plays in Colchester, UK

Mercury Theatre will perform Pet Names on July 18th as part of Hotbed Festival’s One Page Play Competition. In this short play for a male and female actor, a young couple takes pictures of their misbehaving bundle of joy with the Easter Bunny. For tickets and festival details, visit www.mercurytheatre.co.uk or www.menagerie.uk.com. To preview the Pet Names script or get more information about the playwright and her available works, contact StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com or go to www.staceylaneink.com.

 

 

“Story Stew: A Fairy Tale Revue” presented in Illinois

Fairy Tale Theatre of Tinley Park Public Library performed Story Stew: A Fairy Tale Revue on July 12th and 13th in Tinley Park, Illinois.  How did the old lady end up living in a shoe? Why were Hansel and Gretel in the forest that day? Why did the Big Bad Wolf try to eat Little Red Riding Hood? This large cast sixty-minute comedy brings together all of your beloved fairy tale characters. For more information about the talented Fairy Tale Theatre teen troupe, visit www.tplibrary.org. To obtain production rights for Story Stew: A Fairy Tale Revue, purchase a script, or read a sample of the play, go to www.dramaticpublishing.com or call 1-800-448-7469. For more about the playwright, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact her directly at StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.

 

 

“Shoebox” advances to the One Page Play Competition Finals in the UK

By audience vote, Shoebox has been chosen to be performed again on July 14th in the Hotbed One Page Play Competition Finals in Cambridge, England. For tickets, go to www.junction.co.uk. To request a perusal copy of this short play  for two to twenty actors about life and death and the milestones in between, e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com or visit www.staceylaneink.com.

"Shoebox" plays in Cambridge, England

Menagerie Theatre Company presents the Hotbed Festival’s One Page Play Competition at Cambridge Junction on Saturday July 13th. Among the new writing being presented is Stacey Lane’s Shoebox. In this short play with flexible casting, a woman’s journey from cradle to grave is chronicled in the greeting cards she received during her lifetime. For more information about this celebration of playwrights, visit www.junction.co.uk or www.menagerie.uk.com. For more on Stacey Lane and her available scripts for adults and children, visit www.staceylaneink.com or contact StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.

“Great Bellied Women” opens in New Zealand

Don't Blink Theatre Company presents Stacey Lane’s Great Bellied Women in a double bill with Caryl Churchill’s Vinegar Tom. The show runs June 26th through June 30th at Musgrove Studio in Auckland, New Zealand. This is the first time that Lane’s work has been performed in New Zealand.  In Great Bellied Women, a new one-act comedy with an all female cast, a Renaissance midwife and her high-spirited daughter test a potential apprentice’s skills in a pretend delivery. This period piece illuminates the peculiar practices of Renaissance childbirth, while celebrating the bond of women rising above their oppression in this sacred exclusively female arena, the Elizabethan birthing chamber. For production information, go to www.dontblink.co.nz or Don't Blink's Facebook Page To preview this script that is well-suited for performance at Renaissance Fairs, professional theatres, educational institutes and one-act competitions, contact StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com or visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com.



Prema Cottingham, Erin O'Flaherty and Aimee Gestro in Great Bellied Women. Directed by Andrew Parker. Produced by Grace Shelley. Photographed by Joyce Hipolito of Vogoë Photography.


 

 

“The Turtle and the Bunny” plays in Illinois

Harper College in Palatine, Illinois presents The Turtle and the Bunny on June 21^st as part of their InZone On Broadway summer camp. In this twenty-minute large-cast comedic reimaging of Aesop’s The Tortoise and the Hare, woodland creatures compete in end-of-the-school-year festivities. To preview this children’s play or other TYA scripts, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.

  

 

“Lucy Dreaming” plays in New Jersey

The Barn Theatre ushers in the summer with its "Solstice Showcase: 2013 One-Act Festival" June 14th through 16th in Montville, New Jersey. One of the eight short plays being performed is Lucy Dreaming. In this experimental play for two women, a restless insomniac desperately trying to fall asleep encounters her strange and elusive subconscious counterpart. For production information, call (973) 334-9320 or visit www.barntheatre.org. To preview Lucy Dreaming or other scripts, contact StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com or go to www.staceylaneink.com.

 

 Katie Mitchell and Sarah Horwitz in Lucy Dreaming. Directed by Craig Zimmermann.  Photographer: Anthony Rubolotta.

“The Author’s Autopsy” opens in Brooklyn

Gi60 (Gone in 60 Seconds): International One Minute Play Festival presents 50 plays in 50 minutes on June 7th and 8th at 8:00 pm at the New Workshop Theatre in Brooklyn, New York. In one of these super short plays, The Author’s Autopsy, doctors open up a deceased novelist and riffle through his brainstorms, drafts, and dreams to determine what did him in. For production information, please visit www.gi60.blogspot.com. For tickets, go to http://tickets.brooklyncenter.com/eventperformances.asp?evt=34. Visit www.staceylaneink.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com for more on scripts by Stacey Lane.



Helen Huff and Vera Khodasevich in The Author’s Autopsy. Directed by Anthony Ponzio.

"The Author's Autopsy" plays in Ontario

South Simcoe Theatre in Cookstown, Ontario presents The Author’s Autopsy as part of Four Play on June 1^st. In this short dark comedy, pathologists try to determine what caused a writer’s demise. Their diagnosis: art kills. Visit www.southsimcoetheatre.com for more information on the production. To preview this script or others for adults or children, go to www.staceylaneink.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.

Barb Canning, Cheryl Studdy and Kevin Scharf in The Author’s Autopsy.  Directed by Sandy Bishop.

"Story Stew: A Fairy Tale Revue" performed in Canada

Vincent Massey Elementary School in St. Andrews, Canada presents Story Stew: A Fairy Tale Revue on May 31st and June 1st. In this large-cast sixty-minute comedy for children, the old woman who lived in a shoe has so many children, she doesn't know what to do.  As if trying to feed her large family of beloved fairy tale characters isn't hard enough, a big bad wolf blows down their house.  The kids- Jack, Jill, Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks, Hansel, Gretel and Mary- venture into the forest to find a new home or at least a snack. With the help of a witch with a pension for gingerbread, the family takes up residence in a giant's lost shoe.  To preview the first twenty pages of the play, purchase a script, or get production rights, go to Dramatic Publishing. For more information about the playwright and her other available plays, please visit www.staceylaneink.com or StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.

"Green" and "Commotion in the Ocean" published by Next Stage Press

Next Stage Press has just released Green and Commotion in the Ocean. In Green, a twenty-minute TYA play with a cast of three, the Planet Princess needs the help of the children in the audience to save her frog friend from the Garbage Goblin. By using the Three Rs- “Reduce, Reuse and Recycle”, the earth-destroying villain is defeated. In Commotion in the Ocean, a twenty-minute children's play with a large flexible cast, greed rears its ugly head when fishy friends discover a pirates’ treasure chest. Visit Next Stage Press or Amazon to obtain production rights or buy the book that contains both one-act plays. For other works by Stacey Lane, go to  www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.

The Mascot Organization's production of Green

Wilmington Drama League's production of Commotion in the Ocean

Mock Turtle Zine publishes "Shoebox"

Mock Turtle Zine's newly released seventh issue includes Stacey Lane's short play Shoebox. In Shoebox, a woman's journey from cradle to grave is documented in the greeting cards she received in her lifetime. To get your copy of Issue 7 or read it online, go to www.mockturtlezine.com. For production rights or information about other available scripts, contact StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com or visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com.

“Storms, Sheets, and Show Tunes” opens in Knoxville

Storms, Sheets, and Show Tunes will be performed by the Bearden High School Theatre Department in Knoxville, Tennessee on April 28^th and 29^th. In this one-act comedy, ghosts conduct late night auditions in a historic theatre to replace the current spirit who wishes to retire from haunting. Go to www.staceylaneink.com or contact StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com for a perusal copy of Storms, Sheets, and Show Tunes or other available scripts.


Michaela Hall and Casey Cain in Storms, Sheets, and Show Tunes. Directed by Madison Harmon. Photographer: Alli Acuff.

Marianne Dodson, Alex Koza and Claire Macmillan in Storms, Sheets, and Show Tunes. Directed by Madison Harmon. Photographer: Alli Acuff.

 

 

 

 

“Hiccup” plays in Massachusetts

On April 26^th, Scituate High School in Scituate, Massachusetts presents Hiccup as part of Spring Fest, a showcase of student-directed one-acts. In Hiccup, an over-confident teenager waits for her turn in a speech contest when she develops an incurable case of hiccups. To preview this script or other available plays, visit www.staceylaneink.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com

Emma Hofmann, Casey McCormack and Matthew Peterson perform Hiccup. Directed by Ariel Dickerman and Grace Duffey. Photographer: Andrew Dickerman.



Casey McCormack and Matthew Peterson in Hiccup. Directed by Ariel Dickerman and Grace Duffey. Photographer: Andrew Dickerman.



“Rapunzel and Rumpelstiltskin” published by Eldridge

Eldridge Publishing, a leading play publisher since 1906, has just released Rapunzel and Rumpelstiltskin. In this hour-long comedy for all ages, a bad haircut leads Rapunzel’s perfectionist mother to banish her to the tower.  Desperate to escape, our long-haired heroine makes a deal with Rumpelstiltskin. Rapunzel and Rumpelstiltskin won “The Play’s the Thing” Competition and was recognized by the American Alliance for Theatre & Education and the Anna Zornio Children's Theatre Playwriting Competition. This show has been performed by professional adult actors, community theatre actors, high school students and elementary school children. Visit www.histage.com to order your copy, obtain production rights, preview the beginning of the play or download a scene from Rapunzel and Rumpelstiltskin to be used royalty-free in classroom work and auditions. For other scripts for youth and adults, go to www.staceylaneink.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.

 

"Story Stew: A Fairy Tale Revue" opens in South Dakota

Huron High School presents Story Stew: A Fairy Tale Revue on April 12th and 13th in Huron, South Dakota. In this comedic play for all ages, the old woman who lived in a shoe has so many children she does not know what to do. Her children are Jack, Jill, Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks, Hansel, Gretel and Mary, with her little lamb in tow.  Visit www.dramaticpublishing.com to preview a script sample, buy the book or get production rights. Go to www.staceylaneink.com or contact StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com for other available titles for children, teens and adults.

Troy Berg, Lindsey Friedrichsen, Paul Christenson and Avery Del Grosso in Story Stew: A Fairy Tale Revue. Directed by Molly Perry. Stage managed by Darlene Haberstick.

 

 

 

"Pet Names", "Alien to Antiquity" and "Cold" are part of a celebration of women artists in Dayton, Ohio

SWAN (Support Women Artists Now) Day Dayton’s March 30^th performance will include Pet Names, Alien to Antiquity and Cold.  In Pet Names, an eager wife and an eager-to-leave husband fail to capture the perfect photograph of their little darling with the Easter Bunny. In Alien to Antiquity, corporate bosses set out to fire Lady Justice. In Cold, a sickly woman catches her boyfriend licking her phone. For show information and to learn more about SWAN Day, visit http://swandaydayton.blogspot.com, www.womenarts.org or www.facebook.com/SwanDayDayton.  Go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com to preview these or other available scripts.



Whitney Davis and Dan Foley in Pet Names.

Jocelyn Tanis and Jacob Wright in Cold.

 

 

Celebrate World Theatre Day with a NYC performance of "Tummy Tirade"

New York City's Mind the Gap Theatre presents Tummy Tirade and other short plays in recognition of World Theatre Day on March 27th.  In Tummy Tirade, a woman on a diet does battle with her talkative tummy. For more information about the show, visit www.mindthegaptheatre.com or Mind the Gap's Facebook Page. To learn more about World Theatre Day, go to www.nycwtd.com. Contact Stacey Lane at StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com or visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com.

 

 

Pioneer Drama Service publishes "The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg" and "The Boy who Cried Wolf"

Pioneer Drama Service, a leading publisher of children's plays, has just released The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg and The Boy who Cried Wolf. Both of these one-act comedies have large casts, simple sets and fun roles for young performers. To buy a copy of The Goose that Laid the Golden Egg, for production rights or for more information, visit  Pioneer Goose. For The Boy who Cried Wolf, go to Pioneer Boy. For more on the playwright and her other available works for children and adults, e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com or visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com.

 

 

www.pioneerdrama.com

 

"Rainbow Sprinkles" plays in the UK

The Tamerton Village Players will perform Rainbow Sprinkles on February 6th in Plymouth, United Kingdom.  In this one-act comedy, an overly-sensative mother interviews a clown to make sure that the clown act will in no way offend anyone at her son's birthday party. To preview this play or other scripts by Stacey Lane, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.

"Residue" plays in Chicago

Catch Residue January 24th through 26th at Twenty Percent Theatre in Chicago. In this dark comedy, a lonely lady conquers her nightmares and her dream lover when she masters lucid dreaming.  For tickets or production information, visit www.twentypercentchicago.com. To preview this script or learn about other available scripts, please go to www.staceylaneink.com or contact StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.

 

 

 

Canyon Voices features "Alien to Antiquity"

Arizona State University's literary journal Canyon Voices includes Stacey Lane's Alien to Antiquity in its latest edition.  In this ten-minute play, when corporate executives have had enough of justice in their ranks, they seek to get rid of Themis, the goddess of law, order and ethics, who has been toiling in their company for years. To read the script or learn more about this magazine go to Canyon Voices. For production rights or other available plays visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.

 

 

 

Dayton Daily News promotes Story Stew: A Fairy Tale Revue

On Sunday December 9th, the Dayton Daily News included an article about Stacey Lane's recently published Story Stew: A Fairy Tale Revue. To purchase your copy of this children's play, go to www.dramaticpublishing.com.

"Pet Names" opens in LA

North by South Theatre Los Angeles presents Pet Names as part of Winter Rites on December 1st at 8 pm. In Pet Names,  a couple at the mall attempts to capture the perfect picture of Santa and their precious baby. For more production information, go to www.northbysouththeatrela.org. To preview this short comedy or others scripts by Stacey Lane, contact StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com or visit www.StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.
 

Jeremiah Munsey and Chelsea Lockie in Pet Names.