“Storms, Sheets, and Show Tunes” plays in New York

Deer Park High School’s One Act Fall Festival includes Stacey Lane’s Storms, Sheets, and Show Tunes. The show runs November 1 through November 3 in Deer Park, New York. In Storms, Sheets, and Show Tunes, a ragtag group of ghosts vie for the praise of a pompous dead director when they audition to haunt a theatre. To preview this fifteen-minute comedy with an ensemble cast of six, contact StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com or go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com.

London theatre workshops “Insomniac Society”

Gatton Community Theatre is workshopping Insomniac Society as part of Scratch Scripts. Young actors ages 13 to 25 are rehearsing and refining this new script Monday October 27 to Friday October 31, with a showcase of their work on Friday evening at Royal Alexandra & Albert School in Gatton Park, Reigate, London, England. In this 50-minute darkly comedic script with a gender-neutral cast of 14 teens, lonely teenagers who cannot sleep at night form an online community. To learn more about Gatton Community Theatre, go to www.gattoncommunitytheatre.org.uk. To peruse this one-act script that is well-suited for thespian competitions and school performances, contact StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com or go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com.

“Rainbow Sprinkles” plays in Hollywood

Play Club West presents “100 Minutes of Insanity” featuring Rainbow Sprinkles on October 21 at the Dorie Theatre on Santa Monica Boulevard in Hollywood, California. In this ten-minute two-person comedy, an optimistic birthday party clown tries to convince a concerned parent that his act will offend absolutely no one. For production information, please visit  http://uaplayclubwest.wordpress.com. Go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com to peruse the script or find other plays by Stacey Lane.

“The Boy Who Cried Wolf” plays in Australia

Students from St Kevin’s and Sacré Coeur perform The Boy Who Cried Wolf  October 14 through October 16 at St Kevin’s College in Toorak, Victoria, Australia. In this morality tale, a young shepherd on duty tries to impress a girl. He gives into peer pressure, and his decision to pretend a pack of wolves are on the prowl, leads to a difficult lesson both for him and for the sheep he is meant to be protecting. This one-act children’s play with flexible casting and simple production values is published by Pioneer Drama Service. Go to www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262 to learn more about the play, preview a portion of the script, to buy a hardcopy or electronic version of the play, or get rights to perform The Boy Who Cried Wolf. For more scripts for children and adults, please visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.

“Rainbow Sprinkles” opens in Australia

The Lind Theatre in Nambour, Queensland, Australia presents Rainbow Sprinkles as part of the Lind’s ten-year birthday celebration. The show runs October 10 to October 18. In Rainbow Sprinkles, a ten-minute comedy with a cast of two, an overbearing mother tries to find a suitable clown for her son’s tenth birthday party. For production information, go to www.lindlane.com.au. To preview this play or learn more about Stacey Lane’s other scripts, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.

Pioneer Drama Service publishes "Snow Queen"

Hot off the press! Snow Queen has been released by Pioneer Drama Service. Stacey Lane's Snow Queen is based on the Hans Christian Andersen classic, recently rediscovered by today's young people in the adaptation of Disney's Frozen.  This one-hour heart-warming comedy has a flexible cast of seventeen to fifty and simple production requirements. Snow Queen is a terrific winter holiday-themed show for schools, children's theatres, and community theatres that want to present a December show that is not specific to Christmas or any other religious holiday. To read a free sample of the script online, to buy the book in hardcopy or electronic version, or to get production rights, visit www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262.

“Modest Goddess” premieres in Canada

Flush Ink Productions premieres Modest Goddess as part of Asphalt Jungle Shorts XI, innovative site-specific theatre in Kitchener, Canada. The show runs September 18 through 27. In Modest Goddess, a short play for two women, an agreeable artist sketches a lady in lingerie. The insecure model requests many modifications. To learn more about this moving production where the audience walks through downtown Kitchener to watch short plays in different and unusual locations, please visit www.flushink.net or Flush Ink's Facebook Page. To preview Modest Goddess or others plays by Stacey Lane, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.

Katharine Mills and Abbi Longmire in Modest Goddess. Directed by Tracey Kenyon.

“Rainbow Sprinkles” plays in Australia

Albury Wodonga Theatre Company performs Rainbow Sprinkles as part of “Stage” on September 13 in Albury NSW Australia. Rainbow Sprinkles tells the tale of a misunderstood clown who is trying to book a gig at a birthday party for the son of an uptight businesswoman. This ten-minute comedic play has a cast of one man and one woman. Go to www.awtco.org.au for more about the show. Visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com for more about the writer.

“Rainbow Sprinkles” runs in Florida

Pigs Do Fly Productions presents Rainbow Sprinkles as part of “Fifty Plus” September 11 through 21 at Empire Stage in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. In this comedic one-act for one male and one female actor, an overly sensitive, politically-correct lawyer tries to find a non-offensive birthday party clown. For production information visit http://pigsdoflyproductions.com. For more about this script or its playwright, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.

Janet Weakley and Troy Stanley in Rainbow Sprinkles at Pigs Do Fly Productions. Directed by Marj O'Neill-Butler. 

 

 

"Residue" plays in London

Fractured Lines Theater presents Residue as part of Blaggards on September 8th at COG ARTSpace in London. In this dark comedic one-act for one male and one female, an unhappily married woman explores her fantasies when she learns to control her dreams through the practice of lucid dreaming. For production information, visit http://fracturedlines.com or www.cogartspace.com. Go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com to get a copy of the script or learn more about Stacey Lane's other available plays.

"The Author's Autopsy" published by Furious Gazelle

To read The Author's Autopsy, go to http://thefuriousgazelle.com. In this short dark comedy for two actors of any age, ethnicity and gender, an autopsy is conducted to determine what caused a struggling writer to give up. For production rights or information about Stacey Lane's other available scripts, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact the playwright directly at StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.

Read “Pulse” on the Monologue Database

Visit www.monologuedb.com to read the entire script of Pulse by Stacey Lane. In this comedic monologue for a woman of any age and ethnicity, an aspiring actor cannot keep herself or her audience focused on her performance when a cell phone begins to ring in the theatre. When the owner of the phone will not come forward, the actor, thirsty for revenge, goes out into the audience and smashes the phone. For performance rights, please contact StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com. For more information about this play and others for adults, teens and children, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com.

“The Boy Who Cried Wolf” plays in Toledo

Children’s Theatre Workshop of Toledo presents a summer camp production of The Boy Who Cried Wolf on August 10th at the Toledo Botanical Gardens in Toledo, Ohio. In this short one-act comedy for a flexible medium-sized cast of young performers, a boy must take on the mundane and monotonous chore of guarding his family’s sheep. When his flirtatious friend shows up and demands to see what he would do if a wolf actually came, the boy learns a lesson in peer pressure and trust. Visit http://childrenstheaterworkshop.org for information about the show. To learn more about The Boy Who Cried Wolf, preview a free sample of the script online, order a copy of the play, or get production rights, contact Pioneer Drama Service at www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262. Go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com for other new plays for children and adults by Stacey Lane.

"Modest Goddess" presented in Seattle

DownSTAGEright will showcase Stacey Lane's new work, Modest Goddess, on August 3rd in Seattle, Washington. In this short play for two female actors, a lingerie-clad woman is being sketched by an artist. Her requests for body improvements and the artist’s eagerness to comply fill the subject with self-loathing. To learn more about the theatre, go to www.seattlestageright.org or www.facebook.com/downSTAGErightSeattle. Visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com to peruse this script or find out about other available plays.

"The Boy Who Cried Wolf" opens in Virginia

July 30th through August 2nd, Henrico Teen Theatre Company presents The Boy Who Cried Wolf at the Cultural Arts Center in Glen Allen, Virginia. In this reimagining of the Aesop classic, a bored boy tends to his family’s flock, while the girl he has a crush on belittles his duty and begs to see his “wolf-crying” skills. His family reprimands him for the false alarm, but the mischievous girl keeps up with her amusing antics…not knowing where the real wolves are lurking. For production information, go to http://visithenrico.com. The Boy Who Cried Wolf is published by Pioneer Drama Service. To preview the play online, purchase a script or get rights to produce the show, call 1-800-333-7262 or visit www.pioneerdrama.com. Go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com for information about Stacey Lane’s other available children’s plays.

 

“The Naked People Play” opens in Washington

The Brass Monkey Theater Club at iDiOM Theater in Bellingham, Washington presents The Naked People Play on July 30th and August 2nd. In this ten-minute play, when an insecure young man confronts his ex, he discovers that she has a naked man and a naked woman in her apartment. She assures him that nothing sorted or sexual is going on and that the nudity is for purely artistic purposes. Visit www.idiomtheater.com for more on the production. Go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail the author at StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com to preview this comedic script.

 

 

“Pulse” plays in Australia

Pimlico State High School will perform Pulse as part of “Pimlico Presents” on July 29th in Townsville, Australia. In Pulse, a comedic female monologue, an actress’s concentration is broken when a cell phone call disrupts her moving performance. To read this monologue, contact StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com. For more information about Stacey Lane’s other available works for school performance, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com.

 

 

"The Turtle and the Bunny" plays in Ohio

Actors' Theatre of Columbus' Park Plays: Kids Camp presents The Turtle and the Bunny on July 18th in Columbus, Ohio.  In The Turtle and the Bunny, a modern take on Aesop's classic The Tortoise and the Hare, a bully of a bunny has his eye on the prize and no concern for his critter classmates' feelings.  To learn about this summer camp or Actors' Theatre's other educational programming and shows, go to http://theactorstheatre.org. To read this script or get more information about all of Stacey Lane's plays for children, teens and adults, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.

The Turtle and the Bunny at Actors' Theatre of Columbus. Directed by Andy Falter.

"Pulse" opens in North Carolina

Owl Tree Theater for the People presents Pulse as part of SOLO: An Evening of Monologue Performances running July 11th through 26th in Raleigh, North Carolina. In Pulse, a comedic monologue for a female actor of any age, a woman with a flair for the dramatic has her sad tale interrupted by a cell phone ringing in the theatre. She breaks character and breaks the phone. For additional production information, go to http://owltreetheater.weebly.com or https://www.facebook.com/OwlTreeTheaterForThePeople.  To preview this monologue or find out about Stacey Lane's other available material for auditions, classes and performances, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com.

Sylvia Freeman performs Pulse.

 

Beverly Hills Theatre Guild honors “Insomniac Society”

Insomniac Society received honorable mention in the prestigious Beverly Hills Theatre Guild 2014 Marilyn Hall Award for Youth Theatre. In Insomniac Society, a fifty-minute play with a gender-flexible cast of fourteen, sleep-deprived teens seek solace and companionship in a cyber club. To see the list of winners and learn more about the award, go to www.beverlyhillstheatreguild.org/present_winners.html. To preview Insomniac Society, a play perfectly suited for high school fall play productions, e-mail StaceyLaneInk@yahoo.com or go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com.