“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.

“The Three Billy Goats Gruff” read in Chicago

The Three Billy Goats Gruff is being presented on February 26 at the Annoyance Theater in Chicago, Illinois as part of Tuesdays@9. In this ten-minute comedy for young audiences, disgruntled goats long for greener pastures, but are stifled by rumors of a nasty troll. When they finally face their fears head-on, they discover something other than a troll residing under the bridge that separates them from paradise. To learn more about Tuesdays@9, go to www.nakedangels.com/tuesdays-9 , www.facebook.com/NakedAngelsTuesdaysat9Chicago, or https://theannoyance.com. To request a copy of The Three Billy Goats Gruff or other plays by Stacey Lane, e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com or visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com.

“The Author’s Autopsy” opens in California

From February 23 until March 3, the Rep at Orange Coast College Theater Arts in Costa Mesa, California is performing The Author’s Autopsy as part of “Take Five.” In this short play, coroners examine a deceased writer to determine what he was keeping inside and how it caused his demise. For more about the production, visit www.orangecoastcollege.edu or www.facebook.com/occtheatre. Read The Author’s Autopsy in Applause Theatre & Cinema’s anthology entitled 5-Minute Plays available at Amazon. Contact Stacey Lane at Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com to secure production rights. Visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com for other available short, one-act, and full-length plays.

 

“Lucy Dreaming” plays in Iowa

Lucy Dreaming is being performed on February 23 in Mason City, Iowa by the Newman Catholic High School Speech Team. In this experimental ten-minute play for two women of any age, an insomniac finds herself trapped in that strange place between awake and sleep with only her subconscious to keep her company. Lucy Dreaming is published by Brooklyn Publishers. Visit www.brookpub.com or call 1-888-473-8521 to read a free script sample, purchase the play, and get production and competition rights. For other plays by Stacey Lane, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

 

 

“Unniched” read in Chicago

Cold Reads, Hot Scripts presents a reading of Unniched at iO Theater in Chicago, Illinois on February 23. In this television pilot, when her identical twin elopes and leaves the country, an awkward young woman seeks a new identity by throwing herself into niche obsessions. To learn more about Cold Reads, Hot Scripts, go to http://coldreadshotscripts.com or www.facebook.com/ColdReadsHotScripts. For more about Stacey Lane’s scripts, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

Workshop of Unniched. Director: Zak Kinnaird. Photographer: Kait Rairden.

 

 

 

 

Act now to get your free copy of "Rapunzel and Rumpelstiltskin" from Eldridge Publishing

Want a free copy of Stacey Lane’s Rapunzel and Rumpelstiltskin? An exclusive code for one free digital copy or one free hardcopy (with paid shipping) will be given to the first person to write to Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. This special offer from Eldridge Publishing expires March 1 and will be awarded on a first come, first serve basis, so don’t delay.

Winner of American Alliance for Theatre and Education’s Unpublished Play Reading Project, this play for young audiences has a cast of five and runs one hour. In this comedic fairy tale mash-up, 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. To learn more about the script visit https://histage.com/rapunzel-and-rumpelstiltskin or www.staceylaneink.com/RapunzelandRumpelstiltskin.html.

 

“The Boy Who Cried Wolf” opens in Iowa

The Boy Who Cried Wolf  is being performed at St. Theresa Church on February 21 in Des Moines, Iowa.  In this twenty-minute comedy for a medium-to-large flexible cast, opinionated sheep and a nosy neighbor bring new twists to Aesop’s fable. Published by Pioneer Drama Service, The Boy Who Cried Wolf can be sampled at www.pioneerdrama.com. Visit the publisher’s website or call 1-800-333-7262 to purchase the script and obtain production rights. For other fairytale, fable, and nursery rhyme stage adaptations, as well as original works for all ages, please go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

“The Boy Who Cried Wolf” plays in Louisiana

On February 21, Runnels High School in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is performing The Boy Who Cried Wolf. In this one-act comedic stage version of Aesop’s most famous fable, an easily influenced boy abandons responsibility and reason to impress to his crush. Pioneer Drama Service publishes The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Go to www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262 to read a large part of the script for free, buy the book, and get the rights to perform The Boy Who Cried Wolf at your school, theatre, or camp. Visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail the playwright directly at Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com  for other plays of varying lengths for children, teens, and adults.

“Rainbow Sprinkles” reading in Chicago

The Naked Angels are presenting a reading of Rainbow Sprinkles on February 19 at the Annoyance Theater in Chicago, Illinois as part of Tuesdays@9. In this two-hander ten-minute comedy, an easily offended business woman struggles to find politically correct entertainment for her son’s birthday party. Go to www.nakedangels.com, https://theannoyance.com, or www.facebook.com/NakedAngelsTuesdaysat9Chicago/ to learn more about this national play development series. To read Rainbow Sprinkles and other plays by Stacey Lane, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail. Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

“A Poodle More Beautiful” plays in Florida

Ivy Hawn Charter School of the Arts in Lake Helen, Florida presents A Poodle More Beautiful on February 16. In this ten-minute comedy, a street-smart mutt faces off against a pampered poodle puppy when they are put in the same cell at the pound. A Poodle More Beautiful is published by YouthPLAYS. To read an excerpt online, buy the book, and get the rights to perform this script at your school, theatre, or camp, go to www.youthplays.com or call 424-703-5315. For other works by Stacey Lane, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

Interview with Stacey Lane in PHXStages

Stacey Lane recently chatted with PHXStages reporter Julia Bashaw about the inspiration behind her new script Camelot and Camelittle and its upcoming run at East Valley Children’s Theatre. Read the article at https://phxstages.blogspot.com

"Camelot and Camelittle" opens in Arizona

As winner of EVCT’s Play Writing Contest, Camelot and Camelittle is being performed by East Valley Children’s Theatre in Mesa, Arizona from February 14 until February 24. In this full-length play for family audiences, a spunky little girl has one dream: to become a Knight of the Round Table.  However, King Arthur, Queen Guinevere, Sir Lancelot, and her other heroes laugh at her when she demonstrates her skills by pretend fighting a lizard masquerading as a dragon. Rejected, she gathers up a ragtag group of unappreciated misfits and leaves Camelot to start her own perfect queendom. To learn more about this new show, visit https://evct.org or www.facebook.com/eastvalleychildrenstheatre. To get a copy of Camelot and Camelittle or other plays for youth, teens, and adults, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact the playwright directly at Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

 

The cast of Camelot and Camelittle at EVCT. Directed by Joel Cranson.

 

 

“Snow Queen” opens in San Francisco

From February 9 through 17, New Conservatory Theatre Center is performing Snow Queen in San Francisco, California. This hour-long adventure for all ages is adapted from the same Hans Christian Andersen tale as Disney’s Frozen. When the cold-hearted Snow Queen breaks her magic mirror, shards of cursed glass are used as weapons to turn people into the worst versions of themselves. A young hero, armed only with a jar of warm wishes and giggle-inducing snickerdoodles, must venture into the blizzard to rescue a friend. Go to www.nctcsf.org for more information about the production. To preview a free sample of the play, buy the script, and obtain production rights, call 1-800-333-7262 or visit publisher Pioneer Drama Service’s website at www.pioneerdrama.com. For other comedic stage adaptations of beloved fairy tales and fables, as well as original works for children, teens, and adults, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

The cast of Snow Queen. Directed by Stephanie Temple. Photograph by Lois Tema.

 

“Lucy Dreaming” plays in Louisiana

Lucy Dreaming is being performed in Houma, Louisiana on February 8 at AD Martin Jr West Park Special Education and Federal Center. In this ten-minute two-hander, a young woman’s struggle to fall asleep leads to a soul-searching debate with her personified subconscious. Lucy Dreaming is published by Brooklyn Publishers. To read a free script sample, buy the play, and get production and forensic competition rights, go to www.brookpub.com or call 1-888-473-8521. For other plays by Stacey Lane, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

 

 

 

 

“Uterus-less” plays in London

On January 26 and 27, Orísun Productions presents Uterus-less as part of their Spring Board Showcase in New Cross Gate, South London. In this female monologue, a woman who cannot bear children contemplates the friction that arises in her otherwise happy marriage when a meddlesome relative makes the unsolicited offer to serve as their surrogate and egg donor. To learn more about this bold new company that is dedicated to African and African Caribbean creatives, visit www.facebook.com/orisunproductions. To read Uterus-less or other plays and monologues with leading female roles, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact Stacey Lane directly at Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

Amanda Blake in Uterus-less. Directed by Shereener Browne. Photograph by Kwame Lestrade.

 

“Snow Queen” opens in Colorado

The Evergreen Players are performing Snow Queen on January 25 and 26 in Evergreen, Colorado. In this sixty-minute youth play, Gerda goes on a dangerous and whimsical quest to save her best friend Kay before he is trapped forever in the heartless Snow Queen’s palace.  Go to https://evergreenplayers.org to learn more about the production. Snow Queen is published by Pioneer Drama Service. Visit www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-726 to preview a large portion of the text for free, buy the script in hardcopy or e-version, and obtain production rights. For other short, one-act, and full-lengths plays for children, teens, and adults, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

“Hiccup” read in Chicago

Hiccup is being presented on January 8 by the Naked Angels as part of their “Tuesdays at 9” weekly reading series at the Annoyance Theater in Chicago, Illinois. In this ten-minute comedy for a cast of three, a snooty teenager’s chances of winning a college scholarship dwindle when she develops an incurable case of the hiccups right before she must compete in a speech contest. For more about the Naked Angels, go to www.nakedangels.com, https://theannoyance.com, or www.facebook.com/NakedAngelsTuesdaysat9Chicago . To request a copy of this script or others by Stacey Lane, e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com or visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com.