From February 23 to March
3, the Bobcat Players in Beaver, Pennsylvania are performing Storms, Sheets, and
Show Tunes as part of “On The Edge, An Evening of Comic One-Acts.” This
traveling show will be presented at Central Valley Middle School, as a benefit
for the Monaca Public Library, Liberty Hills Retirement Community, and Sewickley
Ridge Retirement Community, as well as the Bobcat’s home theatre, the Ed
Schaughency. In Storms, Sheets, and Show
Tunes, late night auditions are secretly being held to replace the ghost
who haunts the historic Hartman Theatre. To learn more about the Bobcat Players
and their production, visit www.bobcatplayers.com. For a copy of this script or others by Stacey
Lane, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.
From February 22 to 25, The Hundred Dollar Hug will be performed
at the Hole-in-the-Wall Tournament at Spearfish High School in Spearfish, South
Dakota. In this dark male monologue, a man puts a price on a simple, seemingly
innocent human interaction. Is his odd request creepy, desperate, or hopeful? To
get a copy of The Hundred Dollar Hug and
other monologues, duets, short plays, one-acts, and full-lengths for speech and
debate competition, classroom use, or theatre performance, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail. Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.
Pulse
is being performed at California Education Theatre Association’s Middle Stage
Fest in Pleasant Hill, California on February 17. In this monologue, an actor
reaches her breaking point when a ringing phone continually interrupts her tear-jerker
of a performance. To learn more about this middle school drama competition, go
to http://cetoweb.org. To get a copy of the monologue or for other monologues, short plays,
ten-minute plays, one-acts, and full-length plays for youth and adults, visit
www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.
The
Boy Who Cried Wolf is being performed by Caronport High
School in Caronport, Saskatchewan, Canada on February 15. With nothing exciting
ever happening during his wolf watch, a susceptible boy, his giddy sheep, and his
thrill-seeking neighbor decide to stir up some trouble. Little do they know
that a baby wolf who loves to cuddle and it’s not so cuddle-inclined mother
lurk nearby. This one-act comedy for a flexible cast is published by Pioneer
Drama Service. Visit www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262 to preview the play, buy the book,
and obtain production rights. For other titles by Stacey Lane, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.
On February 13, Dandelion
Theatre in Chicago presents a reading of excerpts from the full-length play Camelot and Camelittle as part of The
Make Ready series. In Stacey Lane's newest children’s play, a little girl with a big
imagination wants with all her heart to be a Knight of the Round Table. However,
King Arthur, Sir Lancelot, and her other heroes laugh at her when she
demonstrates her skills in a dramatic battle with a lizard wearing fake dragon wings.
Frustrated, she gathers together other mistreated misfits and sets off to start her
own queendom. To learn more about Dandelion Theatre’s new works series, visit
www.dandeliontheatre.com or The Make Ready's Facebook event page. For other plays for all ages, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.
The
Goose that Laid the Golden Egg is being performed by Buckingham
Friends School in Lahaska, Pennsylvania on February 7. In this forty-five minute
comedy, a greedy farmer goes on a wild spending spree when she discovers her
goose’s special talent. In her reckless pursuit of happiness through
consumerism, she neglects her chickens and her shoeless husband. This stage adaptation
of Aesop’s fable is published by Pioneer Drama Service. To preview a large part
of the play for free, buy the script, and get production rights, visit www.pioneerdrama.com or call
1-800-333-7262. For other plays for children, teens, and adults, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or
e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.
On February 3, 67 Cinderellas is being performed by Sandy
Spring Friends School in Sandy Spring, Maryland. In this full-length comedy for a large cast,
the silliness of the Cinderella story is exposed when the glass slipper fits
lots of ladies and the starry-eyed prince realizes he knows very little about
the runaway girl from the ball. 67
Cinderellas is published by Dramatic Publishing. Go to www.dramaticpublishing.com or call 1-800-448-7469
to read a portion of the play for free, buy the book, and get the rights to
perform the play. For other fairy tale mashups and original works, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or
e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.
Stage Left Theater in Spokane,
Washington is performing Blue Giraffe
February 2 through 4, as part of their Fast & Furious V Festival. In this
short two-hander, a cultured couple analyzes a piece of their child's art, unable to agree on
what it means or even what it is. For more about the production, visit http://spokanestageleft.org. To preview
this script or other new works by Stacey Lane, contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com or go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com.
J L Nash Middle School
presents Snow Queen on February 1 in
Clifton, Illinois. In Snow Queen, a chilly
villain and her frosty minions enact a curse that causes people to only see the
bad around them. When Gerda’s cousin, Kay, is transformed by the Snow Queen’s cruel spell,
Gerda sets out in a blizzard to find him and restore him to his old, sweet self.
Pioneer Drama Service publishes this hour-long stage adaptation of Hans
Christian Andersen’s classic tale of friendship. For a free sample of the play, to the buy the
script, and gain production rights, visit www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262. For other theatrical
versions of beloved fairy tales, as well as new works for all ages, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or
contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.
Snow
Queen is being performed by Northern Gateway Regional
Division School in Whitecourt, Alberta, Canada on January 30. In this
sixty-minute comedy for all ages, a little girl with a warm heart joins forces
with a hyper arctic fox and a bragging crow to save her cousin. Snow Queen is published by Pioneer Drama
Service. Go to www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262 to preview a large part of the play
online for free, buy the playscript, and get the rights to perform Snow Queen at your school, camp, children’s
theatre, or community theatre. For other plays by Stacey Lane, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail
her at Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.
The
Boy Who Cried Wolf is being performed in Bath, Ohio on
January 13 by the Revere Local School District. In this twenty-minute comedic
take on Aesop’s fable, an easily persuaded boy takes some bad advice from his
adventure-seeking sheep and a flirtatious neighbor girl. The Boy Who Cried Wolf is published by Pioneer Drama Service. Call 1-800-333-7262
or go to www.pioneerdrama.com to read a part of the play for free, buy the script, and get the production
rights. For other scripts for young and old, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.
On January 17 and 18,
Sequoia Middle School in Pleasant Hill, California is performing 67 Cinderellas. In this full-length
comedy, the traditional tale of Cinderella is turned upside down and the Prince’s
romantic plan is called in to question when the glass slipper fits many ladies
in his kingdom and he cannot recognize his true love by her face. This
large-cast play for all ages is published by Dramatic Publishing. Please visit
www.dramaticpublishing.com or call 1-800-448-7469 to preview a portion of the script for free online, buy
the play, and get the rights to perform 67
Cinderellas at your middle school, high school, children’s theatre, or community
theatre. For other available scripts, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail the playwright directly
at Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.
Logansport Junior Civic
Theatre in Logansport, Indiana is performing Snow Queen on January 13 and 14. In this sixty-minute stage adaptation
of Hans Christian Andersen’s classic winter tale, a kind-hearted little girl
must face her fears and the dreaded Snow Queen to rescue her best friend and restore
warmth and happiness across the land. Go to www.facebook.com/logansportjuniorcivictheater for more information about this
production. Contact the publisher, Pioneer Drama Service, at www.pioneerdrama.com or 1-800-333-7262 for a free
sample of the script, to buy the playbook, and to get production rights. For
other reimaginings of fairy tale favorites, as well as new works for all ages,
visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.
On January
5, Warren Community Elementary in West Warren, Massachusetts presents The Boy Who Cried Wolf. A boy chooses shenanigan
over responsibility in this twenty-minute comedic play for a medium to large cast of
children. Contact the publisher, Pioneer Drama Service, at 1-800-333-7262 or www.pioneerdrama.com to
preview this youth play, buy the script, and get production rights. Visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com for other available scripts for kids, teens, and adults.
Stacey Lane is workshopping
her newest children’s play Camelot and
Camelittle on December 18 at the Merlo Library in Chicago, Illinois. In
this large-cast comedy, a spunky little girl has one dream: to become a Knight
of the Round Table. But King Arthur, Queen
Guinevere, Sir Lancelot, and her other heroes laugh at her when she demonstrates
her skills by pretend fighting a lizard dressed up like a dragon. Rejected, she gathers
up a ragtag group of unappreciated misfits and leaves Camelot to start
her own perfect queendom. To preview this new work or other plays for children
and adults, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact the playwright at Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.
On December 16, the Haque Center of
Acting and Creativity in Singapore presents The
Hundred Dollar Hug. In this male monologue, an unfulfilled guy offers a financial incentive to anyone brave enough to share a hug with a stranger. To read this
monologue and other works by Stacey Lane, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.
New Mexico Young Actors
is performing Story
Stew: A Fairy Tale Revue on December 13. In this large-cast,
sixty-minute fairy tale mash-up, the old woman who lived in a shoe and her
children, Little Red Riding Hood, Goldilocks, Hansel, Gretel, Jack, Jill, and
Mary (who has a little lamb), must outsmart witches, trap giants, take on Puss
in Boots, and face a spider who frighten away Little Miss Muffet to finally find
a home. For more about the theatre company, visit www.nmyoungactors.org. Story Stew: A Fairy Tale Revue is published by Dramatic Publishing.
Go to www.dramaticpublishing.com or call 1-800-448-7469 to preview a portion of the script for free, buy
the script, and get production rights. For other fairytale favorites with new
twists and original works, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.
Dandelion Theatre presents Tankinis and Frat Boys as
part of their Make Ready Series at the Galway Arms in Chicago, Illinois on
December 12. In this comedic
female monologue, an insecure woman in a bathing suit shares her taboo but truthful feelings, as she secretly judges others who she imagines are
judging her body harshly. The playwright will be in attendance at the event. To learn more about Dandelion Theatre and
their innovative new works development, go to www.dandeliontheatre.com or www.facebook.com/DandelionTheatre. To read this standalone monologue
or other new works, contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com or visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com.
On December 12, Thatcher Montessori in Jamaica Plain,
Massachusetts
presents The Boy Who Cried Wolf. In
this one-act stage adaptation of Aesop’s cautionary tale, a drama-loving little
girl and some adventure-seeking sheep decide to shake up an impressionable boy’s
daily routine. The Boy Who Cried Wolf
is published by Pioneer Drama Service. To buy the script, get production
rights, or read part of the play online for free, go to www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262.
Visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com for other plays by Stacey Lane.
On
December 8 and 9, Gibson Theatre School in Alliston, Ontario, Canada presents Snow Queen. In this charming children’s
show, Kay becomes one very bad little boy when he is cursed by the Snow Queen
and her flurries. His cousin, Gerda, sets out to return Kay to his sweet self by warming his heart. Go to gibsoncentre.com to learn more about this production. To read a free sample
of the script, purchase the play, and get performance rights, visit the
website of Pioneer Drama Service at www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262. For other scripts
for young and old, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.
67 Cinderellas
is being performed by Grayling High School at Joseph Stripe Auditorium in
Grayling, Michigan on December 8 and 9. This large-cast comedy challenges the ridiculous
love-at-first-sight romance in the classic Cinderella
story. The idealistic and illogical prince’s princess-finding plan fails
when the glass slipper fits many ladies. He almost marries multiple blue-dress-donning
imposters. Finally, the prince does find Cinderella, but she is none too keen
to marry a man who can only recognize her by her shoe size. Instead, she uses her wits to escape from her cruel stepmother and evil stepsisters. For more about this
production, visit www.casdk12.net. 67 Cinderellas is
published by Dramatic Publishing. Go to www.dramaticpublishing.com or call 1-800-448-7469 to preview the
script, buy a copy, and get production rights. For other fresh takes on fairy
tales, as well as original works for children, teens, and adults, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or
contact the playwright at Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.
St. Patrick High School
in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada is performing Snow Queen on December 7 and 8. In this stage adaption of the Hans Christian Andersen story that
inspired Disney’s Frozen, the lonely Snow
Queen uses her magic mirror to enact a heart-freezing curse. A brave young girl
must take on a blizzard and encounter silly and scary creatures on her journey
to save her cousin. For more information about this high school play, go to www.tbcschools.ca or www.facebook.com/StPatrickHigh.
Snow Queen is published by Pioneer
Drama Service. Visit www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262 to preview part of the play online at no cost, buy
the book in hard copy or e-version, and get the rights to perform this
holiday comedy for all ages. For other plays by Stacey Lane, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.
Highland Park Middle
School’s production of The Boy Who Cried
Wolf opens on December 5 in Dallas, Texas. In this twenty-minute stage
adaptation of Aesop’s fable, a boy in need of adventure follows some bad advice
from his impish friend and his silly sheep. Contact publisher Pioneer Drama Service at 1-800-333-7262
or www.pioneerdrama.com to read part of the play at no cost, order the book, and get production
rights. For other classic tales reimagined for the theatre, as well as new
works for young and old, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.
