“Kissing Boo Boos” workshopped in Chicago

Kissing Boo Boos is having a staged reading and talkback at iO Theatre in Chicago, Illinois as part of “Cold Reads, Hot Scripts.” In this short play, when a kid gets hurt on a playground, gender roles in childcare come into focus. Visit http://coldreadshotscripts.com, www.facebook.com/ColdReadsHotScripts  or  www.instagram.com/coldreads_hotscripts to learn more about this monthly script development series. Go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com for more about this script or other plays by Stacey Lane.  

The cast of Kissing Boo Boos. Directed and hosted by Zak Kinnaird. Photographer: Stefan Carlson.

“The Boy Who Cried Wolf” plays in Houston

Sutton Elementary School is performing The Boy Who Cried Wolf on October 24 in Houston, Texas. In this simple-to-stage one-act, a reckless little girl comes up with increasingly daring plots to make her neighbor’s family think that a wolf is going to get all their sheep. The shepherd boy does not have the willpower to stop her quest for entertainment at all costs. When a real wolf and her curious wolf pup show up, the kids are not prepared and the family has stopped responding to their false alarms. Pioneer Drama Service publishes The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Go to www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262 for a complimentary preview of a part of the script, to order the book, and to gain production rights. For Stacey Lane’s other comedic stage adaptations of fables, folktales, fairytales, and nursery rhymes, as well as original works for all age levels, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

“Significant Trinket” presented in Chicago

Chicago Dramatists is workshopping Significant Trinket as part of Playwrights Aloud on October 20 in Chicago, Illinois. In this new ten-minute play, a teenager copes with her grandmother’s death as she sells off her belongings in a garage sale. One customer is a little too interested in the sentimental value of the items, while another is unabashedly bartering for a bargain. For more about the show, visit https://chicagodramatists.blog, https://chicagodramatists.org or www.facebook.com/events/2612702572141008. To request a copy of this script or other new works by Stacey Lane, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

“The Boy Who Cried Wolf” plays in Florida

The Boy Who Cried Wolf is being performed in Lakeland, Florida on October 18 at Calvary Baptist Church Academy. In this one-act stage adaptation of Aesop’s fable, the boy with bad judgment gets some advice from his opinionated sheep and an adventure-seeking neighbor. This comedy with a flexible cast and simple production elements is published by Pioneer Drama Service. To read a large part of the play for free, buy the script, and get the rights to perform The Boy Who Cried Wolf at your school, children’s theatre, class, or camp, visit www.pioneerdrama.com or call 1-800-333-7262. For other available youth plays, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

“A Steal Down Memory Lane” and “Rainbow Sprinkles” read in Chicago

Dandelion Theatre presents A Steal Down Memory Lane and Rainbow Sprinkles on October 15 as part of their fifth anniversary edition of The Make Ready. In A Steal Down Memory Lane, a mugging takes a turn when the victim recognizes her attacker as an old friend. In Rainbow Sprinkles, a concerned parent has a difficult time finding birthday party entertainment that is guaranteed to offend absolutely no one.  For more about Dandelion Theatre, visit www.dandeliontheatre.com or www.facebook.com/DandelionTheatre. To request copies of these scripts or other plays by Stacey Lane, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact the playwright directly at Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

“The Thirteen Little Pigs” concludes in Chicago

On October 15, the final part of The Thirteen Little Pigs is being workshopped by Tuesdays@9 at the Annoyance Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. In this one-act children’s play, the classic tale of The Three Little Pigs gets turned upside down when some nameless little pigs can’t find their tale in any storybooks. They decide to set the record straight once and for all. For more about this script development program, go to https://theannoyance.com, www.nakedangels.com or www.facebook.com/NakedAngelsTuesdaysat9Chicago. To preview The Thirteen Little Pigs or other fractured folk tales and fairy tales, as well as original works for youth, teen, and adults, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

“Cold” plays in Chicago

Generation LatinX is performing Cold on October 13 at iO Theatre in Chicago, Illinois as part of Does My Script Have Legs? In this short, two-hander comedy, a woman discovers her boyfriend licking her phone. To learn more about this monthly variety show and writing competition, visit www.ioimprov.com, https://generationlatinx.weebly.com, www.facebook.com/GenerationLatinX or www.facebook.com/events/386160698717432. To request a copy of Cold or other short scripts, ten-minute plays, one-acts, and full-lengths, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

Huy Nguyen and Kendra Jamaica in Cold at iO’s Chris Farley Cabaret. Directed by Mishell Livio and Zak Kinnaird.

“Uterus-less” opens in London

On October 10 and 11, Uterus-less is being performed at Chapel Playhouse in London, England as part of Mother? produced by The Female Edit. In this monologue, a woman of child-bearing age who cannot bear children describes how her formerly happy relationship goes into uncharted territory when a relative proposes to serve as her surrogate and egg donor. For more about this production that empowers female voices to explore motherhood and being childless, go to www.chapelplayhouse.co.uk or www.facebook.com/FemaleEdit. To request a copy of this monologue or other plays by Stacey Lane, please visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

Deborah Wastell in Uterus-less at Chapel Playhouse. Directed by Hannah Smith.

“The Thirteen Little Pigs” continues in Chicago

Another ten pages of The Thirteen Little Pigs are being read on October 8 at Chicago’s Annoyance Theatre as part of Tuesdays@9, a nationwide script development series. In this youth comedy, some not-so-famous piggies recount their true tale.  It involves a whole lot more than three little pigs, only one house, a mouse, a dog, and no big bad wolf. Visit https://theannoyance.com, www.nakedangels.com, or www.facebook.com/NakedAngelsTuesdaysat9Chicago for more about Tuesdays@9. Go to www.staceylaneink.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com for more about this fractured fairy tale or other theatrical recastings of classics and original works for all age groups.

“The Thirteen Little Pigs” read in Chicago

On October 1, another portion of The Thirteen Little Pigs is being read by Tuesdays@9 at the Annoyance Theatre in Chicago. In this one-act comedic play for children, the classic story of The Three Little Pigs left out ten very important little piglets, plus an arrogant mouse and a dopey dog. The unpopular pigs set out to set the record straight. To find out more about Tuesdays@9, a national weekly script development series, go to https://theannoyance.com, www.facebook.com/NakedAngelsTuesdaysat9Chicago or www.nakedangels.com/tuesdays-9. To request a copy of this play or learn more about Stacey Lane’s other available scripts for youth, teens, and adults, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

The cast of the reading of The Thirteen Little Pigs at the Annoyance. Directed by Patricia Mario and Maeve Devitt.  Photograph by Patricia Mario.

“Poster Child” read in Chicago

Poster Child, a feature screenplay written in collaboration with Dara R. Cosby, is having a staged reading and feedback session as part of Cold Reads, Hot Scripts at iO in Chicago on September 28.  In this comedic film, a young woman in a wheelchair is convinced by her crush to try out for the high school cheerleading team so that he can break a hard-hitting news story about bias and inaccessibility.  She makes the team, steals the show, and soon becomes a national media darling, until jealousy rears its ugly head. For more about this monthly script development series, visit http://coldreadshotscripts.com or www.facebook.com/ColdReadsHotScripts. For other works by Stacey Lane, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

The cast of Poster Child. Directed and hosted by Zak Kinnaird. Photographer: Lindsey Schroeder.

“The Thirteen Little Pigs” continues in Chicago

The second section of The Thirteen Little Pigs is being read at the Annoyance Theatre in Chicago, Illinois on September 24 as part of Tuesdays@9. In this 45-minute youth play, folktale history gets rewritten to include a lot more than three little pigs, as a tale is spun that shows that the true villain wasn’t really a wolf at all. Visit www.facebook.com/NakedAngelsTuesdaysat9Chicago, https://theannoyance.com or www.nakedangels.com/tuesdays-9 for more information about Tuesdays@9. Go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com for more on Stacey Lane’s work.

The cast of the reading of The Thirteen Little Pigs at the Annoyance. Directed by Josh Fardon and Patricia Mario. 

“The Thirteen Little Pigs” read in Chicago

Tuesdays@9Chicago is presenting the first part of The Thirteen Little Pigs at the Annoyance Theatre in Chicago, Illinois on September 10. In this comedic one-act for children, the three little pigs, who are not the famous three pigs you know and love, take over to share their forgotten tale about their really large and frequently feuding family. To learn more about Tuesdays@9, go to https://theannoyance.com, www.facebook.com/NakedAngelsTuesdaysat9Chicago or www.nakedangels.com/tuesdays-9. Please visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com for more about how to preview or produce The Thirteen Little Pigs and other titles for youth, teens, and adults. 

The cast of The Thirteen Little Pigs. Directed by Joshua Fardon and Patricia Mario.

“The Ugly Duckling” read in Chicago

On September 3, The Ugly Duckling is part of Tuesdays@9 Chicago at the Annoyance Theatre. This special show marks the one-year anniversary of the Chicago run of this weekly national script development series. In The Ugly Duckling, a baby duck who feels different goes on a journey of self-discovery. She meets some wise butterflies who have undergone a transformation and some confident and content swans, before finding her place in the world. Go to www.facebook.com/NakedAngelsTuesdaysat9Chicago, www.nakedangels.com/tuesdays-9, or https://theannoyance.com for more about Tuesdays@9. E-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com or visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com to request a perusal copy of this simple ten-minute play with movement for young performers or others scripts of varying lengths for varying age groups.

The cast of The Ugly Duckling. Directed by Josh Fardon and Patricia Mario. Photographs by Patricia Mario.

“Blue Giraffe” plays in Chicago

Generation LatinX is performing Blue Giraffe as part of Does My Script Have Legs? at Chicago’s iO Theatre on September 1. In this short two-hander, a conscientious mother and father don’t know what to make of their child’s latest masterpiece that is hanging on their fridge. To learn more about Generation LatinX, visit Does My Script Have Legs? Facebook Event Page, https://generationlatinx.weebly.com or www.facebook.com/GenerationLatinX. To request a copy of Blue Giraffe or other sketches, ten-minute plays, one-acts, and full-length plays by Stacey Lane, go to www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com.

“The Emperor Penguin’s New Clothes” receives staged reading in Chicago

On August 31, Cold Reads, Hot Scripts is hosting a staged reading of The Emperor Penguin’s New Clothes at iO Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. In this one-act comedy for children, a stuck-up penguin and his eager-to-please followers learn a lesson about believing in themselves and not succumbing to peer pressure when they are tricked by a seal and a squid masquerading as master weavers of magical cloth. For more about this monthly script development program, go to http://coldreadshotscripts.com or www.facebook.com/ColdReadsHotScripts. For more about this youth play and other scripts for kids, teens, and adults, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or contact Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

The cast of The Emperor Penguin’s New Clothes. Directed and hosted by Zak Kinnaird. Photographer: Stefan Carlson.

“The Naked People Play” read in Chicago

The Naked Angels Theatre is presenting The Naked People Play on August 27 at the Annoyance Theatre in Chicago, Illinois as part of Tuesdays at 9. In this ten-minute play, a man finds his fully clothed, ex-girlfriend alone with a naked man and woman. She explains that it is all in the name of art. To learn more about Tuesdays at 9, go to https://theannoyance.com, www.facebook.com/NakedAngelsTuesdaysat9Chicago or www.nakedangels.com/tuesdays-9. To request a copy of this play and others by Stacey Lane, visit www.StaceyLaneInk.com or e-mail Stacey@StaceyLaneInk.com. 

The cast of the reading of The Naked People Play at the Annoyance. Directed by Josh Fardon and Patricia Mario. Photograph by Patricia Mario.