Kent-Meridian High School in Kent, WA (near Seattle) will produce MORE PRECIOUS THAN DIAMONDS twice during their annual Drama Fest. The date is Monday, February 11th (two shows, at 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m.). Tickets are $5.

The school's International Baccalaureate students  produced MORE PRECIOUS THAN DIAMONDS in 2014 and I was privileged to attend (see description here).

MORE PRECIOUS THAN DIAMONDS is published in both THE BEST 10-MINUTE PLAYS 2009 anthology (Smith & Kraus) and 30 SHORT PLAYS FOR PASSIONATE ACTORS (All Original Play Publishing). Play books may be ordered through PayPal on the Store page.

Storyline: A single woman turning 40 can't wait any longer for a Tiffany diamond and visits Tiffany's Beverly Hills with her married friend, where they meet a handsome but nerdy salesman who encourages her to try on an $84,900 ring, which gets stuck; Romantic Comedy.

I adapted MORE PRECIOUS THAN DIAMONDS into MORE PRECIOUS THAN DIAMONDS: The Musical, writing Book, Music & Lyrics. MORE PRECIOUS THAN DIAMONDS: The Musical ran for 10 performances in North Hollywood as part of the Secret Rose Theatre’s “Mini Musical Fest”. Please see the review by BroadwayWorld.com on the Reviews page.

MORE PRECIOUS THAN DIAMONDS: The Musical charted as Top Album on CD Baby's Show Tunes and its 3 songs charted #1, 2, 3 on Show Tunes, as well as #1, 2, 3 on Musicals/Broadway. All songs are available on CD Baby  and Amazon (see Store).

Attention, Texas peeps! St. John's School in Houston is producing CARWASH; OR IN THIS TOWN, YOU ARE WHAT YOU DRIVE on Sunday October 21st at 5:00 p.m.

CARWASH; OR IN THIS TOWN, YOU ARE WHAT YOU DRIVE is published in The Best 10-Minute Plays 2010 anthology (Smith & Kraus). Autographed copies are available from me at http://bit.ly/2OCrNId (Note: we playwrights received only a small honorarium from the publisher but no royalties from books sold on Amazon or in bookstores, only from books bought directly from us. Plus, I'll autograph it! :))

Storyline: A top movie producer, a newly-arrived small town girl, a wannabe starlet an a colorful carwash cashier cross paths at an L.A. carwash, but which car is whose? And does it really matter? Comedy.

CARWASH; OR IN THIS TOWN, YOU ARE WHAT YOU DRIVE was also performed in Santa Monica and North Hollywood, and became my first international production, in Germany at the prestigious boarding school Schule Schloss Salem. It's where Prince Philip and the Queen of Spain went, dontcha know? The teacher there wrote me, "We enjoyed reading the script and on our parent's day gatherings, one just has to take a quick look at the parking lot, and meaning of your play becomes quite apparent! The Germans love their cars!"

N.B. They did it in English.

Re: the Houston show, please spread the word to your Texas friends!
When: Sunday, October 21st at 5:00 p.m. $5.00 admission.
Where: St. John's School, 2401 Claremont Lane, Houston, TX 77019. 713-850-0222 

If you attend, let me know how it goes!

On Sunday June 24th, The Concert Singers of Westchester are presenting THE LAST BALL (lyrics by Kincaid Jones, music by yours truly). The song is based on LADY WINDERMERE'S FAN by Oscar Wilde and has a Gilbert & Sullivan feel. It was written on assignment for ANMT (the Academy for New Musical Theatre), now NMI (New Musicals Inc.) The concert is at 4:00 and is preceded by an ice cream social at 3:15, at Westchester UMC, 8065 Emerson Ave. Los Angeles 90045. Suggested donation $17 (at the door), $15 in advance. theconcertsingers.com 
Hope to see you there!
Stephanie

Patreon is a membership platform that makes it easy for artists and creators to get paid. Please check it out, including the video which describes my current projects. I'm so excited! You can choose monthly support at any level-no amount is too small (or too large!) and you will receive rewards ranging from insights into my creative process/inspiration to play books.
https://www.patreon.com/StephanieHutchinson 

McPherson High School in McPherson, Kansas is producing MORE PRECIOUS THAN DIAMONDS for two performances, October 12th and 13th. It is one of five short plays in "Comedy Gold", and the only play by a female playwright. 

A single woman turning 40 can't wait any longer for a Tiffany diamond and visits Tiffany's Beverly Hills with her married friend, where they meet a handsome but nerdy salesman who encourages her to try on an $84,900 ring, which gets stuck...

MORE PRECIOUS THAN DIAMONDS is published in "The Best 10-Minute Plays for 2 or More Actors 2009" (Smith & Kraus) as well as in "30 Short Plays for Passionate Actors" by All Original Play Publishing. 

It has been produced by high schools, colleges and community theatres in California, Texas and Washington state. This marks its Kansas premiere.

I also adapted the play into a short musical, MORE PRECIOUS THAN DIAMONDS:The Musical, doing triple duty as the Book Writer/Composer/Lyricist. CDs are sold out, but downloads of the "fresh, pretty songs" are available on CDBaby 
​cdbaby.com/cd/morepreciousthandiamonds2 …iTunes tinyurl.com/8qwby2p
and Amazon tinyurl.com/9xdm7tp 
​
The full score, including libretto, lyric sheets, sheet music plus cast album CD with accompaniment tracks is available here.

(L to R) Maura Knowles (MOTHER), Amy Lee Bullock (WRITER) and Richard Horvitz (FATHER) reading my 5- minute play CAST YOUR BREAD UPON THE WATERS during SWAN Day L.A. at Plummer Park, West Hollywood (sponsored by ALAP, the Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights). Director: Rachel Berney Needleman.
​A struggling writer is visited by her deceased parents, who offer opposing advice on art versus commerce.
Dramedy (1M, 2F).

SWAN Day (Support Women Artists Now) is having an afternoon event on Saturday, March 25th at Plummer Park in West Hollywood, CA. Micro-Reads, 1-page works, will be read at 12:30, sponsored by LA FPI (Los Angeles Female Playwright Initiative). 10-minute readings of short plays/excerpts, sponsored by ALAP (Alliance of Los Angeles Playwrights), will be read at 2:00. My short play CAST YOUR BREAD UPON THE WATERS will be read in the 2:00 group. 

A struggling writer is visited by her deceased parents, who offer opposing advice on art versus commerce.
Dramedy (1M, 2F).
​
I hope to see you there!

The Community Center at Plummer Park, 7377 Santa Monica Boulevard, West Hollywood 90046, between Vista and Fuller. Free parking in either of the Plummer Park lots off Santa Monica or Fountain (note 3-hour restriction in Santa Monica lot) or on the street (make sure to read signs!)