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The Colleges of the Fenway Theater Project in Boston, MA are producing my 10-minute play, MODEL HOME, on April 4, 5, and 6 as part of “Now That’s Funny!”, "An evening of witty and wacky... one-act comedies, guaranteed to leave a smile on your face".
Tower Auditorium, Mass College of Art & Design, 621 Huntington Ave. Friday, April 4, 2014, at 7:30 PM Saturday, April 5 at 7:30 PM Sunday, April 6, 2014 at 2 PM Admission is free. A single woman visits an empty Southern California model home and fantasizes about living there, when surprised by a "family" just like the one she had been imagining. Comedy (1M, 2F, boy, girl). MODEL HOME is published in THE BEST 10-MINUTE PLAYS 2007 (Smith & Kraus), available here.
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Kent-Meridian High School in Kent, WA (near Seattle) will be producing MORE PRECIOUS THAN DIAMONDS three times during their annual Drama Fest of student directed and acted short plays. The dates are Wednesday, February 26th (2 shows) and Thursday, February 27th.
MORE PRECIOUS THAN DIAMONDS is included in THE BEST 10-MINUTE PLAYS 2009 anthology, published by Smith & Kraus. (Another one of my plays, SUPER 8 VERSUS BACARA RESORT AND SPA, is also in the book.) 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 for purchase on CD Baby, iTunes and Amazon (see Store). The album also attracted many international fans on Jango internet radio. Festival details to be announced. If you're in the area please come! The Concert Singers of Westchester, CA (which I accompany) presents "Campfire Songs: Songs of the Outdoors" Sunday June 23rd. Remember singing songs around a campfire while toasting marshmallows in the great outdoors? This summer we'll bring you some of our favorite campfire songs, from cowboy songs to favorite folk tunes, including my MUSEUM TOUR: The Musical (concert version). The Old West meets The Twilight Zone! Americana with a Broadway twist! CDs and colorful album cover merch will also be available. Come early for ice cream-doors open for ice cream and treats at 3:30 p.m.; concert at 4:00 p.m. CenterPointe Club at Playa Vista, 6200 Playa Vista Drive, Playa Vista CA 90094. Tickets are $15 in advance at (310) 376-1601, or $17 at the door (suggested donation). For more info, please visit http://theconcertsingers.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46:2012-2013-season&catid=40&Itemid=132. MUSEUM TOUR: The Musical just released! The Old West meets The Twilight Zone! Americana with a Broadway twist! Buy it today! CD Baby (includes synopsis) iTunes Amazon MORE PRECIOUS THAN DIAMONDS: The Musical charted as Top Album on CD Baby's Show Tunes! The 3 songs from the musical charted: #1, 2, 3 on CD Baby's Show Tunes and #1, 2, 3 on CD Baby's Musicals/Broadway! Buy it today! CD Baby (includes synopsis) iTunes Amazon Listen live on Radio Airplay internet radio! Thanks for your support! The cover artwork for my two albums is so beautiful (thanks, Ewa) that I just can't keep it to myself (or if I did, it would be a crime, or at least a crying shame!) Hence, a new Zazzle store filled to the brim with gorgeous, cute, practical, pretty and witty items! ~Sip coffee from a colorful Western "Museum Tour" mug while listening to songs from MUSEUM TOUR: The Musical! ~Be the envy of all the gals when you retrieve your lipstick from the pink-rose-and-diamond-ring "More Precious Than Diamonds" cosmetic bag! ~And for those of you who MUST have the latest gadget the very day it comes out, rest assured that there are plenty of skins and covers for whatever item you stood in line for on Black Friday (ha!) As for me, I'll be rockin' it old-school with tees & totes, as well as the afore-mentioned mug and cosmetic bag. But dang, these designs are so pretty that I might buy some electronic device just so I can put a cover on it. They are that good. Please visit www.zazzle.com/pianovoice and see if you agree! My play SUPER 8 VERSUS BACARA RESORT AND SPA has been selected for inclusion in the 11th Annual 10-Minute Play Festival at the University of Montana Western, in Dillon, MT. The festival runs Sept. 16, 17 and 18 in the Small Auditorium on campus, at 7:33 p.m. each night. Please contact 406-683-7422 for details on which nights SUPER 8 will be performed. Storyline: A Hollywood producer trying to relax is annoyed by his next-door hotel guest, a sweet small town Southern girl; but is she really just an actress trying to get a part? Romantic Comedy. SUPER 8 was a winner (by audience vote) in Camino Real Playhouse's Showoff! International Playwriting Festival in San Juan Capistrano, CA, where it had a seven-night run in January 2009. SUPER 8 VERSUS BACARA RESORT AND SPA is published by Smith & Kraus in THE BEST 10-MINUTE PLAYS 2009, along with my other play MORE PRECIOUS THAN DIAMONDS. Books are available here on my website, under "Books & CDs". My 10-minute play Model Home will be produced by Naugatuck Valley Community College in Waterbury, CT (750 Chase Parkway) as part of "Show Stoppers:Songs and Scenes of the 21st Century". Performances are April 19, 20, 21 (Thursday-Saturday) at 8 p.m. and April 21, 22 (Saturday-Sunday) at 2 p.m. in the Playbox Theater, Fine Arts Building, Level 3. Suggested donation is $10. For reservations please call (203) 575-8193. Storyline: a single woman visits an empty Southern California model home and fantasizes about living there, when surprised by a "family" just like the one she had been imagining; Comedy. Model Home is published by Smith & Kraus in THE BEST TEN-MINUTE PLAYS 2007 and was an ACToberfest Semi-Finalist at the Secret Rose Theatre in North Hollywood. Redwood High School in Larkspur, CA, is producing MORE PRECIOUS THAN DIAMONDS (the play version) twice in December as part of their One Act Festival (see 10/29 entry, below, for more info about the play and musical).
Show dates/times are: Wednesday, December 4th and Friday, December 6th at 7:00 p.m. Address: Redwood High School Theatre 395 Doherty Dr. Larkspur CA, 94939 Tickets are $3, $5, $10. If you are in the area please come! Redwood High School in Larkspur (Northern California) is producing MORE PRECIOUS THAN DIAMONDS as part of their upcoming One Act Festival. The student director found the play in THE BEST 10-MINUTE PLAYS 2009, the Smith & Kraus anthology. (Another one of my plays, SUPER 8 VERSUS BACARA RESORT AND SPA, is also in that book). 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 for purchase on CD Baby, iTunes and Amazon (see Store). Festival details to be announced. If you're in the area please come! Naugatuck Valley Community College in Waterbury, CT is producing MODEL HOME in April 2012. The five performance run will take place from April 19-22. MODEL HOME is my first ten-minute play and is published in THE BEST 10-MINUTE PLAYS 2007 (Smith & Kraus), available here. Storyline: A single woman visits an empty Southern California model home and fantasizes about living there, when surprised by a "family" just like the one she had been imagining; Comedy.
For Immediate Release: June 17, 2011
Stephanie Hutchinson: The Start of Something Real – The Secret Rose Theatre to produce an evening of short plays and musicals by Los Angeles-based playwright/composer/lyricist North Hollywood, CA - One of today’s brightest writers of ten-minute plays and short musicals, Los Angeles-based Stephanie Hutchinson has had a long relationship with the Secret Rose Theatre. A collection of her works, entitled The Start of Something Real, will be presented for two weeks only at the Secret Rose on July 8 through July17, Fridays and Saturdays at 8:00 PM, and Sundays at 2:00 PM. This production will be the first to feature Hutchinson’s work exclusively, and includes six short plays and two short musicals. Several plays in the show have been published and produced, including Carwash; or In This Town, You Are What You Drive, which was a finalist in Secret Rose Theatre/Fire Rose Productions’ Ten-Minute Play Competition in 2008. Also included in the show are: The Stone Cat, Super 8 Versus Bacara Resort and Spa, More Precious Than Diamonds: The Musical, The Truth About the Trash In the Trailer, You Can’t Be Tony!/The Start of Something Real and Museum Tour: The Musical. Stephanie’s association with the Secret Rose Theatre began in 2007 when her play Model Home was a Semi-Finalist in Fire Rose Productions’ 10-Minute Play Competition. In the following years, she was called upon to submit short musicals for Fire Rose/Secret Rose Theatre’s Mini Musical Festivals. She wrote the music and lyrics for April in New York (book by Virginia Lynn Emrick) at ANMT (the Academy for New Musical Theatre), which was produced on the Secret Rose stage in 2008. Hutchinson adapted her play, More Precious Than Diamonds into More Precious Than Diamonds: The Musical in 2009, writing book, music and lyrics, as well as being the Musical Director/Pianist for the ten-show run. BroadwayWorld.com gave the show an excellent review. Smith and Kraus published Hutchinson’s play Model Home in THE BEST TEN-MINUTE PLAYS 2007. Super 8 Versus Bacara Resort and Spa and More Precious Than Diamonds were published in THE BEST TEN-MINUTE PLAYS 2009, and Carwash; or In This Town, You Are What You Drive, was published in THE BEST TEN-MINUTE PLAYS 2010. Directors Jonathan Levit, Derrel Maury and Eva Minemar plus a cast of twelve talented actors will bring the six plays and two musicals to life. About the Plays/Musicals: CARWASH; OR IN THIS TOWN, YOU ARE WHAT YOU DRIVE -A top movie producer, a newly-arrived small town girl, a wannabe starlet and a colorful carwash cashier cross paths at an L.A. carwash, but which car is whose? And does it really matter? Comedy. THE STONE CAT - Two neighbors, one isolated and the other overly friendly, test the boundaries of friendship and reality. Comedy. SUPER 8 VERSUS BACARA RESORT AND SPA - A Hollywood producer trying to relax is annoyed by his next-door hotel guest, a sweet small town Southern girl, but is she really just an actress trying to get a part? Romantic Comedy. MORE PRECIOUS THAN DIAMONDS: The Musical - A single woman turning 40 can't wait any longer for a Tiffany diamond and visits Tiffany's Beverly Hills with her married friend. Romantic Musical Comedy. THE TRUTH ABOUT THE TRASH IN THE TRAILER - Two very different L.A. sisters fly to Arizona to help their Great-Aunt, a stranger, move into a nursing home-at least, that's the plan…Comedy. YOU CAN’T BE TONY!/THE START OF SOMETHING REAL - A model home stager invents the perfect man (client) to gear her home decor to, but when he shows up and claims the house, fireworks begin. A Double Play. Romantic Comedy. MUSEUM TOUR: The Musical - The Old West meets The Twilight Zone when a sophisticated Angeleno visits a Western museum. Musical Comedy. The doors will open on Friday, July 8 at 8 PM. General admission seating is $15 and tickets can be purchased by visiting wwwsecretrose.com. The Secret Rose Theatre is located at 11246 Magnolia Blvd in the NoHo Arts District of North Hollywood, CA 91601. www.secretrose.com For more information, contact Mike Rademaekers at 1-877-620-7673 ext. 2. # # # News release prepared by: Mike Rademaekers Check out our colorful flyer at www.secretrose.com! The Start of Something REAL Short Plays and Musicals by Stephanie Hutchinson Carwash; or In This Town, You Are What You Drive-A top movie producer, a newly-arrived small town girl, a wannabe starlet and a colorful carwash cashier cross paths at an L.A. carwash, but which car is whose? And does it really matter? Comedy. The Stone Cat - Two neighbors, one isolated and the other overly friendly, test the boundaries of friendship and reality. Comedy. Super 8 Versus Bacara Resort and Spa - A Hollywood producer trying to relax is annoyed by his next-door hotel guest, a sweet small town Southern girl; but is she really just an actress trying to get a part? Romantic Comedy. More Precious Than Diamonds, the Musical - 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 Musical Comedy. The Truth About the Trash in the Trailer- Two very different L.A. sisters fly to Arizona to help their Great-Aunt, a stranger, move into a nursing home-at least, that's the plan. Comedy. You Can’t Be Tony!/The Start of Something Real - A model home stager invents the perfect man (client) to gear her home decor to, but when he shows up and claims the house, fireworks begin. A Double Play. Romantic Comedy. Museum Tour, the Musical - The Old West meets The Twilight Zone when a sophisticated Angeleno visits a Western museum. Musical Comedy. Directed by Jonathan Levit, Derrel Maury and Eva Minemar Opens Friday July 8 through July 17 Fridays, Saturdays - 8:00 PM, Sundays - 2:00 PM Reservations 1-877-620-ROSE (7673) Buy online: www.secretrose.com $15 - General Admission with Fay Gauthier, Kenny Johnston, Catherine Lidstone, Frytz Mor, Erin Neimeyer, Maria Paris, Jennifer Pearce, Elain Rinehart, Kathryn Taylor, Lizzie Thrasher, Neil Unger, Alicia Wheeler Save the date(s)! The Secret Rose Theatre in North Hollywood is presenting six performances of THE START OF SOMETHING REAL: short plays and musicals by Stephanie Hutchinson, on July 8, 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17, 2011, Fridays and Saturdays at 8 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m. Tickets $15. http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/183560
Enjoy published favorites as well as world premiere plays and musicals, with gifted actors and directors. One world premiere is MUSEUM TOUR, the Musical. I adapted my ten-minute play of the same name into a short musical, writing book, music and lyrics. Storyline: The Old West meets The Twilight Zone when a sophisticated Angeleno visits the Autry National Center. If you have been bemoaning the lack of quality entertainment suitable for all audiences, I invite (and highly encourage) you to attend (and bring your friends!) I hope to see you there!  Cast members Deborah Png (MICHELLE), Fay Gauthier (JULIE), and Marco Antonio Aguilar (STEWART) examine diamonds at Tiffany's Beverly Hills OPENS FRIDAY, JUNE 19, 2009, at the Secret Rose Theatre in North Hollywood.... 10 PERFORMANCES ONLY!
What happens when an imaginative single woman, turning 40, can't wait any longer for a Tiffany diamond? Find out in MORE PRECIOUS THAN DIAMONDS, the Musical (book, music and lyrics by Stephanie Hutchinson; directed by Jonathan Levit). Julie and Michelle enter Tiffany's Beverly Hills. Juie's practical married friend, Michelle, tries to talk her out of buying herself a diamond. A handsome but nerdy salesman persuades Julie to try on a $84,900 ring, which gets stuck. CDs AVAILABLE: A cast album (CD) of the show's three compelling, upbeat songs is available in the "Store" section of this website. LOCATION DETAILS: Secret Rose Theatre — 11246 Magnolia Boulevard (1-1/2 blocks west of Lankershim) in the NoHo Arts District of North Hollywood, 91601) DATES: Opens June 19; Closes Sunday, July 5 (No show on July 4) TIMES: Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays - 8 PM ; Sundays - 2 PM RESERVATIONS: 1-877-620-ROSE (7673) GENERAL ADMISSION: $20 SPECIALS: Thursdays two-for-one! Half-price show tickets are available at www.GoldStar.com |
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