ANNIERELLA scripts available soon...

Word from the publisher is that I should have scripts to ANNIERELLA by January/February. It will appear in the fall catalog that's mailed out to 50,000 schools, theatres, etc. and will be on the publisher's website and advertised by e-mail to 20,000. I'm just giddy with happiness since none of my previous publishers have ever done that much to promote my work.

For those of you who are interested, here's the synopsis I recently wrote for the catalog:

"Poor little Annierella is heartbroken when her step-mother, Eula Gee, tells her that she cannot attend the Cowpoke’s Ball at the Lazy R&B Ranch with her step-sisters Frizelda Ann, Brizelda Jane and Mozelda Joe.

But then along comes a hilarious Fairy CowMother with an attitude the size of Texas who makes Annierella’s dreams of going to the Ball come true. With the use of an old watermelon from the compost patch and a few enchanted armadillos, Fairy Cowmother gets Annierella to the Ball in style.

When Annierella finally meets Roy Bob and he falls head over heels in love with her, she learns that sometimes it’s best NOT to get what you wish for in this Texas style version of the classic tale. The audience will laugh all the way to the surprising twist ending that turns the original story topsy-turvy.

This ain’t your mama’s Cinderella story!"

Happy trails!

bobbi c.

ANNIERELLA won FIRST PLACE! Woohoo!

Dear friends,

Just got word that my play, ANNIERELLA & the (VERY AWESOME) GOOD QUEEN FAIRY COWMOTHER won FIRST PLACE in the competition! I am just giddy with joy over this! Thanks to Jack Dyville and all the staff at the Youth Education on Stage program in Williston, ND for their help in getting ANNIERELLA produced. I'm especially jazzed that two of the actors in the play also got Outstanding Acting Awards.

Other winners include:

2nd PLACE
The Adventures of ROCKY & SKYE & GRANT
by Kelly Du Mar, Sherborn Massachusetts

3rd PLACE
NICK TICKLE, FAIRY TALE DETECTIVE In Witch Crook Took The Book?
by Steph DeFerie, Harwich Massachusetts

AUDIENCE FAVORITE
NICK TICKLE, FAIRY TALE DETECTIVE In Witch Crook Took The Book?
by STEPH DE FERIE, Harwich Massachusetts

TOP TEN OUTSTANDING ACTING NOMINEES

Hayden Kemp (Rocky)
Abigail Fagerland (Skye)
ADVENTURES of ROCKY & SKYE & GRANT
by Kelly Du Mar, Sherborn Massachusetts

Rachael Richter (Doctor Cootie)
THE ATTACK OF THE COOTIES
by Zach-Rothman-Hicks, New York, New York

Alexandra Hoffelt (Annierella)
Raghen Lucy (Fairy CowMother)
ANNIERELLA And The Very Awesome GOOD QUEEN FAIRY COWMOTHER

Julia Christensen (Scout the Dog)
Renae Evenson (Socks, The Cat)
DOG DAY AFTERNOON
by Claudia Haas, White bear Lake, Minnesota

Mallory Nygard (Nick Tickle)
Ashley Fagerland (Mrs. Toad Stool)
NICK TICKLE FAIR TALE DETECTIVE, In Witch Crook Took The Book?
by Steph De Ferie, Harwich Massachusetts

Noah Germundson (Ryan)
THE GUITAR HERO
by Kathy Coudle-King, Grand Forks, North Dakota

Puttin' on those red boots now!

Happy trails!

bobbi c.