Novel for "Seussical" and Musical Theatre Fans Released

WORCESTER, Mass. - Feb. 12, 2014 - PRLog -- Bit Players, Bird Girls and Fake Break-Ups (ISBN: 1494971909) by S.M. Stevens was released today in paperback and e-book format. The novel is the third in the Bit Players series, believed to be the only book series written for teens and others who love musical theatre.

“Amazingly, there are not a lot of novels out there for middle and high school students who love to perform,” said Stevens. “The Bit Players novels take readers into the fascinating, emotional and political world of a high school drama club. Readers involved in drama programs will recognize the characters and challenges involved in putting on a show. Readers who don’t understand this world will finally have a view into it,” Stevens said.

Book Summary -- Senior year is not going as planned. The drama club Sadie Perkins co-founded is being hijacked by the new director, college applications loom like a sinister unknown, and Sadie’s boyfriend Alex moves in with her family while his mother is in the hospital. Can you say awkward? Making it worse, they have to pretend to be broken up, or Sadie’s old-fashioned parents won’t let Alex stay. Acting and real life blur as Sadie and Alex struggle to maintain their roles. At least Sadie has theatre to keep her sane. She’s got a lead in Seussical, and satisfies her need to create with Whossical, a student-produced satire of the beloved Dr. Seuss-themed musical. If Sadie’s choosing and winning the roles she wants, why does she feel so out of control?

The 218-page novel is available in paperback for $8.99 and e-book for $4.99 (U.S. prices; overseas prices vary by country). Bit Players, Bird Girls and Fake Break-Ups can be purchased through the Bit Players website (www.BitPlayers.me/buy) and Amazon. (Earlier books in the series are also available on Barnes & Noble’s Nook platform.)

A companion website and blog for Bit Players can be found at http://www.BitPlayers.me. The Bit Players Pinterest page has hundreds of visual ideas for costumes, make-up, stage sets and props (http://www.Pinterest.com/BitPlayers). Bit Players is also on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/BitPlayersEtc) and Twitter (@BitPlayers).

Author Background -- S.M. Stevens wanted to be a star, but didn’t have the lack of inhibition or abundance of self-confidence to make it to the top (of her high school drama program). Still, she stayed involved in school, university and community theatre in various roles, including performing, working backstage, and front-of-house jobs. Today, her two teens wear the thespian mantle for the family. She lives and works in Central Massachusetts.