Desperate for Magic

Desperate for Magic[1][2] is a one-man multi-character play written and performed by American playwright Chambers Stevens. Written with a grant from The Tennessee Commission and the Ingram Industries Theater Fellowship Ingram Content Group, Desperate for Magic debuted in Nashville in 1989. Billed as a magical mystery tour through Generation X, Stevens performed as seventeen characters all looking for something magical in their lives.[3] Dubbed "a male Lily Tomlin" by Los Angeles Magazine,[4] the play, directed by Betsy Sullenger, went on a national tour.[5][6][7][8] In 1994, it was awarded a Garland (Critic's Pick) by Backstage West.[9] In 2001, Desperate for Magic was published by the Eldridge Publishing Company.[10][11]

References
  1. Drama-Logue Cabaret Corner (Feb3-9) 1994
  2. The Nashville Business Journal, Nov 27-Dec 1, 1989
  3. Omaha World-Herald, Dec 10, 1993
  4. Los Magazine, Jan 1994 Page 84
  5. The Clarion Ledger June 15th, 1994
  6. The Burbank Leader, Oct 30th 1991
  7. The Tennessean, Dec 27, 1991
  8. Drama-Logue, Feb 3-9, 1994
  9. Backstage West, Stage Notes, Rob Kendt, Jan 5, 1994
  10. http://www.histage.com/playdetails.asp?PID=1064
  11. http://epc-library.com/pdf/2248f.pdf
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