STEVE LYONS
salyons@PlayCafe.org
Read his writing resume here.
Produced Plays:
Cockroach Infestation is a full length madcap comedy for three male actors and two female actors, all 25 to 35 years old. Running time of about 90 minutes, optional intermission. It has won several awards and has been produced once, in San Francisco in 2002 by Three Wise Monkeys.
Peaches En Regalia is a one-act comedy for two female actors (one 20s, one 30s) and two male actors (one 30s, one 40+). Simple set. Running time about 35 minutes. It has won multiple awards and been produced in London, Edinburgh, New York City, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco.
Conception is a one-act surreal comedy for one male and one female actor (late 20s, early 30s). Fairly simple set. Running time about 30-35 minutes. It has won awards and has been produced in Boulder Colorado and Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Unproduced Plays:
These Altered Days is a surreal drama for two male actors, one 20-30yo and one 40-50yo. Also a non-speaking part for a child actor, about 5-6 yo. This unproduced play has won several honors. It has a running time of about 65 minutes, one continuous scene.
Inside the Coma of Wayne Morse is a full length (80-90 minutes) surreal dramady for five male and four female actors, plus four or five ensemble members. The set is not simple. It's 1974 and Senator Wayne Morse and a premature baby struggle with life and death as the Gulf of Tonkin incident of 1964 invades the coma of Wayne Morse.
Mystery Spot is a full length (90 minutes) comedy for one male and three female actors, plus four or five ensemble members. Simple set. A UC Santa Cruz freshman becomes a Women's Studies major so he can practice his hobby of chasing women around. To earn money for school, he becomes a tour guide at the Santa Cruz Mystery Spot.
