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
[edit]- ↑ Drama-Logue Cabaret Corner (Feb3-9) 1994
- ↑ The Nashville Business Journal, Nov 27-Dec 1, 1989
- ↑ Omaha World-Herald, Dec 10, 1993
- ↑ Los Magazine, Jan 1994 Page 84
- ↑ The Clarion Ledger June 15th, 1994
- ↑ The Burbank Leader, Oct 30th 1991
- ↑ The Tennessean, Dec 27, 1991
- ↑ Drama-Logue, Feb 3-9, 1994
- ↑ Backstage West, Stage Notes, Rob Kendt, Jan 5, 1994
- ↑ "Search. Eldridge Plays and Musicals".
- ↑ Stevens, Chambers. "Desperate for Magic" (PDF). epc-library.com. Retrieved November 13, 2025.