''Desperate for Magic'' is a one-man multi-character play written and performed by American playwright

Chambers Stevens Chambers Stevens (born June 10, 1964) is an American actor, playwright, author and acting coach. Stevens was the co-founder in 1988 of the Nashville Shakespeare Festival. Actor Stevens played the title character in The Steve Spots as well as Th ...

. Written with a grant from The Tennessee Commission and the Ingram Industries Theater Fellowship

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, ''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. Dubbed "a male Lily Tomlin" by Los Angeles Magazine, the play, directed by Betsy Sullenger, went on a national tour. In 1994, it was awarded a Garland (Critic's Pick) by Backstage West. In 2001, ''Desperate for Magic'' was published by the Eldridge Publishing Company.http://epc-library.com/pdf/2248f.pdf

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{{reflist, 2 Plays by Chambers Stevens Plays for one performer