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Steve Lovett

STEVE LOVETT  (1951 - 2009)

 Nationality:    USA
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Steve's sister, Karen Lovett McNatt now owns the copyright on all of his plays. She can be contacted at kml@practice-dynamics.com.
actor and playwright Steve Lovett died of heart failure at Baylor Hospital on June 11 while recovering from complications due to bypass surgery in April. He was 57. Lovett grew up in Texas City and earned his MFa from Trinity University/Dallas Theater Center. Retired from aT&T, where he worked as a customer service representative, it was his role in the Dallas theater scene that really defined his life. In his 40-year acting career, Steve entertained audiences in nearly 100 roles. He performed in almost all of the theaters in the area, including Dallas Repertory Theatre, Dallas Theater Center, Pegasus Theatre, Uptown Players and the Pocket Sandwich Theater. He was nominated for a Leon Rabin award as best actor in a musical by the Dallas Theatre League for his role as Cole Porter in "Night and Day" at New Theatre Company. Lovett was also known as a playwright, having written 10 plays. He wrote seven melodramas, which were all performed at the Pocket Sandwich Theater, in addition to numerous high school and church-group productions across the country. Steve also wrote three comedies with a gay romance theme. He was nominated three times for best new play by the Dallas Theatre League, and won that award twice: for "atomic Cavegirls of Island Zero" and "Unrequited Love's a Bore" which also won the Triangle award for best Dallas theater production when it appeared at the Pegasus Theater in 1999. Critics lauded his gay romantic comedies for not being trite or stereotypical. His latest play, "Hopelessly Puccini" was performed at WaterTower Theatre's 2009 Out of the Loop Fringe Festival, and will receive a public reading at the Dallas Public Library this fall. Lovett was also a passionate world traveler and collector. During his lifetime he visited every continent except antarctica, and he amassed a huge collection of theatrical recordings and show tunes - many in foreign languages. The Lovett family hopes to continue his legacy by creating a non-profit organization to maintain his collection, and further his goals. He was also known for his collection of autographed celebrity headshots. In recent years, Lovett had turned his talent for getting celebrity autographs to supporting the fundraising auction of Legacy Founders Cottage. For several years, he served as auction chairperson for the group. Lovett is survived by his sister Karen and her husband Tom of Houston; his brother allan and his wife Nancy of albuquerque, N.M.; three nieces, Shannon McNatt, Jennifer Chapman, and Stephanie Knoop; one nephew, alexander Lovett; and his beloved sun conure, Tootie.

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below is a list of Steve Lovett's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

 20,000 Babes Beneath The Sea         And You Sang To Me         Atomic Cavegirls Of Island Zero         Attack Of The Zombie Moonmaids         Babes In Outer Space         Death At Drury Lane         Drac In The Saddle Again         Hopelessly Puccini         Mambo Girl, The         Refutable Truths About Love         Tearjerker         Unrequited Love's A Bore

20,000 Babes Beneath The Sea

Synopsis:
The final chapter of the Sci-Fi comedies takes Steve and Bucky to the depths of the Earth's oceans. This time their mission is to discover the reason behind giant mutant crustaceans attacking mankind all over the world. When their friend Doc is kidnapped, Steve and Bucky man an experimental submarine to get to the bottom of things. accompanied by perky scientist Hillary Haines and the evil Benjamin Rannett, they find at the bottom of the sea a race of women who have made Doc the focus of their collective adoration. Our heroes must stop the evil doers, rescue their friend, and return his altered brain to normal before radioactive waste being dumped from above destroys the entire undersea city.

Notes:
Doubling suggested. Written in three Act format for cabaret theater, it is easily done in either two Acts or As one long (approximately 90 minutes) Act.

1st Produced:
Pocket Sandwich Theater, Dallas    2002

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Genre:
Spoof of Sci-Fi Films of the 50's Spoof

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  7            Other:  2

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And You Sang To Me

Synopsis:
and You Sang to Me follows a group of gay men who gather together on the occasion of a mutual friend's gay wedding. as roommates in a hotel, they are each affected by the proceedings, often to their own surprise. The three short acts take place on Friday evening before the rehearsal/dinner party, early the following morning, and Saturday night after the reception following the service. Each act features one couple's relationship, supported by the other characters. It is recommended this be played without intermission (90 minutes.)

Notes:
Best performed As A long one Act with three scenes (approximately 90 minutes.)

1st Produced:
Bailiwick Theatre Chicago    2003

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Genre:
Gay Romantic Comedy Comedy. - - Gay, full length

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Male:  6            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Atomic Cavegirls Of Island Zero

Synopsis:
Part Three of the Sci-Fi comedies finds Captain Steve Banner, Bucky, and Doc returning from a mission to Saturn. This time they find themselves stranded on an island in the Pacific Ocean cut off from the rest of the world by atomic mists. There they find danger at every turn including man-eating plants and terrifying dinosaurs. Captured by a tribe of delectable cavegirls, they must overcome passions and jealousies to survive this savage world. How they solve these problems and other island mysteries (Who is "Timmy the Jungle Boy?") brings this play to a hilarious and satisfying conclusion.

Notes:
Winner Dallas Theatre League Best New Play 1996. Suggest doubling in casting. Written in three Act format for cabaret theater, it is easily done in either two Acts or As one long (approximately 90 minutes) Act.

1st Produced:
Pocket Sandwich Theater, Dallas    1996

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Genre:
Spoof of Sci-Fi Films of the 50's Spoof

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  8            Other:  3

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Attack Of The Zombie Moonmaids

Synopsis:
Part Two of the Sci-Fi comedies leaps forward to the future of December 1963. a group of travelers are stranded by the strangely inclement weather at a remote truck stop in New Mexico. amongst them, an evil industrialist and his son, a fashion model, a disillusioned cop, and a cowboy with a secret. Together they must battle for survival against Queen Nylanta and her teenage daughters of the Zombie Moon who have come to Earth for world domination and the White Sale at Bloomingdales.

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Doubling suggested to reduce cast. Written in three Act format for cabaret theater, it is easily done in either two Acts or As one long (approximately 90 minutes) Act.

1st Produced:
Pocket Sandwich Theater, Dallas    1991

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Genre:
Spoof of Sci-Fi Films of the 50's Spoof

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  6            Other:  1

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Babes In Outer Space

Synopsis:
The first of a four-part tribute to low-budget Sci-Fi movies of the 50's and 60's. It is the near future, 1960. Earth is being terrorized by unknown powers from beyond. Three astronauts, all-American hero Captain Steve Banner, the skirt-chasing Lt. Bucky Fuller, and the worldly Doc McCracken blast off in search of answers. They crash land on a planet ruled by the man-hating Queen Rula and her evil cohorts. But the boys find some of the all-female inhabitants of this world are attracted to the opposite sex. With the beautiful scientist Natina Zamara and her allies, they make plans to restore the natural order of co-existence between the sexes, and find their way home.

Notes:
available expanded edition for High Schools. Suggest doubling for original script production. This is first in A series of 4 Sci-Fi shows. Written in three Act format for cabaret theater, it is easily done in either two Acts or As one long (approximately 90 minutes) Act.

1st Produced:
Pocket Sandwich Theater, Dallas    1991

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Genre:
Spoof of Sci-Fi Films of the 50's Spoof

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  9            Other:  4

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Death At Drury Lane

Synopsis:
Inspired by actual reported hauntings of The Theatre Royal-Drury Lane, this tale spans three centuries at the legendary London playhouse. Well-loved theater clown Bellini mysteriously disappears one night, murdered by a jealous rival. a century passes and "The Lane" becomes host to an egotistical producer/director, his over-worked staff, and Robert, an idealistic young playwright with a socially prominent fiancee. The plucky, young Elizabeth from the country auditions for the lead Robert's new play. The two as if by fate (or ghosts?) are drawn together: while she also becomes the obsession of the increasing unstable director. Eerie happenings occur throughout the theater. Finally, phantom of Bellini appears hoping to make these lovers achieve the happy ending he was denied. Only then can he finally bring his ghostly curtain down.

Notes:
Written in three Act format for cabaret theater, it is easily done in either two Acts or As one long (approximately 90 minutes) Act.

1st Produced:
Pocket Sandwich Theater, Dallas    1989

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Genre:
Victorian comic melodrama Melodrama

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Male:  4            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Drac In The Saddle Again

Synopsis:
The legendary vampire goes west in search of red-blooded American. . .blood. Posing as the uncle of the unsuspecting Fannie, he attempts to steal her from her beau, the Man with No Name. More trouble brews from Fannie's new maid, the mysterious Consuela Del Frankenstein. add in a mute houseboy, a jealous farmhand, the crusty local sheriff and his sister from "the old country" for a mad romp in the wild, wild, west.

Notes:
suggest some doubling of parts. Written in three Act format for cabaret theater, it is easily done in either two Acts or As one long (approximately 90 minutes) Act.

1st Produced:
Pocket Sandwich Theater, Dallas    1995

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Genre:
Vampire Western Spoof Spoof

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  4            Other:  -

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Hopelessly Puccini

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original title "Refutable Truths About Love"

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Mambo Girl, The

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"The Mambo Girl" was originally titled "Tearjerker!" And is sometimes referred to As "Tearjerker, or The Mambo Girl". The original production was publicized As merely "Tearjerker" while subsequent productions were titled "The Mambo Girl".

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Refutable Truths About Love

Synopsis:
Nelson and Beau invite Nelson's college room mate over for the weekend. He arrives with his eighteen year old nephew. Then it snows and cuts them off

Notes:
now know As "Hopelessly Puccini"

1st Produced:
WaterTower Theatre (addison, TX)    2009

Organisations:
Loop Fringe Festival

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Genre:
Play/Drama. - - Gay, full length

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Tearjerker

Synopsis:
Passion and betrayal. Deceit and murder. Earthquakes and a striptease in a wheelchair. all this and more in the South America of the 1940's. Such is the saga of innocent but resourceful Paola Pereda. First her scheming sister and a two-timing fiance force her to join a convent. However, Mother Mary thinks it wiser to send Paola out in the world to help the troubled DeLagrimas family. There Paola must deal with homicidal children, a bitter, crippled wife, and a husband who can never be hers. But circumstances again force her to flee. Discovered by a great producer, Paola secretly becomes the world famous "Mambo Girl." Will the mysterious Soledad del Mundo find true happiness in spite of natural disasters, airplane crashes, and revolutions? This is the story of "The Mambo Girl."

Notes:
"The Mambo Girl" was originally titled "Tearjerker!" And is sometimes referred to As "Tearjerker, or The Mambo Girl". The original production was publicized As merely "Tearjerker" while subsequent productions were titled "The Mambo Girl". Suggest doubling of parts. Also excellent script for gay theaters to do with cross-dressing. Written in three Act format for cabaret theater, it is easily done in either two Acts or As one long (approximately 90 minutes) Act.

1st Produced:
Pocket Sandwich Theater, Dallas    1993

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Genre:
Latin American Soap Opera Spoof Spoof

Parts:
Male:  6            Female:  9            Other:  -

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Unrequited Love's A Bore

Synopsis:
Jim is in need of a roommate. He is also a romance novel writer who won't let himself believe in love. When "Mr. Perfect" arrives in the form of Scott, the tennis jock, what could be better? However, though it's obvious the two have made a connection, opposites don't always attract. . .at first. It doesn't help that Jim sometimes loses himself in elaborate fantasies or finds Mom popping up inside his head (and out of the walls and furniture) at inopportune moments. But in the end, love conquers all. . .just like it should in the real world.

Notes:
with doubling, 1 F Dallas Theatre League Best New Play 1999.

1st Produced:
Pegasus Theatre-Dallas    1999

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Genre:
Gay romantic comedy Comedy. - - Gay, full length

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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