Chambers Stevens
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|birth_place=Hendersonville, Tennessee
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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 The Parent Zone.
For PBS he also played the title character in the children’s series Funnybones, as well as the spin-off series Geo-Scout, for which he received an Emmy nomination.,{{cite news|title=Next|newspaper=Buffalo News|date=July 10, 2002}}{{cite news|title=Chambers Stevens...Still a Boy at Heart|newspaper=The Star News|date=July 26, 2002}}
Playwright
In 1994 Chambers won the Back Stage Garland Award for his play Desperate for Magic {{cite news|last=Kendt|first=Rob|title=Stage Notes|newspaper=Backstage West|date=Jan 5, 1994}} a one-man show in which Stevens also starred. In 2019 Chambers wrote four original plays which all premiered at the Hollywood Fringe Festival.
= Plays =
- 1989: Desperate for Magic
- 2001: Travels with Jack Lemmon's Dog
- 2005: Twain and Shaw Do Lunch
- 2016 & 2019: It's Who You Know{{cite web |last1=Ellis |first1=Jeffrey |title=BWW Review: Chambers Stevens' IT'S WHO YOU KNOW |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/nashville/article/BWW-Review-Chambers-Stevens-ITS-WHO-YOU-KNOW-20160108# |website=Broadwayworld.com |publisher=Broadway World Nashville |accessdate=15 August 2019}}
- 2019: Pho Girl{{cite web |last1=BBC News Desk |title=Chambers Stevens Prepares For Five Original Shows at Hollywood Fringe |url=https://www.broadwayworld.com/los-angeles/article/Chambers-Stevens-Prepares-For-Five-Original-Shows-at-Hollywood-Fringe-20190518 |website=Broadwayworld.com |publisher=Broadway World Los Angeles |accessdate=15 August 2019}}
- 2019: Acid Wash Love
- 2019: ExtraOrdinary
- 2019: Naked Man Rising
Author
- Magnificent Monologues for Kids: Kids’ Monologues for Every Occasion Sandcastle Publishing 1999 {{ISBN|1-883995-08-6}}
- 24 Carat Commercials for Kids: Everything Kids Need to Know Sensational Sandcastle Publishing 1999 {{ISBN|1-883995-09-4}}
- Sensational Scenes for Teens: The Scene Study-guide for Teen Actors Sandcastle Publishing 2001 {{ISBN|1-883995-10-8}}
- Magnificent Monologues For Teens: The Teens’ Monologue Source For Every Occasion! Sandcastle Publishing 2002 {{ISBN|1-883995-11-6}}
- Sensational Scenes for Kids: The Scene Study-Guide for Young Actors Sandcastle Publishing 2003 {{ISBN|1-883995-12-4}}
- The Ultimate Commercial Book for Kids and Teens: The Young Actors’ Commercial Study-guide Sandcastle Publishing 2005 {{ISBN|1-883995-13-2}}
- Magnificent Monologues for Kids 2: More Kids’ Monologues for Every Occasion Sandcastle Publishing 2009 {{ISBN|1-883995-14-0}}
Acting coach
Stevens has been an audition coach for young actors since 1990.{{cite news|newspaper=LA Weekly|date=Aug 7, 2003}} His clients have appeared on television, film and the Broadway stage.{{cite news|newspaper=Charleston Gazette|date=May 3, 2001}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111028035214/http://www.chambersstevens.com/home.php Official Website]
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