Steven San Luis

Steven San Luis

Steven San Luis (all pronouns) is a queer playwright from southern Georgia. Their one act, The Border Troll was the inaugural winner of the Avalonia 7 Best Comedic One Act Award. In 2021, their plays Angler Light and Clown Lung were selected for inclusion in the Local Lab Festival at Local Theater Company, where they are now an Associate Artist. Steven is currently enrolled in the dramatic writing MFA program...
Steven San Luis (all pronouns) is a queer playwright from southern Georgia. Their one act, The Border Troll was the inaugural winner of the Avalonia 7 Best Comedic One Act Award. In 2021, their plays Angler Light and Clown Lung were selected for inclusion in the Local Lab Festival at Local Theater Company, where they are now an Associate Artist. Steven is currently enrolled in the dramatic writing MFA program at NYU. They have directing credits with Local Theater Company, Powerhouse Theater, and the United Solo Festival, where their show Disordered won the Best Encore Award.

Plays

  • Mime Stop by Steven San Luis
    Recommendations: 1
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    Genre: comedy, pantomime
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    Keyword: mime, physical comedy
    Genre: comedy, pantomime
    Keyword: mime, physical comedy
    Mimes don't just pretend they can see objects that we can't; They really have invisible stuff. And where do they go to purchase all this invisible stuff? The Mime Stop, of course! A brand new customer bravely enters the store to begin his journey as a mime, but when things don't go as planned, he starts to think outside the invisible box.
  • Angler Light by Steven San Luis
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: salmon, chinook + 7 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, dark comedy, drama, tragedy
    Keyword: salmon, chinook, British Columbia, suicide, environmental crisis, migration, border, fate, destiny
    Prince Two-gill is a salmon with a broken tail who can only swim counterclockwise. Unable to return to his natal stream to spawn, which he believes is his destiny, the chinook salmon resorts to asking a suicidal teenager to drive him home. Because Reuben does not believe he has a destiny and Prince Two-gill can't seem to talk about anything else, working together to travel north proves difficult....
    Prince Two-gill is a salmon with a broken tail who can only swim counterclockwise. Unable to return to his natal stream to spawn, which he believes is his destiny, the chinook salmon resorts to asking a suicidal teenager to drive him home. Because Reuben does not believe he has a destiny and Prince Two-gill can't seem to talk about anything else, working together to travel north proves difficult. Ultimately, the pair run into the devastating effects of an environmental disaster and are forced to undo all the learning the journey has taught them.
  • Clown Lung by Steven San Luis
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    5
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    Genre: comedy
    Genre: comedy
    A tragic drag show about a Boy who can't stop crying to save his life.
  • Anatomically Correct Ice Sculpture Of My Heart by Steven San Luis
    Recommendations: 2
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    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof + 2 more
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    Keyword: love, reality
    Genre: comedy, parody/spoof, romantic comedy, satire
    Keyword: love, reality
    Brad and Candy are on a dating show which includes some interesting challenges.
  • The Border Troll by Steven San Luis
    Recommendations: 5
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    Cast: 
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    Genre: comedy, satire
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    Keyword: Border Patrol Agents, immigration + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, satire
    Keyword: Border Patrol Agents, immigration, riddles, refugee
    Theo the Traveler has come a long way to reunite with a distant cousin. The only thing in Theo's way is Buddy the Border Troll. Buddy won't let anybody cross the border without answering three riddles. The riddles get increasingly more difficult until Theo is unable to answer.