Taylor Wendell Lozano

Taylor Wendell Lozano

Taylor Lozano is a playwright, actor, composer, and director from Bakersfield, CA. From 2017 to 2021, he served as the artistic director and co-founder of a Sacramento based company, The Fourth Wall Theatre Co., a non-profit troupe aimed at integrating the consumers of Inclusion Films and Developmental Disability Services Organization into the community theater circuit. He recently finished a BA in Theater Arts...
Taylor Lozano is a playwright, actor, composer, and director from Bakersfield, CA. From 2017 to 2021, he served as the artistic director and co-founder of a Sacramento based company, The Fourth Wall Theatre Co., a non-profit troupe aimed at integrating the consumers of Inclusion Films and Developmental Disability Services Organization into the community theater circuit. He recently finished a BA in Theater Arts from California Polytechnique State University of San Luis Obispo. He now resides in Jersey City, New Jersey while working on his MFA in musical theater playwriting at NYU, Tisch.

Plays

  • Andy, The Creator - A Science-Fiction Musical by Taylor Wendell Lozano
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    4–5
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    Genre: dark comedy, experimental + 3 more
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    Keyword: androids, futurism + 5 more
    Genre: dark comedy, experimental, fantasy, musical, science fiction
    Keyword: androids, futurism, Musical comedy, musical, alternative rock, electronic, Dark Comedy One-Act
    Andy is an android who returns home to find his friends, Tito the Toaster, Oomba the Roomba, and Webster, not as happy about his return as he expected them. As they hurl "anti-human" epithets his direction, he begins to wonder not only about his own humanity, but also about how he may find their Creator once more, whether it be through the Internet or rebuilding them. In the end, these friends must...
    Andy is an android who returns home to find his friends, Tito the Toaster, Oomba the Roomba, and Webster, not as happy about his return as he expected them. As they hurl "anti-human" epithets his direction, he begins to wonder not only about his own humanity, but also about how he may find their Creator once more, whether it be through the Internet or rebuilding them. In the end, these friends must discover not only the consequences of their own impermanence, but also about how to take care of one another, eventually becoming an unexpected legacy.

    Full script and demo tracks provided upon request.
  • Turing Syndrome by Taylor Wendell Lozano
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, science fiction
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    Keyword: adult relationships, science fiction
    Genre: drama, science fiction
    Keyword: adult relationships, science fiction
    A couple experiences common derision whilst having lunch at a diner as an unconventional power dynamic forges a chasm between the two.
  • The Giant Child - A Ten-Minute Musical by Taylor Wendell Lozano
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: dark comedy, fantasy + 2 more
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    Keyword: one act musical, science fiction. two person scene + 1 more
    Genre: dark comedy, fantasy, musical, science fiction
    Keyword: one act musical, science fiction. two person scene, musical
    Dr. Chaparell is getting ready to present the first immortal human, who has lived their entire life in a cage underground.
  • Boom Boom by Taylor Wendell Lozano
    Cast: 
    3–4
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    Genre: comedy, dark comedy + 3 more
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    Keyword: A Family Drama-Comedy, Chekovian + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, dark comedy, experimental, horror, movement/physical
    Keyword: A Family Drama-Comedy, Chekovian, American Realism, tiger king
    A normal day in a private zoo owned by Doc Arthur and his wife, Joss. However, on this day, their son, Janes, has questions about their family background as well as the preferential treatment of their "other child", Boom Boom.
  • Immodulation by Taylor Wendell Lozano
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, science fiction
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    Keyword: artificial intelligence, waiting room + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, science fiction
    Keyword: artificial intelligence, waiting room, two person scene, 10 minute play
    Two machines enter a doctors office for annual maintenance requirements.
  • Horizons by Taylor Wendell Lozano
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, drama
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    Keyword: coping with loss, gender identity
    Genre: comedy, drama
    Keyword: coping with loss, gender identity
    A father and child putting forth the their first effort to go fishing together, for some quality time.
  • Automata by Taylor Wendell Lozano
    Cast: 
    1–2
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    Genre: adventure, drama + 5 more
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    Keyword: artificial intelligence, science fiction + 4 more
    Genre: adventure, drama, experimental, horror, movement/physical, mystery/thriller, science fiction
    Keyword: artificial intelligence, science fiction, space, experimental, two actor, interpretive
    A one act from, "Proxima Populi".

    On a mining ship, we find the function of humans and machines as coworkers
  • Link 2 by Taylor Wendell Lozano
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama, science fiction + 1 more
    Genre: drama, science fiction, tragedy
    A new virtual gaming console creates deeper connections between a mother and her son.
  • Prime Directive by Taylor Wendell Lozano
    Cast: 
    1–3
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 3 more
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    Keyword: adoption, loss + 4 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, mystery/thriller, science fiction, tragedy
    Keyword: adoption, loss, science fiction, artificial intelligence, androids, family tragedy
    A one act from, "Proxima Populi".

    A couple finds out they have a child to adopt soon.
  • A Home by Taylor Wendell Lozano
    Cast: 
    4–8
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 5 more
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    Keyword: science fiction, experimental + 1 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, fantasy, horror, mystery/thriller, science fiction, tragedy
    Keyword: science fiction, experimental, dark and twisted
    A collection of one acts from, "Proxima Populi".

    A housekeeper is made an offer, in exchange for assistance. Teens break into a haunted house. Two detectives enter an abandoned home. The creator of a hard drive housing the remnants of humanity greets it's newest arrival.

    *Cuts can be made as needed, especially if one wishes to use only one scene from this collection.
  • Broken by Taylor Wendell Lozano
    Cast: 
    2–3
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 4 more
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    Keyword: features roles for older actors, mechanical actor + 5 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, fantasy, movement/physical, science fiction, tragedy
    Keyword: features roles for older actors, mechanical actor, Depression, science fiction, contains monologues, slice of life, futurism
    A one act from, "Proxima Populi".

    A man who loses his wife decides to get a dog.
  • Hominid by Taylor Wendell Lozano
    Cast: 
    2–3
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    Genre: drama, experimental + 5 more
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    Keyword: science fiction, dystopian future + 3 more
    Genre: drama, experimental, fantasy, movement/physical, mystery/thriller, science fiction, tragedy
    Keyword: science fiction, dystopian future, androids, artificial intelligence, monologue for women
    A one act from, "Proxima Populi".

    Remnants of humanity are being carried along a vast desert in a harddrive as a woman watches.
  • Mortal Machines by Taylor Wendell Lozano
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: comedy, fantasy + 1 more
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    Keyword: futurism, science fiction + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, fantasy, science fiction
    Keyword: futurism, science fiction, comedy, two person scene
    A one act from, "Proxima Populi."

    Two individuals determine whether or not the planet is worth maintaining.
  • Therapy - A Monologue by Taylor Wendell Lozano
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    1
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    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller + 1 more
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    Keyword: monologue, science fiction + 3 more
    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller, science fiction
    Keyword: monologue, science fiction, Therapy, Depression, non-binary roles
    From "Proxima Populi".

    Tan goes to their final session.
  • True Love's Design by Taylor Wendell Lozano
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, experimental + 3 more
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    Keyword: science fiction, romance + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, experimental, fantasy, romantic comedy, science fiction
    Keyword: science fiction, romance, one act comedy, Non-Binary
    A one act from, "Proxima Populi".

    A couple argue about a mysterious package that has arrived.
  • Unchained by Taylor Wendell Lozano
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller + 1 more
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    Keyword: artificial intelligence, one act drama + 1 more
    Genre: drama, mystery/thriller, science fiction
    Keyword: artificial intelligence, one act drama, science fiction
    A one act excerpt from, "Proxima Populi".

    An expert in artificial intelligence begins the proceedings for decommissioning an electronic personal sapient unit.