Taylor Wendell Lozano

Taylor Wendell Lozano is a playwright / composer based in Bakersfield, CA. Taylor holds a BA in Theatre Arts from Cal Poly SLO and recently completed an MFA in Musical Theater Writing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Cycle 34. He is also the co-founder and original Artistic Director of the Fourth Wall Theatre Co., started in Sacramento, California in June of 2016. While devising the company's season, he also operated as the head writer of the Fourth Wall Sketch Comedy Series from 2016 to 2020. The company was affiliated with Futures Explored and Developmental Disability Services Organization, both of which Taylor taught acting and writing for, as well as integrated actors with developmental disabilities into the community theatre circuit in Sacramento. In 2023, Taylor was a semi...

Taylor Wendell Lozano is a playwright / composer based in Bakersfield, CA. Taylor holds a BA in Theatre Arts from Cal Poly SLO and recently completed an MFA in Musical Theater Writing from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Cycle 34. He is also the co-founder and original Artistic Director of the Fourth Wall Theatre Co., started in Sacramento, California in June of 2016. While devising the company's season, he also operated as the head writer of the Fourth Wall Sketch Comedy Series from 2016 to 2020. The company was affiliated with Futures Explored and Developmental Disability Services Organization, both of which Taylor taught acting and writing for, as well as integrated actors with developmental disabilities into the community theatre circuit in Sacramento. In 2023, Taylor was a semi-finalist at KCATCF Region VIII 10 minute playwriting competition for his one act, "Horizons." This same play went on to be featured in the 1st issue of Intertidal Magazine. His short play, "Prime Directive" was featured in the Secret Theatre One Act Festival in February 2023 in Queens, NY, then, the Cal Poly One Act Festival in May of 2023. In 2024, his one act, "Turing Syndrome," was performed at Bakersfield Community Theatre in July, followed by his one act musical, "The Giant Child," at Frigid Theatre NYC in October. Selections from Taylor’s original score for "Humanity the Musical", with books and lyrics written with Chenyue Hu, were featured at the Cutting Room in Manhattan, New York in May 2025. In August 2025, "Andy, the Creator" had a workshopped performance at the Empty Space Theatre in August of 2025. His original album, "Lets Be Human" can be found on Spotify and Apple Music.

Scripts

Andy, The Creator - A Science-Fiction Musical

by Taylor Wendell Lozano

Synopsis

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...

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.

The Giant Child - A Ten-Minute Musical

by Taylor Wendell Lozano

Synopsis

Dr. Chaparell is getting ready to present the first immortal human, who has lived their entire life in a cage underground.

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

Synopsis

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.

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

Synopsis

Two machines enter a doctors office for annual maintenance requirements.

Two machines enter a doctors office for annual maintenance requirements.

Horizons

by Taylor Wendell Lozano

Synopsis

A father and child putting forth the their first effort to go fishing together, for some quality time.

A father and child putting forth the their first effort to go fishing together, for some quality time.

Automata

by Taylor Wendell Lozano

Synopsis

A one act from, "Proxima Populi".

On a mining ship, we find the function of humans and machines as coworkers

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

Synopsis

A new virtual gaming console creates deeper connections between a mother and her son.

A new virtual gaming console creates deeper connections between a mother and her son.

Prime Directive

by Taylor Wendell Lozano

Synopsis

A one act from, "Proxima Populi".

A couple finds out they have a child to adopt soon.

A one act from, "Proxima Populi".

A couple finds out they have a child to adopt soon.

A Home

by Taylor Wendell Lozano

Synopsis

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.

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

Synopsis

A one act from, "Proxima Populi".

A man who loses his wife decides to get a dog.

A one act from, "Proxima Populi".

A man who loses his wife decides to get a dog.

Hominid

by Taylor Wendell Lozano

Synopsis

A one act from, "Proxima Populi".

Remnants of humanity are being carried along a vast desert in a harddrive as a woman watches.

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

Synopsis

A one act from, "Proxima Populi."

Two individuals determine whether or not the planet is worth maintaining.

A one act from, "Proxima Populi."

Two individuals determine whether or not the planet is worth maintaining.

Therapy - A Monologue

by Taylor Wendell Lozano

Synopsis

From "Proxima Populi".

Tan goes to their final session.

From "Proxima Populi".

Tan goes to their final session.

True Love's Design

by Taylor Wendell Lozano

Synopsis

A one act from, "Proxima Populi".

A couple argue about a mysterious package that has arrived.

A one act from, "Proxima Populi".

A couple argue about a mysterious package that has arrived.

Unchained

by Taylor Wendell Lozano

Synopsis

A one act excerpt from, "Proxima Populi".

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

A one act excerpt from, "Proxima Populi".

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