Robert Lyons (writer)
Robert Lyons | |
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Born | Robert Lyons July 6, 1959 Detroit, Michigan, U.S. |
Occupation | Playwright, writer, director |
Nationality | American |
Education | Michigan State University (BA) |
Spouse | Lenora Champagne |
Children | 1 |
Robert Lyons (born July 6, 1959) is an American writer, playwright and director, best known as the artistic director the two-time
Early years
Robert Lyons was born in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in the suburbs of the city. His father worked as a white-collar employee for Chrysler and his mother as a secretary in the public school system. He graduated from Michigan State University with a BA in English and then worked as a poet and short story writer.
Lyons first became interested in theater after graduating from college. According to Lyons, "I was bumming around the East coast, and I saw a theatre company do an opening act for Luther "Guitar Junior" Johnson in a dive bar in Gloucester, Massachusetts. I hung out with the actors and director at the bar during the set, and I thought they seemed pretty cool. That night I rewrote a short story into a play ..."[1]
The play he had seen was by Israel Horovitz.[2] Lyons located a summer internship at People's Light and Theatre in Pennsylvania where he found Murphy Guyer as a role model. At the end of the summer, Lyons directed a play he had written and won a $50 prize for Best Intern Show.[1]
Career
In 1987 Lyons was working as the production manager for a company called Project III that produced a show at the
Besides being active as a playwright and director, Lyons also teaches theater courses at Sarah Lawrence College.[3]
Works
Lyons is a prolific playwright. Selected works include:
My Onliness
Yovo
Last Gasp of the Liberal Class
- Nostradamus Predicts the Death of Soho
- Red-Haired Thomas
- Doorman’s Double Duty
- PR Man
- No Meat No Irony
- The Naked Anarchist
- Dream Conspiracy
- Creature of the Deep
- No Thanks/Thanks
- Vater Knows Best
- Floor Boards
- Lush Valley
Commissioned works include:
- The Possessed by Dostoevsky
- How it Ended by Jay McInerney.[4]
Personal life
Lyons lives in New York City's West Village with his wife, playwright and director Lenora Champagne, and their daughter Amelie.
References
- ^ a b Kennedy, Marina (6 June 2015), BWW Interviews: ROBERT LYONS of the New Ohio Theatre
- ^ Tallmer, Jerry (5 August 2010), What did Nostradamus know about Soho's fate?, The Villager, retrieved 19 September 2015
- ^ Robert Lyons
- ^ New Ohio Theatre: Robert Lyons, retrieved 19 September 2015