Steven Carl McCasland returns to The Duplex with an all-new evening of stories and songs, celebrating the unexpected twists and turns of life. The celebrated playwright of Little Wars, Memorare, What Was Lost and more, McCasland will be joined by his frequent collaborator James Horan on piano. The one-night-only performance will feature songs by Horan, Peter Allen, Marvin Hamlisch, Carole King and more.

"The young McCasland has gotten in the habit of entertaining friends and strangers with his wit and lyrics, and this year was no different... Steven Carl McCasland displayed his powerful voice in a strong performance.... It might be best to highlight the performance of “I Went to a Marvelous Party” (Noël Coward,) which seemed to sum up the same feelings I experienced as an audience member at this show. " - Chris Struck, CabaretScenes

Steven Carl McCasland is the founder and Artistic Director of The Beautiful Soup Theater Collective. A Pace University graduate, Steven's critically acclaimed plays have been seen in New York and Bermuda. In 2009, Steven was commissioned to adapt poet Jack Wiler's anthologies into a solo performance about Wiler's struggle with HIV. That play, Fun Being Me, was workshopped with Jack in the title role before his passing in 2009. Steven's other plays include: When I'm 64, Hope & Glory, Opheliacs Anonymous, Blue, Pulchritudinous, Huntington Award in Playwriting - First Place), and Billy Learns About Captain Kirk have all received productions regionally and in Manhattan. In June of 2011, Steven premiered his original adaptation of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. Setting Wonderland in the heart of Paris, he also directed and was featured in the cast as the Mock Turtle. After its one week workshop, Alice Au Pays Des Merveilles was picked up for an extended run at The SoHo Playhouse through September. His acclaimed play neat & tidy made a splash on the Bowery in May of 2012, with critics hailing McCasland as a new Thornton Wilder and the play as one of the Top Dramatic Plays of the year. After critically acclaimed workshops of Steven's plays Little Wars and What Was Lost in 2014, Beautiful Soup partnered with The Clarion Theatre to present five of his plays in repertory. Those five plays began on May 7th, 2015 and ran through the end of the month. Also featured in rep were 28 Marchant Avenue, Der Kanarienvogel (The Canary) and a revival of neat & tidy. His writing has been acclaimed by New York critics as "brilliant", "riveting", "mesmerizing" and "extraordinary".


Steven Carl McCasland
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