Chambers Stevens is an American actor, playwright, author and acting coach. Stevens was the co-founder in 1988 of the Nashville Shakespeare Festival

Nashville Shakespeare Festival

The mission of the Nashville Shakespeare Festival is to educate and entertain the Mid-South community through professional Shakespearean experiences.- History :...

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Actor

Stevens played the title character in the multi-Emmy-award-winning The Steve Spots

The Steve Spots

The Steve Spots is a thirty-six episode television show that aired on WSMV-TV in Nashville, Tennessee. Created by Emmy Award winning director David Van Hooser, each episode dealt with the “trials and tribulations” of Steve played by actor Chambers Stevens. The show aired during the 1987-88...

 as well as the Emmy-award-winning The Parent Zone.

For PBS he also played the title character in the children’s series Funnybones, as well as the spin off series, Geo-Scout for which he was awarded an Emmy nomination.,

Playwright

In 1994 Chambers won the Back Stage Garland Award for his play Desperate for Magic a one man show in which Stevens also starred.

Plays

• 1989: Desperate for Magic
  Desperate for Magic
  Desperate for Magicis a one man multi-character play written and performed by American playwright Chambers Stevens. Written with a grant from The Tennessee Commission and the Ingram Industries Theater Fellowship Ingram Content Group, Desperate for Magic debuted in Nashville in 1989...
  
  
• 2001: Travels with Jack Lemmon's Dog
  Travels with Jack Lemmon's Dog
  Travels with Jack Lemmon's Dog is a play by Chambers Stevens. The comedy follows the real life account of two men taking Jack Lemmon's black poodle from California to Vancouver,Canada, where the owner of the dog, Jack Lemmon, is working. With workshops in North Hollywood, California, it premiered...
  
  
• 2005: Twain and Shaw Do Lunch
  Twain and Shaw Do Lunch
  Twain and Shaw Do Lunch, formerly known as Shaw and Twain Do Lunch, was written by Chambers Stevens and will make its world premiere at Miami's New Theatre in December 2011. It is based on a real meeting between Mark Twain and George Bernard Shaw...
  
  

Author

• Magnificent Monologues for Kids: Kids’ Monologues for Every Occasion Sandcastle Publishing 1999 ISBN 1883995086
• 24 Carat Commercials for Kids: Everything Kids Need to Know Sensational Sandcastle Publishing 1999 ISBN 1883995094
• Sensational Scenes for Teens: The Scene Study-guide for Teen Actors Sandcastle Publishing 2001 ISBN 1883995108
• Magnificent Monologues For Teens: The Teens’ Monologue Source For Every Occasion! Sandcastle Publishing 2002 ISBN 1883995116
• Sensational Scenes for Kids: The Scene Study-Guide for Young Actors Sandcastle Publishing 2003 ISBN 1883995124
• The Ultimate Commercial Book for Kids and Teens: The Young Actors’ Commercial Study-guide Sandcastle Publishing 2005 ISBN 1883995132
• Magnificent Monologues for Kids 2: More Kids’ Monologues for Every Occasion Sandcastle Publishing 2009 ISBN 1883995140

Acting Coach

Stevens has been a highly sought after audition coach for young actors since 1990. His clients have appeared on television, film and the Broadway stage.