Lamar Legend

"Legend contains within himself a wealth of rich and expansive influences, both high and low, under which lies a sturdy foundation built on a pure and honest love of the art form."

/  Jess Smith, assistant professor of theatre arts, university of puget sound  /

 

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Produced Stage Plays

  • “Three Soldiers,” a theatrical farce about a black family of performers on the weekend of their father’s funeral.

  • “Mirror-Mirror or Why the Vacuum Didn’t Take,” a One-Act play about witches at a suburban Tupperware party.

  • “The Unspoken Histories of Colored Boys,” a One-Act play about the power of queer Black men.

  • Two Shakespeare adaptations: Antony & Cleopatra, and What Fools! - an adaptation of A Midsummer Night's Dream. 

Pilots, Screenplays, Novels

  • Sojourning, a one-hour limited comedy mockumentary about a pair of black queer siblings who endeavor to escape a Texas plantation on Juneteenth.

  • Poetry Grove, A writer and his three sisters - all actresses - return to their childhood home for their father’s funeral.

  • Legacy, a half-hour dark comedy about a gay Black man who turns to vigilante justice with the help of a mystical Civil Rights hero no one else can see.

  • Hideaway, a screenplay thriller about three couples trapped in a cabin in the woods with a mysterious force during a snowstorm.

  • The Legacy Prince, A queer YA fantasy novel