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PLAY CAFE presents

Peaches en Regalia
by Steve Lyons
Directed by Chris Jenkins
featuring
Lily Oglesby as Peaches; Thorvald Aagaard as Norman;
B. Warden Lawlor as Syd; and Elizabeth Daly as Joanne

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2004
C central, venue 54
Carlton Hotel, North Bridge

August 6 - 30 (no show 15)
5:30pm (40 minutes)
£6.50 / £5.50

Venue box office: 0870 701 5105 / www.CtheFestival.com
Fringe box office: 0131 226 0000 / www.edFringe.com


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As a child, Steve Lyons’s favorite song was Peaches en Regalia by Frank Zappa. His happy memories of this song eventually inspired his play by the same name. "I knew I wanted the play to begin with all the actors dancing around to Peaches en Regalia," said Lyons. "And I knew I wanted one of the lines to be ‘I’m my own worst victim.’ As for the rest, I wasn’t so sure."

Eventually, the play evolved into three intersecting monologues, with each of the three characters suffering from insecurity, ranging from mildly neurotic to absolutely ditzy. Peaches names all her outfits and has a theory about world history. Norman is practicing social banter in the men’s room. Joanne is 36, single and lives in a haze of angora that she is nervously picking from her sweaters. The three characters are brought together by a life-altering side-dish at Doug’s Diner called "Peaches en Regalia." Add a straight-shooting truck driver named Syd, and, as the KPBS radio review enthused, "All these stories come together in a delightfully amusing and satisfying way."

This fast-paced, 40 minute comedy premiered at the Fritz Blitz Festival in San Diego, where it was honored with the "best play" award. It has been performed in San Francisco (California) as well as off-Broadway at the EATFest One Act Festival in New York City. The San Francisco cast is now bringing it to Edinburgh.

Steve Lyons, from Berkeley California, has had plays produced throughout the United States. With a nod to his degree in electrical engineering, his plays invariably include a nerdy, lovable but misunderstood engineer.

"cute and quirky" KPBS radio
"This hip little tale is great fun." San Diego Union-Tribune

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Norman (Thorvald Aagaard) uses a napkin as protection against the poor hygiene of Syd (Warden Lawlor), in Peaches en Regalia.	Peaches (Lily Oglesby) eagerly awaits Syd's (Warden Lawlor) reaction to his first bite of Peaches en Regalia.
The cast of Peaches en Regalia: Peaches (Lily Oglesby), Norman (Thorvald Aagaard), Joanne (Elizabeth Daly) and Syd (Warden Lawlor)	Peaches (Lily Oglesby) in Peaches en Regalia.
Syd (Warden Lawlor) and Joanne (Elizabeth Daly) contemplate Peaches en Regalia as presented by Peaches (Lily Oglesby).	Peaches (Lily Oglesby) shows us the life altering dish in Peaches en Regalia.

BIOS
Steve Lyons (playwright) In 1998 Steve Lyons founded Playwrights Cafe, a theatre writing group in Berkeley. His plays have won multiple awards and been produced several times in the United States and at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. His articles have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers, with subjects ranging from the Canadian healthcare system (Whole Earth Review) to an interview with Frank Zappa (The Progressive). He published a book on real estate. Until being down-sized, he was a software developer. Putting his UC Berkeley degree in electrical engineering to good use, he now writes plays and is a homemaker for his wife Bree and son Riley.

Lily Oglesby (Peaches) Lily Oglesby was last seen playing Holly in The Listening Room at The Magic Theater. Before that she performed the role of Bianca in Troijka and before that, Emily in Speak To Me, both performed at Theater Spanganga. Prior to that she played Shelby in the Willows Theater production of Steel Magnolias. Her other Bay Area credits include Lois in The Ghost of Molly Malone with the Three Wise Monkeys' Company, Sasha in Summer People (an ACT MFA production), Alice in The Alice Unit (a BOA one-act) and as Louise in Russell Blackwood's Shocktoberfest. Her extensive background includes many years as a dancer. She studied theater at Wesleyan University, ACT in San Francisco, and at London's Central School of Speech and Drama. She has lived and taught around the world. She currently teaches drama at ACT and Sanchez Elementary School in San Francisco.

Thorvald Aagaard (Norman) Bay Area credits include appearances with the San Francisco Shakespeare Festival, Napa Valley Shakespeare Festival, Dreamweavers Theatre, Napa Valley Musical Theatre, and (as part of a national tour) the National Theatre for Children. He has performed his solo show about John Milton at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and in California. Thorvald teaches acting at Pacific Union College, and should do more writing than he does.

B. Warden Lawlor (Syd) Is a native San Franciscan. He is a graduate of the American Musical Dramatic Academy in New York City. His most recent work includes The Blond at the Party at the Climate Theater, A Night of Terror with the Thunderbird Theater Company and Edward II and Troijka With No Nude Men Productions. When not on stage Warden is most happy in a kitchen where he is the master of all that is Chocolate.

Elizabeth Daly (Joanne) At age 11, Elizabeth began acting in musical theatre productions. She traveled the world as part of an a cappella singing group, appeared at the Edinburgh fringe festival, and has acted in numerous independent films and theatre productions. She is featured in a film being showcased at Cannes in 2004.

Christopher Jenkins (Director) is the founding artistic director of San Francisco's Unidentified Theatre Company (UTC). He was also the producer of the San Francisco production of "Hedwig and the Angry Inch". His recent west coast directing credits include "The Food Chain" for UTC. For the New Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, directing credits include "You Should Be So Lucky," "In The Garden", "Avow" and the world premiere of "Legion." Before moving to the San Francisco Bay Area, he was the managing director for Buffalo United Artists, an award-winning theatre in New York for which he directed more than 30 productions.