About the Play:

Sex Lives Of Superheroes is a one-act comedy by Stephen Gregg. A young man is struggling with the break up from the "love of his life." When his life becomes too stressful, he dives into his dream world where he lectures audiences at Carnegie Hall on the sex lives of superheroes.

Sex Lives Of Superheroes follows an unlikely love triangle in which one girl seeks to replace another in a guy's pathetic real life and rich fantasy life. Michael is so obsessed with his ex-girlfriend, Lisa, that he would do anything for her. Even allow her weekly visits to his apartment in which she strips, piece by piece, all of his possessions. Elenor, Michael's date for the evening, is appalled to find that he copes with these frustrations by giving fantasy lectures on the sexual habits of comic book heroes. The two seem a complete mismatch until Michael discovers that Elenor has her own obsession…

Sex Lives Of Superheroes was originally produced Off-Broadway in 1989 as part of the Manhattan Punch Line's Fifth Annual Festival of One-Act Comedies and has been seen at many other regional theatres.

Cast: 2 women, 1 man (alternate casting, 3 actors either gender)

What people say:

"The surprise gem of the [Manhattan Punch Line] festival is the work of Stephen Gregg, whose wistful comedy about the tenacity of neurosis, Sex Lives of Superheroes, contains the best extended metaphor since Virgil." The New Yorker

"Lots of fun. A great look at a boy looking for the perfect girl society thinks he needs and finding that quirky girl he needs." Joanne Metchooyeah, J.A. Williams High School

"This show was a fun and witty addition to our one-act festival." Amanda Casale, Roger Williams Theatre Dept

About the Playwright:

Stephen Gregg grew up in Albuquerque, New Mexico and graduated from Stanford University. He is the recipient of a Jerome Fellowship from the Playwright's Center of Minneapolis; Actors Theatre of Louisville's Heideman Award for best 10-minute play; the International Thespian Society's Founders' Award for service to youth and theatre; and a residency from the William Inge Center for the Arts.