Dennis Trainor Jr. to Star in Solo Show THE TAO OF LLOYD At Edinburgh Fringe 2026
Dennis Trainor Jr. and director Guy Masterson reunite for the solo show at Assembly George Square Drawing Room.
Following the Edinburgh Fringe run of Manifest Destiny's Child in 2023, Dennis Trainor Jr. will return to the festival with The Tao of Lloyd, a new solo show directed by Olivier Award winner Guy Masterson. The show makes its worldwide premiere at the Assembly George Street Drawing Room for the month of August. Performances will run from August 6-30.
The Tao of Lloyd reimagines Lloyd Dobler - the boombox romantic from Cameron Crowe's Say Anything - as a middle-aged zen-punk dissident trying to stay human while the American empire unravels in real time.
Part political satire, part theatrical meditation, part cultural exorcism, the show follows Lloyd as he attempts to duct-tape ancient spiritual wisdom to modern collapse with deep gratitude, zero credentials, and just enough dark humor to keep from screaming into the void.
Written and performed by Trainor, The Tao of Lloyd marks a new collaboration between Trainor and Masterson, who previously worked together on Manifest Destiny's Child. The show draws on the sensibility of his ongoing creative work around the character while expanding it into a live theatrical experience: one part monologue, one part breakdown, one-part guided meditation for surviving late-stage everything. The Tao of Lloyd asks what it means to remain awake, humane, and spiritually intact in a culture that rewards distraction, numbness, and obedience.
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