The Tao of Lloyd
a Zen-punk solo show for late-stage everything.

Aug. 6-31, 2026 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.


Tao of Lloyd live

Lloyd Dobler returns.
Seriously unserious.
Devoutly disobedient.

Still refusing to buy, sell, or process anything, the boombox romantic from the film Say Anything is now a middle-aged zen punk dissident duct taping ancient spiritual wisdom to the collapse of the American empire—with deep gratitude and zero credentials—like a sticky note that says: Be kind. Rewind. Revolt.

Join Lloyd in a kinda-sorta guided meditation to survive late-stage everything—like a vinyl record spinning in a microwave of manifest destiny humming: Oh well. Whatever. Nevermind.

Written and performed by Dennis Trainor Jr. (Manifest Destiny’s Child) and directed by Olivier Award winner Guy Masterson.