In 1976, Evans wrote "It’s Showdown Time," a raucous adaptation of William Shakespeare's "The Taming of the Shrew". In 1978, Evans wrote "Mahalia," his first musical, a portrait of gospel vocalist Mahalia Jackson. "Louis," Evans' musical portrayal of jazz legend Louis Armstrong, was written in 1981. Other works include "Blues for a Gospel Queen", "The Trials and Tribulations of Staggerlee Booker T. Brown". "One Monkey Don't Stop No Show" a tragi-comic look at a middle-class black family, and "A Lovesong for Miss Lydia", described by "The New York Times" as a "Pinteresque variation on the Big Bad Wolf story." Evans wrote his final play, "When Miss Mollie Hit the Triple Bars", in 1999. It was based on the life of his mother, Mary.