BIO

Steve earned his MFA in Acting from the prestigious Professional Theatre Training Program at Brandeis University in 1991, where he
received a full-tuition scholarship and teaching assistantship. While in grad school, he taught undergraduate Movement for the
Performer. As an actor, he has worked off-Broadway and in regional theatre with the likes of Obie Award-winner Ralph Lee in New
York City (Mettawee River Theatre Company) and Emmy Award-winning television producer Burt Rosen (Leonidik in My Poor Marat
under the direction of Avner Garbi), as well as at theatres in Boston, including the Huntington Theatre Company, the New Rep, the
Majestic, and the Boston Publick. While in Los Angeles, he was a member of the Blue Line Theatre Company and performed in
several noteworthy productions, including The Walker Women of Willow Grove, directed by Bonnie Pemberton, which won a
DramaLogue Award, and Telethon at the Burbage Theatre. Fellow members included actors such as Chuck Stransky (Glengarry
Glenross on Broadway w/ Al Pacino) and Larry Brandenburg (Shawshank Redemption, The Claus), with company support coming
from Joe Montegna and David Mamet.

He starred in the short film, La Fleur de 'l Age, which played at the American Film Institute in Hollywood and the Museum of Fine
Arts in Boston, several commercials and industrial films, and took a lead in "Spider Bite," an independent film produced by John
Fasano (screenwriter - Alien, Another 48 Hours). Last year he was featured in a national commercial for Nickent Golf with PGA Tour
player Tim Petrovic. Perhaps the oddest role he played in L.A. was that of a real-time animation puppeteer for Iwerks Entertainment
in the Showbiz Expo at the LA Convention Center (he'll explain if you ever meet).

Early honors include a National Collegiate Players 'Best Actor' Award and a Wisconsin State Championship for Dramatic
Interpretation (playing the 80-year old bag lady from Jane Martin's Talking With) in college forensics. Other roles include:
David/Poppy in the Boston Premiere of The Voice of the Prairie, Charlie Brown in You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, Trevor in
Bedroom Farce, Dr. Arnholm in Lady from the Sea, Teddy in The Circle, Lawyer Craven in Sly Fox, Bill/Lucentio in Kiss Me Kate
(directed by Broadway choreographer Ted Pappas), and J.B. in J.B., among others.

Steve has been training actors for 18 years. As a Guest Artist, he has taught Acting, Stage Combat, and Relaxation for the
Performer while choregraphing fights for Romeo & Juliet at Clemson University, taught Combat at UW-Green Bay, and served as
Fight Director for Hamlet at UW-River Falls, among others. As Performing Arts Director at the Kohler Arts Center in Wisconsin, he
produced a summer season of theatre and presented world-class performing artists. He was also Executive Director of Fox Theatre
Corporation, where he worked with the city of Green Bay to promote the restoration of its historic Fox Theatre as a regional
performing arts center. Steve was Founder and Artistic Director of Nathalia Stage Ensemble and Teen Theatre Spotlight, two
companies whose foundations included on-going actor training. His interest in cultural diversity led to significant work with groups
such as Arts For All, Inc., where he produced and directed theatre for perfomers with and without disabilities, including his original
adaptation of the Maurice Sendak classic children's book, Where the Wild Things Are and Our Town, as well as work with the
Oneida Tribal School, St. Norbert's College Summer Program for children with disabilities, and Sunnyside High School in South
Tucson, where his work inspired and empowered students to create original plays and films. Recently, Steve continued his work
with teens as a guest panelist at the Honors College at the University of Arizona to discuss directorial approaches to Shakespeare's
King Lear for their summer teen English program and recently announced the creation of "Teen Street Tucson," a performing arts
company in Tucson that will provide professional training and performance opportunities for Tucson teens. He will also be directing
Flaming Guns of the Purple Sage, by Jane Martin, for Beowulf Alley Theatre Co. in Tucson, which opens in February, 2010.