A little (?) about Steve…
Steve joined The Murphy Theatre in September of 2021, and since then has brought more than 60 national touring acts through our doors, including a number of Grammy®-Award winning artists.
An alumnus of Chicago’s Second City Conservatory, and former student of the late Aaron Frankel at the HB Studios in NYC, Steve’s humble beginnings found him growing up in Northwest Ohio, writing comedy sketches for the various clubs participating in his high school’s annual talent shows. From there, despite his guidance counselor advising him otherwise, Steve knew he was going to try to squeak out an existence entertaining people, and for most of his life he has managed to do just that; working in Ohio, New York, Massachusetts, Illinois, Maine, and the other 27 states, as a writer, actor, producer, and director.
Now we’ve arrived at the part of a person’s bio where it appears as though they are desperate to impress you with a long list of their accomplishments or credentials, so here we go…please enjoy reading this partial list of stage productions Steve has produced, directed, written, or performed in, and sometimes a combination thereof; Hamlet, I Hate Hamlet, The Glass Menagerie, The Drowsy Chaperone, Finian’s Rainbow, Funny Girl, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to The Forum, You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown, No Sex Please - We’re British, Beau Jest, Romantic Comedy, The Butterfingers Angel Mary and Joseph Herod the Nut and The Slaughter of Twelve Hit Carols in a Pear Tree, See How They Run, Working, The Pirates of Penzance, Barnum, Godspell, Sugar, War of the Worlds, The Laramie Project, The Laramie Project - Ten Years Later, Love Letters, Death of a Salesman, Kennedy’s Children, Urinetown, A Christmas Carol, The King and I, 1776, An Evening of Culture, Menopause - the Musical, Shtick People, One Nation - Under Construction, Fuddy Meers, Damn Yankees, Chicago, FOOLS, The Fox on The Fairway, The Importance of Being Earnest, 1940s Radio Hour, An Evening of Ives, Bordertown Café, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare - Abridged, The Mousetrap, God’s Favorite, The Momologues, The Pillowman, You’ve Got Hatemail, The Boys Next Door, November, The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, Sherlock Homes - The Final Adventure, Love Loss and What I Wore, The Phantom of the Opera, and who could ever forget his stirring portrayal as Hiawatha 239 times in a national touring production of Hiawatha.
Back in the day, Steve made miniscule appearances on the television daytime dramas, none of which are still on the air; Search for Tomorrow, Ryan’s Hope, Another World, Loving, All My Children, and One Life to Live, all the while managing one of the larger theatrical bookstores in midtown Manhattan. In more recent years Steve had embarrassingly small, walk-on appearances on video elements of Saturday Night Live. During his years living in Kennebunkport Maine Steve provided entertainment for the late President George H.W. and Barbara Bush and the myriad of charitable and volunteer appreciation events they would host.
Steve has also been a member of a number of improv and sketch comedy groups over the years, including, I’m Every Woman, Hotcakes and Sausage, Paper Monkeys, The CIA, (Comedy Improv Alliance), and The Chamber of Comedy. (For some cheap chuckles visit www.mainerep.com and check out some Chamber of Comedy weekly updates, presented back during the COVID shutdown)
A former radio copywriter, creative director, and co-host of a morning radio show, and frequent humor columnist for the local paper, Steve also sits on the Board of Directors for the Ohio Arts Professionals Network, and through the Murphy Theatre is a member of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals, and the League of Historic American Theatres.
Steve throws right and bats and eats right and left handed, once bowled a 265, ran a handful of marathons, and feels “plum” is an unfortunate color choice for a young fella to choose for his senior prom suit.
In 2023 Steve received the coveted “Longest Bio” award, from the International Dianne Society.
