Steven McElroy
| Steven McElroy | |
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| Born |
December 30, 1966 Providence, Rhode Island |
Steven E. McElroy (born December 30, 1966) is an American director, actor, teacher and writer.
Education and career highlights
McElroy, a Providence, Rhode Island native, graduated with a B.A. in Theatre Arts and English Literature from Brown University[1] in 1988 and received his M.F.A. from the Alabama Shakespeare Festival[2]
In the late 1990s, McElroy was artistic director of Sensurround, Inc., where he directed Lynn Siefert's Coyote Ugly and Little Egypt as well as his own adaptation of Jean-Paul Sartre's The Flies. From 1998 to 2002, he was artistic director of The New Ensemble Theatre Co., Inc.[3] (TNE) in New York City. He has been a member of Emerging Artists Theatre Co. (EAT) since 2001,[1] and is also a member of LITE (Laboratory for International Theatre Exchange).[4]
McElroy also writes for the daily Culture[5] pages and weekly Arts and Leisure[6] sections of The New York Times, and The New York Times on the Web.[7]
Directing credits
Emerging Artists Theatre Co. (EAT)[8]
- Woman With Coffee[9]
- The Child[9]
- Vanda, Screaming in the Wilderness (The Mint Theatre)
- Michael Murphy, The Uninvited Guest (The Mint Theatre)
- Bash Halow, SPREAD 'EM (INTAR)
- Bash Halow, Roller Coasting With Fabio
- Peter Macklin, Someplace Warm (winner, 2001 Samuel French New Play Competition)
- Bash Halow, Forward Motion Matters
Laboratory for International Theatre Exchange (LITE)/Chekov Now!
2004
- Anton Chekhov, Three Sisters[10]
The New Ensemble Theatre Co., Inc. (TNE)
- 1998
- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet (Access Theatre)[11]
- 1999
- Mike Nuckols, And The Skies Were Opened
- 2000
- Ron Owens, Pig
- Paul Angelo Viggiano, Hostage
- 2001
- (adapted by Steven McElroy) V: The Life of Henry Plantagenet
- 2002
- Tom Noonan, What Happened Was…
- Bash Halow, Inertia (includes Forward Motion Matters and Roller Coasting With Fabio)
The Producers' Club
- Maria Seigenthaler, The Sweet By & By (reading)[1]
- George Gustines, Papered Over[1]
Sensurround, Inc.
- Lynn Siefert, Coyote Ugly (Alice's Fourth Floor)
- Lynn Siefert, Little Egypt (Irish Arts Center)
1999
- Jean-Paul Sartre (adapted by Steven McElroy), The Flies
size ate productions and Emerging Artists Theatre Co.
2005
- Margaux Laskey, size.ate[12][13] (winner, 2005 New York Innovative Theatre Award)
Spotlight ON Productions
2002
Wings Theatre Company
- Mark Finley, Better Now (part of Beyond Christopher Street: A Night of Gay Shorts)[9]
Others
1995
- Ron Owens, Todd of the Apes[14]
more TK
Acting credits
Stage
1980's
1998
1999
2000
Film
- Bamboozled (2000), directed by Spike Lee[14]
More TK
Writing credits
Journalism
Selected
- "Now Arguing Near You: The Evolution Drama." The New York Times, 12 October 2005.
- "A Domestic Play Takes a Stormy Path." The New York Times, 4 December 2005.
- "Now, for the Accounting Of the Opera." The New York Times, 8 January 2006.
- "Nine to Watch, Onstage and Off." The New York Times, 26 February 2006.
- "The Comedy Is Restoration, but the Sex Is Timeless." The New York Times, 7 March 2006.
- "Da Vinci Code Banned in Iran." The New York Times on the Web, 26 July 2006.
- "Night at the Opera For the Price Of a Drink." The New York Times, 6 August 2006.
- "Red-Nosed Life Lessons: Clowns With a Fear Factor." The New York Times, 3 September 2006.
- "Off Off Broadway When It Was Just Downtown." The New York Times, 22 September 2006.
- "Giving MaMa What She Wants: Vintage Sam Shepard." The New York Times, 4 October 2006.
- "An Actor Uses His Second Language: Speech." The New York Times, 15 October 2006.
- "Adapting a Book (and Himself) for the Stage." The New York Times, 3 December 2006.
- "Efforts to Save a London Museum." The New York Times on the Web, 2 January 2007.
- "How a Cast Got Its Kicks. And Throws. And Punches." The New York Times, 24 February 2007.
- "MyTheater, Seeking Friends." The New York Times, 4 March 2007.
- "Having Words About That Word." The New York Times, 18 March 2007.
- "Illusory Characters With Startling Stage Presence." The New York Times, 2 April 2007.
- "Clowns, Remember Your Balloon Deduction." The New York Times, 15 April 2007.
- "Three Writers Of Nonfiction Are Honored." The New York Times, 10 May 2007.
- "Faster Than a Flying Pumpkin." The New York Times, 13 May 2007.
- "The Geisha-and-Houseboy-Liberation Theater." The New York Times, 20 May 2007.
- "Where Off Off Took Off." The New York Times, 8 June 2007.
Plays
Adaptations
- Jean-Paul Sartre, The Flies (1999)
- William Shakespeare, V: The Life of Henry Plantagenet (2001)[17]
External links
- Steven McElroy - EAT profile page
- Steven McElroy - TNE biography page
- Steven McElroy at the Internet Movie Database
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Steven McElroy - EAT profile page
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 TNE program for Hamlet, 1999
- ↑ The New Ensemble Theatre Co., Inc. (TNE) website Accessed 17 March 2007.
- ↑ The LITE Company website
- ↑ McElroy, Steven. "The Comedy Is Restoration, but the Sex Is Timeless." The New York Times, 7 March 2006.
- ↑ McElroy, Steven. "MyTheater, Seeking Friends." The New York Times, 4 March 2007.
- ↑ McElroy, Steven. "Da Vinci Code Banned in Iran." The New York Times on the Web, 26 July 2006.
- ↑ EAT - Emerging Artists Theatre website
- 1 2 3 4 Wings Theatre Company presents Beyond Christopher Street website
- ↑ LITE/Chekhov Now! webpage
- 1 2 TNE program for Romeo and Juliet, 1998
- ↑ Margaux Laskey - Size.Ate website
- ↑ Krivohlavek, Amy. "Swiping Sizes." Off-Off Online, 5 November 2005. Accessed 17 March 2007.
- 1 2 TNE program for Pig, 2000
- ↑ Brown University Theatre, Speech and Dance Department - Playbills
- 1 2 LITE: Archives
- ↑ Halpern, Julie. “Shakespeare at 78 rpm.” Off-Off Broadway Reviews 7:30, 2001. Accessed 17 March 2007.
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