Steven Fechter
Ensemble Member
STEVEN FECHTER’s theatrical works have been produced throughout North America and Europe. Recent productions include The Last Cigarette (Lounge Theatre, Critic’s Choice by LA Weekly and Backstage-West) The Mentee (The Workshop Theater), The Golden Aurora (New York International Fringe Festival), The Commission (Theater Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany), The Fiend (Ensemble Studio Theatre’s Octoberfest), and The Woodsman (Old Red Lion Theatre, London; and Theater Bielefeld, Germany, in 2010). Other plays include Schiele, about the life of artist Egon Schiele; The Land-Surveyor, based on Franz Kafka’s novel The Castle, and The Artifacts, an imagined meeting of Miss Julie and Hedda Gabler. 2011 saw the premiere of Steven’s play Shakespeare’s Slave (Clurman Theatre) commissioned and produced by Resonance Ensemble. In his film work Steven co-wrote the screenplay for the 2004 film The Woodsman (based on his play), starring Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick. His published work includes The Woodsman, The Last Cigarette (Samuel French, Inc.) and The Commission (Theater der Zeit). Honors and awards include guest artist at London’s Central School of Speech and Drama, where he co-led a workshop of his play The Fiend; first prize winner of the Slamdance Screenwriting Competition for The Woodsman; two-time winner of the Samuel French Short Play Festival for The Last Cigarette and Lunch with Jack; Humanitas Prize finalist in screenwriting for The Woodsman; writing fellowships at Yaddo and New River Dramatists. Steven is a proud member of the EST Playwrights Unit, Resonance Ensemble, New River Dramatists, and The Dramatists Guild. A fuller overview of his work and career can be found on his website stevenfechter.com.