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Steven McElroy
Steven McElroy
Born	December 30, 1966 (age 57); 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, Forward Motion Matters
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

Kevin Brofsky, Awaken the Wolves (winner, SpotlightON best production, 2002)^[1]^[9]

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

Hector - John Byrne, The Slab Boys (Brown University)^[15]
Hotbed (Miranda Theatre)^[2]

1998

The King Stag (Access Theatre)^[2]^[16]

1999

Michael John Garcez, suits (Theatre Three)^[2]^[11]
Hamlet - William Shakespeare, Hamlet (TNE)^[2]

2000

Camp Holocaust (La Tea Theatre)^[2]^[16]

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

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Steven McElroy - EAT profile page
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 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
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Wings Theatre Company presents Beyond Christopher Street website Archived 2007-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
^ LITE/Chekhov Now! webpage
^ ^a ^b TNE program for Romeo and Juliet, 1998
^ Margaux Laskey - Size.Ate website Archived 2007-03-15 at the Wayback Machine
^ Krivohlavek, Amy. "Swiping Sizes." Off-Off Online, 5 November 2005. Accessed 17 March 2007.
^ ^a ^b TNE program for Pig, 2000
^ Brown University Theatre, Speech and Dance Department - Playbills
^ ^a ^b LITE: Archives
^ Halpern, Julie. “Shakespeare at 78 rpm.” Off-Off Broadway Reviews 7:30, 2001. Accessed 17 March 2007.

[resume_eat-1] Steven McElroy - EAT profile page

[tne_hamlet-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f TNE program for Hamlet, 1999

[tne-3] The New Ensemble Theatre Co., Inc. (TNE) website Accessed 17 March 2007.

[lite-4] The LITE Company website

[5] McElroy, Steven. "The Comedy Is Restoration, but the Sex Is Timeless." The New York Times, 7 March 2006.

[6] McElroy, Steven. "MyTheater, Seeking Friends." The New York Times, 4 March 2007.

[7] McElroy, Steven. "Da Vinci Code Banned in Iran." The New York Times on the Web, 26 July 2006.

[eat-8] EAT - Emerging Artists Theatre website

[wings_beyondchris-9] Wings Theatre Company presents Beyond Christopher Street website Archived 2007-03-20 at the Wayback Machine

[10] LITE/Chekhov Now! webpage

[tne_rj-11] TNE program for Romeo and Juliet, 1998

[margaux-12] Margaux Laskey - Size.Ate website Archived 2007-03-15 at the Wayback Machine

[13] Krivohlavek, Amy. "Swiping Sizes." Off-Off Online, 5 November 2005. Accessed 17 March 2007.

[tne_pig-14] TNE program for Pig, 2000

[15] Brown University Theatre, Speech and Dance Department - Playbills

[lite_archives-16] LITE: Archives

[oobr_review-17] Halpern, Julie. “Shakespeare at 78 rpm.” Off-Off Broadway Reviews 7:30, 2001. Accessed 17 March 2007.

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