Steven McElroy

American dramatist

Steven McElroy

Born|  (1966-12-30) December 30, 1966 (age 58)

Providence, Rhode Island

Steven E. McElroy (born December 30, 1966) is an American director, actor, teacher and writer.

## Education and career highlights

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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

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### Emerging Artists Theatre Co. (EAT)[8]

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* 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!

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2004

* Anton Chekhov, Three Sisters[10]

### The New Ensemble Theatre Co., Inc. (TNE)

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* 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

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* Maria Seigenthaler, The Sweet By & By (reading)[1]
* George Gustines, Papered Over[1]

### Sensurround, Inc.

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* 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.

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2005

* Margaux Laskey, size.ate[12][13] (winner, 2005 New York Innovative Theatre Award)

### Spotlight ON Productions

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2002

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

### Wings Theatre Company

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* Mark Finley, Better Now (part of Beyond Christopher Street: A Night of Gay Shorts)[9]

### Others

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1995

* Ron Owens, Todd of the Apes[14]

more TK

## Acting credits

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### Stage

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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

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* Bamboozled (2000), directed by Spike Lee[14]

More TK

## Writing credits

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### Journalism

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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

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Adaptations

* Jean-Paul Sartre, The Flies (1999)
* William Shakespeare, V: The Life of Henry Plantagenet (2001)[17]

## External links

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* Steven McElroy - EAT profile page
* Steven McElroy - TNE biography page
* Steven McElroy at IMDb

## References

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1. ^ a b c d e Steven McElroy - EAT profile page
2. ^ a b c d e f TNE program for Hamlet, 1999
3. ^ The New Ensemble Theatre Co., Inc. (TNE) website Accessed 17 March 2007.
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.
8. ^ EAT - Emerging Artists Theatre website
9. ^ a b c d Wings Theatre Company presents Beyond Christopher Street website Archived 2007-03-20 at the Wayback Machine
10. ^ LITE/Chekhov Now! webpage
11. ^ a b TNE program for Romeo and Juliet, 1998
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.
14. ^ a b TNE program for Pig, 2000
15. ^ Brown University Theatre, Speech and Dance Department - Playbills
16. ^ a b LITE: Archives
17. ^ Halpern, Julie. “Shakespeare at 78 rpm.” Off-Off Broadway Reviews 7:30, 2001. Accessed 17 March 2007.