Steven McElroy
Born	(1966-12-30) December 30, 1966 (age 57) Providence, Rhode Island

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

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]

• 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

2004

• Anton Chekhov, Three Sisters^[10]

• 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)

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

• 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

2005

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

2002

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

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

1995

• Ron Owens, Todd of the Apes^[14]

more TK

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]

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

More TK

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.

Adaptations

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

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