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His numerous Directing credits include Orphans
and Of Mice and Men (Deaf West Theatre), Echoes and Room Service
(Pasadena Playhouse), Sockdology, Stag at Bay and Greater Tuna
(Asolo Theatre Company), California Schemin’, Camping With
Henry and Tom, Dracula and Hometown Heroes (Sacramento Theatre
Company), To Kill a Mockingbird, A Walk in the Woods and Peccadillo
(Geva Theatre), The Comedy of Errors (Illinois Shakespeare Festival),
Charley’s Aunt (Utah Shakespearean Festival) and God’s
Man In Texas for Florida Stage, Cincinnati Playhouse In the
Park, and The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. He has had the
privilege of directing many world premiers including Father,
Son, and Holy Coach (Santa Monica Playhouse), The Scandalous
Adventures of Sir Toby Trollope (San Diego Rep), Sparky and
Fitz starring Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson (George Street Playhouse)
and Gilligan’s Island: The Musical (Chicago’s Organic
Theatre). For television, he spent two seasons directing episodes
of The New WKRP in Cincinnati.
In November 2000 he received the Carbonell Award
for “Best Director” for his work on God’s Man
Texas at Florida Stage. Other awards and honors include a Dramalogue
award as Best Director in 1996 for Orphans at Deaf West Theatre,
a 1988 Dramalogue Award for Producer for Best Musical for Mail
at the Pasadena Playhouse and the prestigious Florida State
University Grad made Good Award in 1984.
Having restored and revitalized both the 1800
seat Paramount Arts Centre in Aurora, Illinois as well as the
700 seat Pasadena Playhouse Steve is now called upon to serve
as a Theatre Restoration and Revitalization Consultant for venues
around the country. As a consultant he was involved with such
Theatre Restoration projects as the Panteges Center for the
Performing Arts in Tacoma, Washington; The Elsinore Theatre
in Salem, Oregon; The El Portal Theatre in North Hollywood and
the H Sheet Theatre Project in Sacramento California to name
just a few.
Steve’s Professional affiliations include
his eight-year stint as an elected member of the Executive Board
of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers (SSDC)
the union he has been proud to be a member of for twenty–two
years. Other affiliations include membership in The Directors
Guild of America (DGA); The Association of Theatrical Press
Agents and Managers (ATPAM); The United States Institute of
Theatre Technology (USITT); The International Foundation of
Employee Benefits Plan as well as his work as a Board of Trustee
for the SSDC-LEAGUE Pension and Health Funds.
Having received his Masters of Fine Arts Degree
as well as his Bachelor of Science Degree from Florida State
University Steve has always had a commitment to a career that
would combine his professional Theatre and Television work with
a desire to teach new, emerging artists.
Starting in 1992 Steve began work as both a lecturer
and Visiting Professor at such University’s as Illinois
State University, University of Southern California, Bradley
University, Florida State University, The Asolo Theatre Conservatory
and University of California Davis.
In 1998 Steve was appointed to be an Associate
Professor of Theatre at Pennsylvania State University where
he also served as the Producing Director of Pennsylvania Centre
Stage the professional Theatre Company affiliated with the School
of Theatre. He left there in 2001 to begin his appointment as
a tenured Full Professor at California State University Los
Angeles.
Steve’s proudest achievement and most important
production is his seven-year-old son Willie “Banno”
Rothman who continues to provide him with the best living theatre
possible.
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