Steven Fechter
Steven Fechter is an American playwright.[1][2] He is best known for his play, The Woodsman, and co-wrote the screenplay for the film version starring Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick.[3]
Fetcher grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from Binghamton University.[2][dead link] He holds the PhD form the Graduate Theatre Program at Hunter College.[2][dead link]
Fetcher teaches screenwriting, film, and theater at John Jay College[4] and at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.[5][6]
Frecher's play, The Woodsman, was adapted for film with Nicole Kassell.[7][8] The screen play, co-written by Fechter and Kassell, won the Slamdance Film Festival screen play competition and premiered at Sundance.[7] The screenplay was also nominated for the Humanitas Prize for filmwriting.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Steven Fechter". indietheaternow.com. Nytheatre.com. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ a b c "Study Guide to Steven Fetcher's Woodsman" (PDF). Theatre Pro Rata. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ a b "Coeurage Theatre Company's The Woodsman to Open 5/8". Broadwayworld.com. 9 April 2015.
- ^ "Steven Fechter faculty page". John Jay College. 23 March 2014. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Steven Fachter, faculty". fitnyc.edu. Archived from the original on 17 October 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ "Steven Fetcher". ensemblestudiotheatre.org. Ensemble Studio Theatre. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ a b Bear, Liza (11 April 2005). "A Humanist Approach To A Hot-button Topic, Nicole Kassel on "The Woodsman"". IndieWire. Retrieved 24 April 2015.
- ^ Martin, Reed (2009). The Reel Truth: Everything You Didn't Know You Need to Know About Making an Independent Film. Macmillan. p. 436. ISBN 978-1429953719.
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