Steven Patterson
Actor
Member of Actors’ Equity AssociationAudiences at Orlando Shakes have previously seen Steven in Julius Caesar, Frankenstein, King Lear, Shylock, Macbeth, Kiss Me, Kate!, Much Ado About Nothing, The Merchant of Venice, and twice before as Ebenezer Scrooge in A Christmas Carol. He has also appeared Off- and Off-Off-Broadway in NYC, and with such theaters as South Coast Repertory, Capital Repertory Theatre, TheatreWorks/Silicon Valley, freeFall Theatre, Kaliyuga Arts, Lexington Conservatory Theatre, Chenango River Theatre, Centenary Stage Company, and the Oregon, Colorado, Pennsylvania, Utah, Tennessee, Richmond, and Lake Tahoe Shakespeare Festivals. Favorite roles have included Vanya in Uncle Vanya, James Tyrone in Long Day’s Journey Into Night, David in Shelley’s Shadow, Henry II in The Lion in Winter, Almira Gulch in Miss Gulch Returns!, Austin Wiggin in The Shaggs: Philosophy of the World, Jake Sturdy in Kill Me Now, Lear in King Lear, David in Poor Super Man, Judi Boswell in How to Pray, Zach in A Chorus Line, Williams in Henry V, and Rob in King of the Crystal Palace. He also created, performed, and toured internationally for four years with Beauty, a one-man play inspired by the life and works of Jean Genet. He currently resides in Catskill, NY, where he is the co-founder (with his husband John Sowle) of Bridge Street Theatre. bridgest.org