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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.
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In 2000, Fechter’s reputation as a groundbreaking writer was established when the Actors Studio at Raw Space staged his play The Woodsman, about the redemption of a convicted child molester. Soon after, Fechter wrote a screen version with filmmaker Nicole Kassell. Their screenplay won 1st prize in the 2001 Slamdance Screenwriting Competition. Lee D...
In 2019, Fechter wrote the script and co-produced with Nancy Nagrant the short film Miracle Baby. It stars Stephen Kunken (Billions) and Nagrant. Since 2020 the film has been selected in many film festivals, including L.A. Shorts, USA Film Festival, Deep in the Heart, and winning awards for screenwriting, directing, and acting. During the pandemic ...
1stprize in Slamdance Screenwriting Competition, Humanitas Prize finalist in screenwriting, twice a winner in the Samuel French Short Play Festival, four playwriting fellowships at Yaddo, guest artist at the Central School of Speech and Drama, London. Profile at IMDB
Steven Fechter is a playwright, screenwriter, and librettist. His theatrical works have been produced throughout North America and Europe. In his film work, he co-wrote the screenplay for the film The Woodsman (based on his play).
Apr 26, 2008 · Steven Fechter’s The Woodsman isn’t the easiest play to enjoy, not in small part because of its controversial subject matter. A convicted pedophile begins his rehabilitation, and takes on the challenges and difficulties of new relationships, society, and his own self-loathing.
Presently I teach screenwriting at the Fashion Institute of Technology and film and theatre at John Jay College of Criminal Justice in New York City. | Learn more about Steven Fechter's work...
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Sep 10, 2022 · In The Memory Exam, playwright Steven Fechter imagines a country where citizens of a certain age, having been observed with cognitive lapses, are required to undergo a test from which they never return should they fail.
A fuller overview of his work and career can be found on his website www.stevenfechter.com. Steven currently teaches theatre and film at John Jay College and screenwriting at the Fashion Institute of Technology. Contact: sf72ho@aol.com.
