Susan M. Steadman has written for and about the stage during several decades as a theatre practitioner. With 17 produced and/or published plays, her work includes pieces for young audiences, such as The Cinderella Chronicles; competition-winning dark comedies with a feminist slant, including Filling Spaces; and audience-participation murder mysteries. Her theatre publications range from the critically lauded reference work, Dramatic Re-Visions, to magazine and journal articles. With a Ph.D. in Theatre from LSU, she has taught at universities, public and private schools, recreation departments and conferences. Along the way, she staged over 70 productions, guided two improvisation troupes, toured company-developed plays for children, and served as artistic director of a professional theatre company. She is the founder of Port City Playwrights' Project (Wilmington, NC), and attends meetings via Zoom from her Asheville home.
