By the age of five, Steve was smitten by the puppetry bug when he saw a puppet show at the Kungsholm Theatre in his hometown of Chicago. On his first visit to L.A., he enrolled in a program given by the city’s Parks and Recreation Dept. He built a marionette which was used at the end of the summer as the M.C of the talent show.
His professional career began when, after building puppets for Bobby Clark, he became an emergency replacement for the road show of Pinocchio. He was with the show for four years. Other work experience included Ray Nelson, Chicago Board of Rabbis TV show, Steve Overton and Bob Baker Marionette Theater.
As a member of Puppeteers of America, Steve worked in the Puppetry Store at many festivals.
Recently, he contributed bookcases to house IPM’s audio-visual library. He has also contributed material for this section as well as many delightful puppets.
Steve’s skills have made him an invaluable member of the IPM team. |