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STEVE KARP
A Playwright Confronts Bigotry
“Steve Karp carried around one story from his college days that he knew had the makings of a play: the moral anxiety he felt when a popular fraternity with a history of racial, religious, and ethnic exclusion, recruited him for membership.”
Stamford Theatre Works Takes Close Look at Society
“It is in defiance of the threat of censorship that Karp founded the Stamford Theatre Works with the expressed mission of staging challenging, involving, and uniquely provocative theater productions of culturally significant plays.”
A Lifetime of Artistic Expression
“Steve Karp: ‘The challenge for me, in retrospect, has been the idea of becoming more emotionally expressive.”
A Company’s Key: Subscribers Who Renew
“Steve Karp: ‘When I started the theater (Stamford Theatre Works), I noticed that the successful regional theaters had an identity. I wanted to do contemporary plays with a social relevance. We have an intimate theater. I think our subscribers appreciate watching a play in a smaller space. It’s gratifying to know they will renew.”
Community to Roast STW Director
at 20th Anniversary Gala
“Gene Wilder will be one of the roasters at Stamford Theatre Works’ benefit dinner.“
STW Artistic Director Scores at CCC Awards
“Last month, to the cheers of ardent theater fans, Karp made his way to the stage to accept one of the most prestigious Connecticut Critics Circle awards. This award is presented to those people who have made a significant difference in Connecticut theater.”
“Dear Mr. Karp: Congratulations, I am delighted you were chosen to receive an Independent Filmmaker Program grant from among 1047 applicants!”
– Jan Haag, Head Independent Filmmaker Program
“The Tennis Lesson, an award-winning short subject released domestically during 1976 by Columbia Pictures, has been submitted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for consideration in the Short Films category of the 49th Annual Academy Awards.”
– John Flinn, Columbia Pictures
“There’s a lot of excitement over Stamford Theatre Works’ production of THE WAREHOUSE. Presented in tribute to Stamford’s 350th anniversary, it’s an artistic achievement of which the city can be proud.”
“My sincerest congratulations! I was especially pleased that your entry, The Jogger, won the Gold Venus Medallion.”
– J. Hunter Todd, President/Founder
The Virgin Islands International Film Festival
Karp the Incredible
“Steve Karp, still evolving, still making
the unexpected happen!”