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Susan M. Steadman, Ph.D. has directed some four dozen productions for professional, alternative, community, and educational theatres from New Jersey to Texas, and has taught theatre at numerous universities, colleges and private schools. With a specialty in improvisation, she has conducted acting and directing workshops in Michigan, Ohio, New Jersey, Texas, and Georgia. A produced playwright and member of the Dramatists Guild, she has also authored many articles on theatrical practice and on dramatic literature and criticism. Her articles have appeared in such publications as Dramatics and Women & Performance. Her scholarly book on theatre and feminism, Dramatic Re-Visions, published in late 1991 by the American Library Association, received glowing reviews.
She holds a Ph.D. in Theatre from Louisiana State University, a master's degree in Educational Theatre from New York University, and a B.A. in English summa cum laude from William Smith College. Prior to performing in New York's off-off Broadway scene of the tumultuous late 1960's, she studied acting at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, HB Studio and the New School (all located in New York City).
Currently producing artistic director of Offshoot, Dr. Steadman has adjudicated the Georgia High School Association One-Act Play Competition, and has also been an adjudicator for such organizations as the American College Theatre Festival and the Women and Theatre Program's national Jane Chambers Playwright Award.
A native of New York, she has spent most of her adult life in the Midwest and Southeast. She moved to Peachtree City ten years ago with her husband, Bill, and their two children: Paige, a student at Gordon College in Barnesville, GA, and Jeremy, a recent alumnus of Berry College. All three are accomplished musicians and active in theatre.
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