Agent: Olivier Sultan @ CAA
Steve H. Broadnax III Director, Actor, Educator, & Writer
Steve H. Broadnax III (Director) THOUGHTS OF A COLORED MAN (Broadway) Katori Hall’s 2021 Pulitzer Prize Première THE HOT WING KING at The Signature Theatre, Lee Edward Colston’s THE FIRST DEEP BREATH at Chicago’s Vineyard Theatre (Premiere and Winner of Jeff Awards Best New Work) Dominique Morisseau’s BLOOD AT THE ROOT at the National Black Theatre (Winner of Kennedy Center’s Hip Hop Theater Creator Award) and William Jackson Harper’s Premiere TRAVISVILLE at NYC Ensemble Studio. Ensemble Studio Theatre member and serves as the Resident Director at People’s Light Theatre. Professor of Theatre at Penn State University; Co-Head of MFA Directing.
Director's Statement
"You don't know who you are until you see your own reflection." This motto is the cornerstone of my work. I am driven to present art that mirrors the complex human society in which we live. As an artist (Director/ Actor/Writer/ Educator/ Mentor) my aim is to reveal our human society with complexity and truth that celebrate our similarities and differences.
Image one: Blood At The RootWritten by Dominique Morisseau'sDirected by Steve H. Broadnax III
Awards & Memberships
• Member: Actors Equity Association (AEA)• Member: Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC)• Member: National Theatre Conference• Member: The Black Theatre Network (BTN)• Board Member: University/Resident Theatre Association (URTA)• 2016 Nominee for an Audelco Award in the Category of Director/Musical Production for The First Noel at Classical Theatre of Harlem/Apollo Theatre• Director of Blood at the Root: 2016 Winner of the Holden Street Theaters Award at Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Awards & Memberships Cont.
• Director of Blood at the Root: 2017 Winner of the Hip Hop Theater Creator Award at One Mic: Hip-Hop Culture Worldwide Festival• Best of 2016 Direction in Productions by The Staff of DC Metro Theatre Arts For People's Light Theatre Production of The Mountain Top and By Katori Hall• Eugene O'Neill semifinalist playwriting (SMASH/HIT)• Holden Street Theatres Edinburgh Award - EdinburghFestival Fringe (Blood at The Root)• Amnesty International Award (Shortlisted) - Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Blood at the Root)• Best Theatre, Week One - Adelaide Fringe Festival (Blood at the Root)• Best Theatre Award (Nominated) - Adelaide Fringe Festival (Blood at the Root)• Best Theatre - The Advertiser's Best of Fringe awards, Adelaide Fringe Festival (Blood at the Root)
• Graham F. Smith Peace Foundation Award - Adelaide Fringe Festival