Steven Fogell

Steven Fogell is the Artistic and Theatre School Director for Bainbridge Performing Arts on Bainbridge Island in Washington state. Steven has an extensive background in fine art as well as theater. His training has taken him into areas of stage, costume, and puppetry design as well as teaching, directing, and acting in over 30 productions in the last twelve years. Steven works also on a state level developing the EALRS program for incorporating the arts into the public school system. In the Seattle area Steven created the children's theatre company, "Oh Dear!...Not Shakespeare!" He wrote and produced eight different Shakespeare plays for children that were performed in several Seattle theater houses. Currently Steven is working on creating theatre, dance and movement books for teachers and educators as well as working on a new television arts show and turning several of his plays into animated videos. Steven lives in Seattle with his partner and their four cats.