STEVEN BREESE is new to Christopher Newport Univeristy. Most recently from Dallas, he has enjoyed a national and international acting/directing career that has spanned nearly 20 years. A professional actor and active member of Actors Equity Association, SAG and AFTRA, he holds his MFA from California Institute of the Arts and served as Director of the Acting Program at Texas Christian University from 1992-1998.

Dallas audiences will remember Mr. Breese from his appearances at The Shakespeare Festival of Dallas (Oberon/MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM), Ft. Worth Shakespeare in the Park (Petruchio/TAMING OF THE SHREW-review), Dallas Theatre Center (SOUTH PACIFIC, A CHRISTMAS CAROL), Casa Manana (Tito Merelli/LEND ME A TENOR-review), and Stage West (John Proctor /THE CRUCIBLE-review). Other nationally recognized theaters at which Mr. Breese has either acted or directed include: South Coast Repertory (Costa Mesa, CA), Cleveland Playhouse (Cleveland, OH), Chanhassen Theaters (Minneapolis, MN), Sherwood Shakespeare Festival (Ventura, CA), American Heartland Theatre (Kansas City, MO), Forum Theatre (Chicago, IL), The Royal George Theatre (Chicago, IL), Watertower Theatre (Dallas, TX), The Operettenhaus (Hamburg, Germany), and other regional theaters and touring companies.

Some of Mr. Breese's most prominent roles include: Rum-Tum-Tugger in Andrew Lloyd Webber's CATS, Brick/CAT ON A HOT TIN ROOF, John/OLEANNA, Milo Tindle/SLEUTH, Dracula/DRACULA, Billy Bishop/BILLY BISHOP GOES TO WAR, and Rev. David Lee/THE FOREIGNER Some of his most interesting directing assignments include ROMEO & JULIET (review), TAMING OF THE SHREW, 1940's RADIO HOUR (review), COMMUNICATING DOORS (Alan Ayckbourn), THE DIVINERS, UNDER MILK WOOD (Dylan Thomas), THE LION IN WINTER, COMPANY (Sondheim) WORKING (Studs Terkle), and his directorial debut at CNU, THE NIGHT THOREAU SPENT IN JAIL.

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