Stephen is a dramaturg and director who is originally from Newfoundland and who gratefully resides on the lands of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples. He is a four-time recipient of a Jessie Richardson Award for directing, has been the Associate Director at Theatre Newfoundland Labrador, the Artistic Director at Rumble Theatre, and currently oversees New Works and Professional Engagement at the Arts Club where he develops and dramaturgs new plays. He holds a BFA in Theatre from Memorial University, an MFA in Directing from the University of British Columbia, and an MA in Theatre Theory and Dramaturgy from the University of Ottawa.

Stephen has taught and directed at Memorial University of Newfoundland, Douglas College, Neptune Theatre School, and UBC. He has worked as a director or dramaturg on over 60 professional shows including Redbone Coonhound and Blackfly (both by Amy Lee Lavoie and Omari Newton), The Cull by Michele Riml and Michael St. John Smith, Forgiveness and Indian Arm (both by Hiro Kanagawa), The Society for the Destitute presents Titus Bouffonius by Colleen Murphy, and Shakespeare’s Taming of the Shrew, Hamlet, Richard III, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Macbeth, Romeo & Juliet and Julius Caesar.