Steven Fechter

Steven Fechter co-wrote the screenplay for the 2004 film The Woodsman (based on his play). For that film he was a Humanitas Prize finalist in screenwriting. The Woodsman play has been produced in North America, Europe, and Australia. In the summer of 2014, 360repco produced the world premiere of his play Lancelot at The Gym at Judson in New York. His other theatrical works have been produced throughout the U.S. Other productions include Resonance Ensemble’s 2011 production of Shakespeare’s Slave at the Clurman Theatre in New York. In 2012, Thom Fogarty and Other Side Productions produced world premieres of his plays The Artifacts and The Mentee at the Bridge Theatre in New York. In 2015, The Execution of Saint Luke premiered at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. For the 2015-2016 season...

Steven Fechter co-wrote the screenplay for the 2004 film The Woodsman (based on his play). For that film he was a Humanitas Prize finalist in screenwriting. The Woodsman play has been produced in North America, Europe, and Australia. In the summer of 2014, 360repco produced the world premiere of his play Lancelot at The Gym at Judson in New York. His other theatrical works have been produced throughout the U.S. Other productions include Resonance Ensemble’s 2011 production of Shakespeare’s Slave at the Clurman Theatre in New York. In 2012, Thom Fogarty and Other Side Productions produced world premieres of his plays The Artifacts and The Mentee at the Bridge Theatre in New York. In 2015, The Execution of Saint Luke premiered at John Jay College of Criminal Justice. For the 2015-2016 season, Theatre Bielefeld staged the world premiere of Serpent’s Tooth in Bielefeld, Germany. In 2018 his play Bergen premiered in the Broadway Bound Theatre Festival at The Theatre at the 14th Street Y. This past year he wrote and produced his first short film Miracle Baby. Fechter is a member of EST Playwrights Unit and The Dramatists Guild.

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Scripts

BERGEN

by Steven Fechter

Cast Size
5
Genre
dark comedy,
drama,
political

Norwegian rock musicians Tor, Hans, Erik, and Inger vow to find a cool name for their band that reflects America’s collapse, or they'll disband. While they argue over politics and art, they drink, erotically fantasize, and break into music and song. An unforeseen event sends the band into a tailspin with accusations of betrayal, drunken confessions, and a shocking act of violence.

Norwegian rock musicians Tor, Hans, Erik, and Inger vow to find a cool name for their band that reflects America’s collapse, or they'll disband. While they argue over politics and art, they drink, erotically fantasize, and break into music and song. An unforeseen event sends the band into a tailspin with accusations of betrayal, drunken confessions, and a shocking act of violence.

TAKE MY JAGGED HEART

by Steven Fechter

Cast Size
4
Genre
drama,
mystery/thriller

Set during the gas and oil boom in North Dakota, we follow the tangled lives of four young people (an ER nurse, a female tattoo artist, and two young men working on the oil rig). Each came to Dakota full of desire and dreams, searching for opportunity. What they find are heartache, violence, and fragile love in a land brutalized by the boom.

Set during the gas and oil boom in North Dakota, we follow the tangled lives of four young people (an ER nurse, a female tattoo artist, and two young men working on the oil rig). Each came to Dakota full of desire and dreams, searching for opportunity. What they find are heartache, violence, and fragile love in a land brutalized by the boom.

SERPENT'S TOOTH

by Steven Fechter

Cast Size
6
Genre
dark comedy,
horror,
mystery/thriller

SERPENT'S TOOTH is a dark comedy that tells the tale of three couples and their teen-aged children who take a vacation in the Canadian wilderness. The nature-loving holiday soon turns into a nightmarish struggle for survival. Blood is spilled, deceptions are discovered, and sins are confessed -- all leading to the question of whether “the family” can still be saved.

SERPENT'S TOOTH is a dark comedy that tells the tale of three couples and their teen-aged children who take a vacation in the Canadian wilderness. The nature-loving holiday soon turns into a nightmarish struggle for survival. Blood is spilled, deceptions are discovered, and sins are confessed -- all leading to the question of whether “the family” can still be saved.

GENESIS

by Steven Fechter

Cast Size
5
Genre
drama,
mystery/thriller

Hallie, a public defender, is assigned to defend Fred, 18, who confessed to the murder of his parents and sister. In their interviews Hallie tries to learn whether Fred was legally insane when he committed the crime. As Hallie draws closer to this complicated young man she is confronted with her own painful memories of family.

Hallie, a public defender, is assigned to defend Fred, 18, who confessed to the murder of his parents and sister. In their interviews Hallie tries to learn whether Fred was legally insane when he committed the crime. As Hallie draws closer to this complicated young man she is confronted with her own painful memories of family.