Stephen Belber was educated at Julliard as actor and playwright. He zoomed into the spotlight when he co-wrote as well as starred in The Tectonic Theatre Project THE LARAMIE PROJECT that played to full houses over several months Off-Broadway. Likewise, the play TAPE that was produced by The Actor’s Theatre of Louisville / The Humana Festival 2000 proved the young writer’s talent and soon it was made into a film by Richard Linklater starring Ethan Hawke, Uma Thurman and Robert Sean Leonard. Belber’s solo show FINALLY won the The Best Playwright’s Award at The New York Fringe Festival 2000 and was later staged in France. Furthermore, he wrote the text for the musical SUGAR MOUNTAIN that was performed under great attention in New York.
