Steven Fales
American writer and actor
Steven Heard Fales (born March 17, 1970) is a classically trained playwright and actor who has gained broad recognition in both the theatre world gay community and the LDS community for his award-winning one-man play, Confessions of a Mormon Boy.
Performance
The first reading of Confessions was at the Sunstone Symposium in Salt Lake City in 2001. He has performed the play off-Broadway (under director Jack Hofsiss) and across the United States and internationally at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and London's West End. The book Confessions of a Mormon Boy: Behind the Scenes of the Off-Broadway Hit was a Lambda Literary Award finalist. Before becoming a solo artist he performed in Shakespeare and musicals in regional theatres across America.
Confessions of a Mormon Boy is Part One in The Mormon Boy Trilogy. Part Two and Three are called Missionary Position and Prodigal Dad. Mormon-American Princess is his cabaret act and deals with the subject of narcissism. It premiered in San Francisco and has played Joe's Pub, New York City. Other solo shows include Conversations with Heavenly Mother: An Uncommon Diva, Joseph III, CULT!, and When All Else Fales.
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