Stephen Buescher

Stephen Buescher has performed nationally and internationally, in numerous productions, with Dell’Arte International, where he has been a company member for over a decade. He is the Head of Movement and Physical Theater, in the MFA Graduate program, at the American Conservatory Theater. Stephen has taught physical theater in various Masters Programs including; Brown University/Trinity Rep. Consortium, Yale School of Drama, New York University (La Pietra), University of Connecticut, and the University of Missouri Kansas City. Stephen has choreographed/designed movement for various theaters including Shakespeare Santa Cruz, Trinity Repertory Company, Long Wharf Theatre, and the Providence Black Repertory Company. He is the Artistic Director of Workhorse; an ensemble based physical theater company. He directed the company’s original productions of Sawbones: the Cabinet of Dr. Jekyll, With Claws and Beak and Wild Porcelain (nominated for best new play in Motif magazine, RI, 2008). He is a first round recipient of TCG’s New Generations grant, a Board member of the Network of Ensemble Theaters, and a graduate of the Dell’ Arte International School of Physical Theater and California Institute of the Arts.