Steve Karp was the founder/producing director of the Stamford Theatre Works in Stamford, Connecticut (1988-2008). As a writer, his plays include Fraternity, The 9/11 Family Steering Committee, The Warehouse, In Re: Radding v Glazer and an original screenplay, Oasis on the West Side. For Columbia Pictures, Karp wrote, directed and produced The Tennis Lesson, Inside the Jogger and The Tennis Match—three widely distributed and award-winning short films. Both Inside the Jogger and The Tennis Match reside permanently as part of the National Film Collection of the Library of Congress. In 1997, Karp was honored by the Connecticut Critics Circle with its highest award for his "Outstanding Contribution to Connecticut Theatre" and in 1991 was the recipient of the Connecticut Critics Circle Award for "Outstanding Director" for his acclaimed production of A Few Good Men at the Westport Country Playhouse. As an actor, Karp made his Broadway debut in David Storey's The Changing Room, winner of the 1973 Drama Critics Circle Award, and repeated his appearance on Broadway in Dore Schary's Herzl. Karp is a graduate of the Loomis Chaffee School, Tufts University and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts.
