Steve Umberger: New / recent

New/recent

Directing and *producing

Mauritius

by Theresa Rebeck

Riverside Theatre, 2026

Telling the Times 2026 project: The Voices Project

The inner life of The First Presbyterian Church in the City of New York

A project and film about the 300 year old “Church of the Patriots" and its people*

The Acting Our Age Project (2017-present)

A series with people whose life stories also tell our history

Year-long developed projects in professionally produced stage productions and films*

Acting Our Age 2024-2025

Voices of the Harbors

Developed by Lyndall Hare & Steve Umberger / Directed by Steve Umberger

Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center, Sarasota FL

Sponsored by Plymouth Harbor / Jeff Weatherhead, CEO

Produced by The Playworks Group / Steve Umberger, Director*

10 people born in the last decade of The Silent Generation (and now ages 79-89) relive the challenges of leaving home to find home in a defining time of innovation in America and abroad. A live stage-and-film event created from the life experiences of the cast, the stories include living, working, and having family connections in Australia, Burma, China, Canada, India, Nepal, Poland, Saudi Arabia, Sweden, Switzerland and Viet Nam, all illuminating the remarkable quilt of the world's cultures, and America's place in that quilt.

2026 New Play Project

in development

Celebrating the life and work of Graham Smith

New project in development for 2026*

Graham appeared in over 200 plays and eleven films, and was a long-time company member with Charlotte Repertory Theatre, People's Light in Philadelphia, Florida Rep, and The Works. He was a force, a friend, and a champion of the arts, education, and professional regional theatre. Read more about Graham's work here.

Looking forward to a reschedule of Shea Sizemore's Bygone Billy after its premiere at RiverRun International Film Festival was postponed. (The cast of the film includes R. Keith Harris, Danielle Deadwyler, Craig Hensley, Tonya Bludsworth, Brian LaFontaine, Rebecca Koon, Maria Howell, Steve Umberger.)