Steven Fechter is an American playwright. [1] [2] He is best known for his play, The Woodsman, and co-wrote the screenplay for the film version starring Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgwick. [3]
Fetcher grew up in Los Angeles and graduated from Binghamton University. [2][ dead link] He holds the PhD form the Graduate Theatre Program at Hunter College. [2][ dead link]
Fetcher teaches screenwriting, film, and theater at John Jay College [4] and at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. [5] [6]
Frecher's play, The Woodsman, was adapted for film with Nicole Kassell. [7] [8] The screen play, co-written by Fechter and Kassell, won the Slamdance Film Festival screen play competition and premiered at Sundance. [7] The screenplay was also nominated for the Humanitas Prize for filmwriting. [3]