Episode 4: Steve Woolf, artistic director, Repertory Theatre of St. Louis

On this episode of STAGE GROK, I talk with Steve Woolf, artistic director of The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis. We talk in detail about the duties of an artistic director of a nonprofit regional theatre, including programming the season, hiring artistic staff, casting, his role in the community, and so much more.

Check out Steve's official biography and past work on the Rep website. Also, check out the Stage Grok interview with Mark Bernstein, the Rep's managing director.

STAGE GROK host Scott Miller is the artistic director of New Line Theatre in St. Louis, and the author of six books on musical theatre, nine musicals, and the musical theatre blog The Bad Boy of Musical Theatre. Opening and closing theme music: Overture from Cry-Baby the Musical by Adam Schlessinger and David Javerbaum, from New Line Theatre's 2012 production. Used by permission. Logo designed by Matt Reedy. Stage Grok is available on iTunes.