Bio: Stephen (Stevedogg) Glassbrenner grew up in the Roanoke area.
He’s always been performing. He stumbled back onto the stage via No
Shame Theater and Hollins University. He has acted in various film
projects, the musical Chicago (Amos) and most recently, Donnie
and the Monsters for Studio Roanoke (Donnie). Stephen is eagerly
awaiting his next large project. He also plans on going back to school
for theatre.
Why theatre?
It engages me on so many more levels than most things can.
How did you get involved in Studio Roanoke?
I got involved with No Shame Theater at Mill Mountain and followed it
over to Studio Roanoke. You can catch me there most Friday nights at 11
p.m.
What’s the best theatre experience you’ve had?
The realization that I had found what I have been looking for. Driving
home from Hollins after the initial cast read through for Chicago
I had my epiphany. Best. Experience. Ever.
The worst?
That secret is kept only by an unlucky park in Franklin County and the 4
people that saw it.
What’s your favorite thing about Studio Roanoke?
My office. And the fact that no one else knows I built those terrible
shelves inside of it.
Least favorite?
That I just told people I built the damn shelves.
If you could choose any play at any theatre, what would you most like
to work on?
The allure is always to the bigger audiences I guess, but sometimes you
simply end up with a large unresponsive audience. Give me a small
responsive audience thirsting to be entertained, material I believe in
and something inside of me just clicks.
What do you hope people say about you?
I have learned that (neutrally speaking) the traits I strive to be
noticed for, rarely tend to be the ones I'm remembered for.
What do you think we say about you?
You all probably say that I'm on the cutting edge. The catch being that
no one's really sure which edge I'm cutting.
What we actually think of Stephen is…
That he has more heart and feels more deeply than any three of us
combined. Steven first came to No Shame after a wake for one of his poet
friends who had passed away. He did his signature piece "Lunchbox"
under the name Stevedogg (The second G is for Quality) he's been a No
Shame regular ever since.
Before we opened, Stephen and his large poetry community were organizing
Poet's Fire Slam events and donated the entire door of one slam up at
Hollins University to help us get started at Studio Roanoke. We also
appreciated his organizing slam events for us in the new space as well
as his continued participation in the Poetry Lounge, No Shame, Best of
No Shame, and the Acoustic Lounge. Stephen is also a very talented
singer/songwriter/buitarist!
When we were getting the new theatre ready to open, Stevedogg was among
the first to volunteer to help build platforms and sets and then started
learning to be a stage manager, working on Ant Farm.
We saw Stephen perform at Hollins University in Chicago and knew
he'd be perfect for the lead role in Donnie and the Monsters and
couldn't have been happier with his work on that show, especially in
light of some family tragedies that occured during that time. His
dedication and talent were obvious to everyone and we couldn't be more
grateful for his contributions to the theatre.
We look forward to his help on upcoming projects!
