More About Steve Zarro
A few years ago Steve and some cast members were getting to know each other during rehearsals for an upcoming live performance, making friends and sharing stories the way people do, when one of them said something to Steve that actually sums him up quite well. She said, “I can see how much you value being clear and being understood, how important it is to you.”
And it’s absolutely true.
He is not the a typical kind of guy, and definitely not stereotypical. Steve is much closer to “atypical”.
Growing up as the youngest child of all boys, being an obese child from the earliest memory, being bullied and picked on, being an artist and performer, being bisexual- all of these made “being understood” the underlying priority of his communication process. These are the things that differentiate Steve as a listener and communicator, as a partner and collaborator, and as the voice that tells the story.
Steve was an actor long before he ever set foot on stage. Growing up watching TV and movies in the 80s was his earliest training. He was always easily drawn into the stories, but for Steve it always went beyond that as well. He loved the idea that something written, rehearsed, memorized, and clearly premeditated…could look and sound so real, as though it were happening for the first time. While one part of his brain was absorbing the storyline, another was following camera tricks while spotting poor continuity and constantly trying to figure out “how they did that” (and often knowing the answer). Even cartoons were so much more to him, because he was less interested in make-believe ducks and bunnies and more interested in the men and women who got to say all that crazy stuff into a microphone in reality. For a job.
Even while spending more than 20 years of his life doubling as a corporate employee by day, Steve always knew he belonged in the arts. His flow of creativity and commitment to a clear message are steady and unyielding. Whether he is playing “Lenny” on stage in Of Mice & Men, recording audiobooks in his studio, making commercials in someone else’s, or working on writing and illustrating his books, Steve is a passionate and creative storyteller.