Steven Pounders

Steven Pounders is a Professor of Theatre Performance in the Department of Theatre Arts, teaching undergraduate acting courses and directing plays for the Baylor Theatre. He is a member of the graduate faculty, and mentors graduate student directors. Steven joined the Baylor faculty in 2002. In 2008, he organized the Fine Arts Living Learning Center in the North Village Residence Halls for students of Theatre Arts, Film & Digital Media, Art and Art History, and Music; and he continues to serve as the Faculty-in-Residence for the Fine Arts LLC. In 2015, he received the Baylor Outstanding Faculty Partner Award for his service to students. In coordination with a Summer Sabbatical studying Meisner Technique with master teacher Larry Silverberg, he received the Baylor Centennial Professor Award in 2016. 

Steven is a professional actor and director with membership in Actors Equity Association. His professional performances have included the Off Broadway Premiere of Craig Wright's The Unseen at the Cherry Lane Theatre in NYC (produced by the American Actors Company) and a number of productions at Theatre Row in downtown NYC as a company member of the Resonance Ensemble. He has also worked in numerous regional productions with other theatres including the Zach Theatre in Austin; Casa Manana, Circle Theatre, and Stage West in Fort Worth; the Oklahoma Shakespeare Festival; Theatre Three, Uptown Players, and the WaterTower Theatre in Dallas. He received his MFA from the actor training program at UNC-Chapel Hill, and there he performed as a member of PlayMakers Repertory Company in the premiere of David Hammond's original Nutcracker, Romeo and Juliet with Kyle MacLaughlin, and other plays. In addition to directing numerous university productions, he also directs professionally for regional theatres. Steven is a member of the Society of American Fight Directors, a certified teacher of Meisner Technique and a certified teacher of Knight-Thompson Speechwork.