Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer

Steven Cheslik-DeMeyer has been telling stories for four decades in New York, Nashville, Austin and on the road as a writer, songwriter, filmmaker and performer, including dozens of shows in the New York downtown music and theatre scenes of the 1980s and 90s. From 1992-2002, with the neo-vaudeville duo Y’all, he made CDs, books and a feature film, performed across North America and Europe, and appeared on MTV and Comedy Central. His musical Lizzie began in 1990 as an experimental rock show but has grown into a full-length rock opera now seen in over a hundred productions in seven languages all over the world. Currently, Steven is developing a new musical called Jack, based on his high school diary, and he is writing a book of nonfiction combining memoir, family lore and queer history. Steven is a Yaddo Artist, a MacDowell Fellow, a Jonathan Larson Grant finalist and a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a degree in American Studies. He lives in New York City with his husband.