Native of Augusta, GA, Stephen Faulk received a master’s degree in Vocal Performance from Georgia Southern University then relocated to the Big Apple to pursue a career in performance. For 12 years, Stephen enjoyed a varied career as a professional singer and actor with particular success in early musical theater and operetta. Described by the Operetta Research Center as an “Operetta Crusader,” Stephen has performed and recorded leading tenor roles in 50+ early musicals and operettas.
Currently, Stephen lives in Salt Lake City and teaches voice at The University of Utah Department of Theatre and privately with SLC Voice Studio. Stephen has been a guest judge for the Utah NATS Competition and presented at the Utah Theatre Association Conference. As a guest presenter, Stephen has conducted masterclasses and clinics and has assisted as a dramaturge, diction coach, and improvisational workshop instructor. Most recently, Stephen performed the role of Count Phillipe in The Hale Centre Theatre’s extended production of Phantom and traveled to Tupelo, MS to perform the title role in Candide with North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra.
Stephen has appeared in Carnegie Hall with the American Symphony Orchestra, Alice Tully Hall with the Little Orchestra Society, Tip of Her Tongue at the Broad Museum in Los Angeles, and coordinated the music room events for LA's now infamous 29 Rooms at Refinery 29. Additionally, Stephen has appeared in a variety of TV/Web projects including The Internet Ruined My Life on The SyFy Network, Rescue Me on the FX Network, and hosted two web-series (What’s Up on the Wasatch and The Scrappy Duo).
As an outdoor enthusiast and proud vegan, Stephen enjoys camping, hiking, cooking, gardening, reading and meditation. Stephen is also a licensed Realtor® with Better Homes and Garden Real Estate. To find out more about Stephen and Utah Realty, visit BetterWasatchLiving.com
CREDITS
Recordings: Pirates of Penzance (Frederic), H.M.S. Pinafore (Ralph Rackstraw), Melody (Tristan), Dryad’s Kiss (Echo Dwarf), Miss Springtime (Count Lothar Mereditt), The Fortune Teller (Captain Ladislas), Clo-Clo (Chablis), Blossom Time (Johann Vogl), Have a Heart (Ted Sheldon), and The Little King (Lieutenant Lancelot).
Gilbert & Sullivan Productions: Pirates of Penzance (Frederic), Ruddigore (Richard Dauntless), The Gondoliers (Marco Palmieri), H.M.S. Pinafore (Ralph Rackstraw) Utopia, Limited (Sir Bailey Barre), The Mikado (Nanki Poo), Trial By Jury (The Defendant) The Yeoman of the Guard (Leonard Meryll), and Iolanthe (Strephan).
Victor Herbert Productions: Naughty Marietta (Simon O’Hara), Dream City (Henri d’Absinthe), Cyrano de Bergerac (Christian de Neuvillette), The Red Mill (Kid Conner), Eileen (Barry O’Day), The Serenade (Lopez), Lady of the Slipper (Punks), and The Fortune Teller (Captain Ladislas).
Other Roles: Candide (Candide), Count Phillipe (Phantom), Peter Forbes (Fifty Million Frenchmen), Bill Calhoun (Kiss Me Kate), Boris Adzinidzinadze (Can Can), Kenneth Gibson (Call Me Madam), Carl Linden (Bitter Sweet), Rusty Charlie (Guys and Dolls) Tommy Keeler (Annie Get You Gun), Freddy (My Fair Lady), Charlie Dayl (Brigadoon), Ottokar (The Gypsy Baron), Tarnitz (The Student Prince), and Toby Mophan (Primrose).
Stephen has performed with The Ohio Light Opera, Light Opera of New York, Augusta Opera, Georgia Southern Opera, Victor Herbert Renaissance Project, Los Angeles Operetta Foundation, Savannah Philharmonic, North Mississippi Symphony Orchestra, Little Orchestra Society, Hale Centre Theatre, and The Noël Coward in New York Festival.