He toured with the Mime Company Unlimited and with his own show and workshop series from 1981 to 1984. He founded the Graphic Mime Theatre in 1985 and developed the most comprehensive and unique physical theatre program being taught in schools today. Stephen has found fulfillment in teaching young people to realize their potential: to bring about an awareness of themselves as individuals and thus the unique perspective that they bring to their environment.

As Artistic Director of Graphic Mime Theatre from 1985 to 1997, he directed twelve shows, produced nineteen, and seven school tours. Graphic Mime Theatre received generous support from the Metro Arts Council, Toronto Arts Council, Ontario Arts Council and two play development grants from the Laidlaw Foundation as well as financial support from numerous corporations and private donors. He has personally received eight Arts in Education grants from the Ontario Arts Council.

Stephen has created/co-created over 18 shows and has performed live and on television with various companies such as Nelvana Productions, Noddy Productions, Manna Productions, The Canadian Opera Company, Cirque Soleil, Metaphysical Theatre, Theatre LMNOP, The Subtonic Monks, Cascade Theatre, Faustwork Mask Theatre and the award winning Keystone Theatre.  He has traveled with his work across Canada, to Spain, Australia, France, Hungary, Jamaica, Haiti and the U.S.A.

Stephen’s outreach and volunteer work has also spanned thirty years.  His work has included, workshops for poor schools, emotionally and physically abused teenagers, adult prisoners, the Portage School for Young Offenders, physically and mentally challenged students and actors and workshops for Circus Agnes, an outreach program for at risk youth in Etobicoke. Stephen has been traveling with Third World Awareness since his first trip in 1996.  In 1996 Graphic Mime Theatre received funding from the Laidlaw Foundation to create a play based on the 1996 trip to Kingston Jamaica.  The play entitled, “Step Up! Step Up!” was created in the spring of 1997.  He continues travelling with the group which now works in Haiti.    

He continues to tour regularly with Metaphysical Theatre’s production of "Fool’s Gold", which he co-wrote, and the immensely popular Faustwork Mask Theatre production of "Mask Messenger" and most recently with the Dora Award winning company, Keystone Theatre in their production of "Last Man on Earth" which he also co-created.  This show opened the 2011 Toronto Clown Festival and is touring the Fringe Theatre circuit in 2012.