Steven Schachter is an American television, theatre, and film director and screenwriter.
Much of Schachter's success stems from projects on which he has collaborated with William H. Macy. He, Macy, Patricia Cox and director David Mamet co-founded the St. Nicholas Theater company in 1972. They co-wrote the cable television movies The Con (1998), A Slight Case of Murder (1999), Door to Door (2002), and The Wool Cap (2004), all of which Schachter directed and in which Macy starred. He also has directed numerous other made-for-TV movies, including an adaptation of David Mamet's play The Water Engine, which he had directed at the off-Broadway Public Theater in 1977 and again at the Plymouth Theatre on Broadway the following year. In 2006 he directed the TV movie The Mermaid Chair. In May 2007, he completed filming the feature The Deal, written by and starring Macy.
Filmography
Television films +YearTitleDirectorWriterProducer1983Journey's End1992Getting Up and Going HomeThe Water Engine1995Lady KillerAbove SuspicionLegacy of Sin: The William Coit Story1996Every Woman's DreamTo Face Her Past1998The ConTo Live Again1999A Slight Case of Murder2000For All Time2002Door to DoorJust a Walk in the Park2004It Must Be LoveThe Wool Cap2005The Engagement Ring2006The Mermaid Chair2008The DealFamily Man2010Unanswered Prayers
Television series +YearTitleDirectorWriterEpisode1990ABC Afterschool Specials''All That Glitters''1991Thirtysomething''Sifting the Ashes''1992Home Fires''Fathers and Sons''2012Shameless''Can I Have a Mother''
Theatrical films +YearTitleRole1985The Falcon and the SnowmanAssistant to John Schlesinger1986FirewalkerDialogue coach: Mr. Norris
As theatrical director +YearTitle1976A View from a Bridge1977Mert & Phil1978Ashes1985The Water Engine1988Big Time: Scenes from a Service Economy1989Stained Glass1990The Pink Studio
Awards and nominations Awards 1999 Lone Star Film & Television Award for Best TV Teleplay (The Con) 2000 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Television Feature or Miniseries (A Slight Case of Murder) 2003 Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Door to Door) 2003 Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Miniseries, Movie or a Dramatic Special (Door to Door)
Nominations 2003 Humanitas Prize for Writing, Television Movie 90 Minutes or Longer (Door to Door) 2003 Writers Guild of America Award (Door to Door) 2005 Emmy Award for Outstanding Made for Television Movie (The Wool Cap) 2005 Writers Guild of America Award (The Wool Cap) References
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