Season 2 Episode 16: Steve Cuden Act 2!

Season 2 Episode 16: Steve Cuden Act 2!

From Screen Perspectives by Pittsburgh Film Office

January 9, 2026 · 16 min · Episode 42

About this episode

The episode continues the conversation with Steve Cuden about his work in theater and screenwriting.

Join us as we continue our conversation with Steve Cuden, a Pittsburgh native award-winning screenwriter, author, director, and producer! In this episode, Steve dives into his work on renowned stage hit JEKYLL & HYDE, THE MUSICAL and how writing differs from the screen to the stage! Check out Steve Cuden’s books Beating Broadway and Beating Hollywood plus his podcast StoryBeat at https://www.storybeat.net/ ! Learn more about Steve Cuden at his website https://www.stevecuden.com/ Hosted by Dawn Keezer and Kevin M. Smith. Produced by Jennifer Booker. Edited by Kaden Velasquez.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dawn Keezer, Kevin M. Smith

Guest: Steve Cuden

Topics covered

  • screenwriting
  • theater
  • musicals
  • Pittsburgh
  • film industry
  • writing process

Keywords

  • Steve Cuden
  • screenwriter
  • JEKYLL & HYDE
  • musicals
  • theater
  • writing
  • Pittsburgh

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: StoryBeat, Pittsburgh Film Office

Products: Beating Broadway, Beating Hollywood

Books & works: JEKYLL & HYDE, THE MUSICAL

Places: Pittsburgh

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