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# Steve Cosson

(1949)   Theatre Director

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Steve Cosson is a theatre director.

## Quick Facts About Steve Cosson

Born November 30, 1949

Profession Theatre Director

## About Steve Cosson

American theatre director and writer... \| Steven Cosson is a writer and director specializing in the creation of new theater work inspired by real life. He is the founding Artistic Director of the New York-based investigative theater company The Civilians.

##  Quotes by Steve Cosson

> [The interviewer always learns something new from the interviewee. It opens up your mind to new ideas and the vast multiplicity of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-cosson/the-interviewer-always-learns-something-new-from-the-interviewee-it/)

Steve Cosson

[Human experience](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/human-experience/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af5/steve-cosson-66540_human-experience_the-interviewer-always-learns-something_894118.jpg)

> [I imagine that all Americans have a unique relationship in their individual present to their collective past and how that relationship might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-cosson/i-imagine-that-all-americans-have-a-unique-relationship-in-their/)

Steve Cosson

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/409/steve-cosson-66540_collectives_i-imagine-that-all-americans-have-a-uniq_1259298.jpg)

> [I love wandering. It's liberating to throw away the map and explore uncharted galleries. You'll nearly always stumble into something immensely interesting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-cosson/i-love-wandering-it-s-liberating-to-throw-away-the-map-and-explore/)

Steve Cosson

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e6/steve-cosson-66540_gallery_i-love-wandering-it-s-liberating-to-thro_2523609.jpg)

> [In conducting interviews, my fascination is not only with the content of the conversation, but also the overall delivery of spoken language…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-cosson/in-conducting-interviews-my-fascination-is-not-only-with-the-content/)

Steve Cosson

[Communication](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/communication/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fed/steve-cosson-66540_communication_in-conducting-interviews-my-fascination_2978676.jpg)

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