Stephanie Skaff develops performance projects that are often influenced by her interest in proletariat stories, her teenage years as a performer in musicals in Ohio, and her curiosity about the diverse possibilities for live art. She lives in Brooklyn, NY.

Stephanie is currently developing a new work, entitled Make Me One With Everything, based on the sounds and stories of New York City street vendors. The work will be created in collaboration with composer, Paul Damian Hogan, with assistance from The Street Vendor Project and XØ Projects Inc. Make Me One With Everything will be presented in Fall 2007 on the streets in Lower Manhattan where vending is no longer permitted. The work is made possible, in part, by the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council with the generous support of The September 11th Fund.

Stephanie has developed several original works at The Old American Can Factory in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Her most recent project, Nice to Understand You: A Tangent in Seven Parts, was based on Hugo Picciani - a custom machinist, radio specialist and conversationalist who leaves nearby - and was created in collaboration with Paul Damian Hogan, Johanna Linsley, Kelly Kivland and Nathan Elbogen. She also performed there in Elizabeth Brown's Rural Electrification, a chamber opera for theremin, voice and recorded sound, based on the advent of electricity in rural America, which included video by Lothar Osterburg.

She sings and plays instruments in the band, Frances, and she works with an organization called Only Make Believe, which brings theater to hospitalized children in NYC. She also writes grants for artists and non-profit organizations.

In 2003, she received an award from Princess Grace Foundation-USA for her work with Bond Street Theatre, and in 2001 she received a BFA in Dramatic Performance from the University of Cincinnati, College-Conservatory of Music. She has also received funding from Puffin Foundation Ltd and Lower Manhattan Cultural Council.