Steven Crook was raised on a farm in northwest Arkansas. Some of his performed roles include Enrico in UIUC Voice Area Opera’s Lucia di Lammermoor, Marco in Bay View's Gianni Schicchi, and Gaston in Bay View’s Beauty and the Beast. It was in his hometown where he started his music career as a singer in his church's choir. From there, he continued singing in choirs and performing in musicals until he went on to college. Steven went to the University of Central Arkansas for his undergraduate where he received a bachelors in music education. This is where he found his love of opera and performing. He has recently finished his masters in vocal performance with Nathan Gunn at the University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign and is now an Adjunct Professor of Musical Theatre Voice at Illinois Wesleyan University. Some of his upcoming roles are; Marcello in UIUC Voice Area Opera’s La Boheme and Postman in South Bend Lyric Opera’s The Scarf