Stephen (The Concrete Club)

## Stephen

"I love oxygen because they come from trees. If it came from anything else... nah... I'd refuse to intake it." - Ep. 1 Pre-episode character warm up session

### First appearance

Ep. 1 (The Forest of Allusion) 28th, May, 2019.

## Summary

Stephen was one of four members of The Concrete Club in the first episode. He was no longer seen in the show once he mysteriously disappeared from the show entirely after only the first episode. Despite this he still showed up in future episodes under the guide of the "interview segments" in which John interviews the members, this were spliced in betwixt scenes in the episodes.

## Personality

Stephen is kind of the mysterious one if you will. Sure, George could be considered the "mysterious one" but his weirdness has a blunt edge to it that you cannot associate with Stephen. In the short amount of time he was featured in the show he was usually quite quiet and only contributed to the club by talking about trees. That's another thing. Trees. This character likes trees and nature quite a bit. So much so to the point where he'd spend time by himself sitting in the forest just taking in the atmosphere. Stephen also seems to be a mellow fellow. In the first minute of the show we see Stephen detail how he's unsure if his parents are proud of him and how he'd just like to assume they are otherwise it would be "miserable". Perhaps his melancholic nature is why he doesn't add that much to the group seeing as how it'd be hard for someone like him to bond with the wild-cards that the club is composed of. No matter how little his appearance may be he still made a mark on the show with his distinct personality... wow, I think I just complimented this show in this informative unbiased text... that's not how wikis work... oh well, it's my wiki, I can do whatever I want.

## Stephen's Disappearance

The real reason why Stephen disappears is because the actor who plays him (Stephen) felt as if the show wasn't for him. He was grateful for having the opportunity to be in it and wished fair well to the main guy behind it (John). This turned out to be a blessing in disguise as Stephen's disappearance drove the story to an ongoing story arc. At the time John didn't know where the show was going to go after the second episode. This also enabled Lachie to join the show. Lachie debatably leaves more of an imprint on the show than Stephen did and he has better chemistry with the other actors so it's up to you if this was a better outcome for the show.

## Trivia

* Stephen likes trees!
* John and Stephen (in real life) met because they both starred as disciples in Godspell which was their school production in 2018 despite the fact they had already been in the school production the year prior with Mother Courage and Her Children. Since Stephen was three year levels above John they would've most likely never have met if John wasn't in Godspell and Stephen wouldn't;t of been in The Concrete Club.
* The actor who played Stephen (Stephen) cited The Concrete Club to be his first ever role in a YouTube "short film" in his acting autobiography. It went as follows...

"Recently I have also dipped my toe into YouTube in which I have starred in two short films. The first of which was an improvised short called The Concrete Club on the Void Eon YouTube channel. In this shirt I starred as a tree loving fellow who is more complex than the audience first realises. He is not a weirder but someone who likes to escape from the madness of everyday life to something more relaxing."