Stephen Schellhardt BIO
Stephen Schellhardt – actor, director, educator, choreographer, casting director, producer and, well, versatile theatre artist – was born in Alexandria, VA. and raised in Chicago, IL. He grew up immersed in the performing arts and became active at a young age in Chicago’s vibrant theatre community. Stephen attended Carnegie Mellon University's prestigious School of Drama and soon after graduating, hit the road with the First National Tour of ALTAR BOYZ.
Since then, he has acted in numerous Equity productions in Chicago, New York and Regional Theatres elsewhere, receiving three Equity Joseph Jefferson Award nominations for acting, an Equity Jeff Award nomination for his directorial work on A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder at Porchlight Music Theatre, as well as Non-Equity Jeff Award nominations for his directorial work on Urinetown, and his choreographic work on Dogfight at BoHo Theatre in Chicago, where he currently serves as Artistic Director.
Stephen is a founding member of the Chicago Artists Chorale, a Casting Associate with About Face Theatre Chicago, former Casting Director and Associate Producer for Writers Theatre in Glencoe, IL. and a proud member of Actors Equity Association. Most recently, Stephen was a full-time lecturer of Musical Theatre at Northwestern University and the director of the prestigious Waa-Mu Show. He currently serves as a Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre for The Chicago College of Performing Arts at Roosevelt University.
He is the brother of Film and TV actress Mary Kate Schellhardt and playwright Laura Schellhardt. He currently resides in Chicago, IL. with his husband, actor Devin DeSantis, and their daughter Abigail.