is thrilled to be at Florida Rep and working with this extraordinary company of artists. Stephen is a Jeff Award-winning director and actor, residing in Chicago. Recent directing credits include White Christmas and The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Paramount Theatre), Little Women, the Musical (Peninsula Players), Fun Home and A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder (Porchlight Music Theatre); The Play That Goes Wrong, The Wizard of Oz, Footloose (The Barter Theatre, VA.); Queer Eye: The Musical Parody (Second City Chicago); Big Fish (Jeff Award Recipient – Best Director); Urinetown, Dogfight at BoHo Theatre where he served as company member and Artistic Director for several years; Greater Tuna (Timberlake Playhouse); Songs for a New World and Urinetown at Rockford University; You’re a Good Man Charlie Brown as well as The 88th and 89th Annual Waa-Mu Show at Northwestern University. Stephen is a proud graduate of Carnegie Mellon University’s School of Drama and a member of the Actors Equity Association. His favorite roles to date are proud husband to actor Devin DeSantis and adoring father to daughter Abigail. www.stephenschellhardt.com