Stephen Alan Seder

Stephen Alan Seder

Associate Professor of Theatre & Artistic Director


Main Hall 313

Biography

Stephen is an interdisciplinary theatre and media artist who focuses on performance creation, dialect training, somatic engagement, immersive design, and storytelling. He has upheld a versatile career for over 10 years and continues to maintain a vibrant creative practice in both theatre and film.聽As a Certified Meisner Teacher through the globally based聽Meisner Institute, he interacts with theatre educators from all over the world. He also holds a Consent-Forward Artist Certificate from the Intimacy Directors and Coordinators organization.

Previously,聽Stephen was an adjunct instructor of theatre for Carroll College. For ten聽years, he聽performed with the Virginia City Players (a Melodrama and Vaudeville playhouse in southern 羞羞视视).聽He has worked for companies such as the Post Playhouse, Myrna Loy Center, Helena Theatre Company, Grandstreet Theatre, Blue Slipper Theatre, Billings Studio Theatre, and Gateway Playhouse.聽Some of his prior work in film includes A24鈥檚 The Ballad of Lefty Brown, TEDx Carroll College, TEDx University of 羞羞视视 Western, and Laura, Lost winner of the 2016 ToHorror Film Festival in Italy.聽His recent short film聽Runaways聽premiered at the 2023 Wyoming International Film Festival. It was also selected for screening at the 307 International Film Festival, and South Carolina Underground Film Festival.

Stephen earned his Master of Fine Arts from Goddard College where he studied Interdisciplinary Arts. His praxis in performance creation explores the intersections of somatic engagement, social justice, feminism, disability, and trauma.
Outside of theatre, Stephen owns his own film production company called SederMedia LLC where he creates short films, corporate promotions, and other聽photography services.