Christopher Stevens
2024 Judge
Christopher made his stage acting debut at the age of five as the Newspaper Boy in the ensemble of Hello Dolly! Later, he studied acting under Uta Hagen at New York's Herbert Berghof Studio, learned clowning and mime from Red Skelton, and was coached in sketch comedy by comedian/director/writer Jack Burns.Â
He graduated from Lincoln Trail College with an AA/AS Degree with a Theatre Arts focus then earned a BA in English from Indiana State University. As a trained Shakespearean actor, he nearly made a career of playing Sir John Falstaff in several touring productions of The Merry Wives of Windsor. Aside from acting, Christopher is an accomplished stage director and scriptwriter.Â
A Sullivan County Indiana native, he now resides in Jackson, Tennessee with his wife Rebecca and their two fur babies. There, he works as a private acting coach, manages two acting companies, and directs and acts in independent film productions.Â