Stephen Bishop Seely
Actor • Singer • Writer • Director • Producer
Character-driven storytelling with comedic edge and dramatic weight.
About
Stephen Bishop Seely attended both the University of Texas at Austin and Michigan State University for his MFA in Acting. He has performed, produced, written, directed, and served as a dramaturg for numerous Regional, Touring, Off-Broadway, and Broadway productions. He has written and directed two short films, “On the Sauce” and “Inseparable”, and has several plays in development, including Barking Spiders, The Calypso Crux, Mancrab, Topeka is Turning or the Ryan Seacrest Play, and Cuticles. He has a web series in development, "Triplet Threat". He is currently working on a new TV Pilot, “Second Chance”, that he will be pitching soon. Other Pilots include “Wichita is Burning” and “Models in Manhattan,…Kansas”. Stephen recently directed two Off-Broadway shows, simultaneously, entitled 8 Million Protagonists and Broke Wide Open, starring Rock WILK. He is the proud creator of the musical theatre festival SOUND BITES, a 10-Minute Musical Theatre Festival. He also ran for Mayor of New York City.
Awards & Recognition
● Honors & Awards received for 8 Million Protagonists:CANNES
● Bronze (Branded Content &
Entertainment /Best use/integration of user-generated content)
● Silver (Direct/Publications & Media)
● Silver (Direct/Best Integrated
Campaign Led by Direct Marketing)
● Bronze (Promo & Activation/Best Use of Experiential Marketing in a
Promotional Campaign)CRISTAL FESTIVAL
● Cristal (Branded Content)
● Gold (Best Use or Integration of User-Generated Content)
● AICP/NEXT AWARDS
● Winner (Experiential)ADDYS/ NYC LOCAL + DISTRICT + NATIONAL +
SPECIAL JUDGES AWARD
● Gold (Digital Advertising/Social
Media/Campaign)
Gold (Non-Traditional Advertising/Campaign)CLIOS
● Gold (Branded Entertainment &
Content/Live Events)ONE SHOW ENTERTAINMENT
● Best of Show
● Winner of 2013 One Show Gold
Pencil-Entertainment: Experimental category
● Winner of 2013 One Show Gold
Pencil-Entertainment: User
● Generated Content/Single Merit
(Brand Transformation)AICP/NEXT AWARDS
● Winner (Experiential)LONDON INTERNATIONAL AWARDS
● Bronze (Non-Traditional Live Events – Beyond Advertising)D&AD
● In Book (Branding/Brand Experience
& Environments)A-LIST AWARDS
● Gold (Branded Content &
Entertainment/Events)
● 2nd most awarded campaign in
world (75 points) (Branded Content
& Entertainment)
1,000 Roles Unseen
Welcome to 1,000 Roles Unseen, a beautifully chaotic coffee-table book that turns a career full of near-misses and unrealized possibilities into a visual masterpiece. Built entirely through an AI-assisted process using my own face, this 152-page archive captures the imagined lives, private jokes, and performances I haven't played yet.
Dedicated to everyone who has ever finished in second place.