Julian Stetkevych
Assistant Professor of Performing Arts
Department: Performing Arts
Email: jstetkevych@elon.edu
Phone number: (336) 278-5332
Professional Expertise
Brief Biography
Julian Stetkevych is an actor and teacher of acting, voice, and movement at Elon University.
During his eight years in New York City, he acted for and worked with Classic Stage Company, Playwright’s Horizons, Ensemble Studio Theatre, Flux Theatre Ensemble, Theatre 1010, Packawallop Productions, and Oxford Shakespeare Co., among others. Regionally, he has appeared at the American Conservatory Theater, The Steppenwolf Theater, and Theo Ubique in Chicago and multiple productions at Virginia Stage Company in Norfolk. He was a teaching artist for the Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival, teaching at schools around the New York City area and their summer program in the Hudson Valley, and comes to Elon after seven years of teaching at Christopher Newport University.
He is a member of the professional union Actors’ Equity Association (AEA) and a member of the Association for Theatre in Higher Education and the Southeastern Theatre Conference and has presented at their annual conferences. He is also a member of the Michael Chekhov Association (MICHA) and a Certified Teacher of the Michael Chekhov Acting Technique through both MICHA and the Great Lakes Michael Chekhov Consortium.
Education
- MFA in Performance Pedagogy, University of Pittsburgh
- MFA in Acting, American Conservatory Theater
- BA in Sociology, University of Chicago
Employment History
- 2016-2023 Christopher Newport University, Assistant Professor of Acting, Department of Theater and Dance.
- 2014-2016 University of Pittsburgh, Instructor of Record, Department of Theatre Arts.
Courses Taught
In the Acting BFA:
- ACT 2220: Acting II
- ACT 2225: The Dynamic Instrument - introductory voice and movement for actors.
- ACT 3320: Spec Top: Shakespeare
- ACT 3327: Movement III
Other:
- COR 1100: The Global Experience
Presentations
- Julian Stetkevych, Meriah Sage, Melinda Little, ATHE Annual Conference 2021 - RE:ATHE, "Re:claiming the Body in Script Analysis: Practical Exercises for Early Rehearsals," Virtual. (2021)
- Virtual Stage Workshop, "Monologue Technique - Sizes and Speeds," Online w/ Virginia Stage Company. (2020)
- Julian Stetkevych, Meriah Sage, The 41st Annual Mid-America Theatre Conference, "Workshop: Creating Memories through Neuroscience and Michael Chekhov," Chicago, IL. (2020)
- ATHE 2018 Conference: Theatres of Revolution, "Centering the Imagination: Breath, Presence, and Ease," Boston, MA, USA. (2018)
Professional Activities
Acting:
- 2023 Henry V by William Shakespeare, Canterbury/Fluellen/Orleans, Wells Theater, Virginia Stage Company, Norfolk, VA. Dir.: Tom Quaintance. April 2023.
- 2023 Taking Measure by Chris Hanna, Gil, Zeider’s American Dream Theater, Virginia Beach, VA, Dir.: Sarah Norris. March 2023.
- 2022 The Thanksgiving Play by Larissa FastHorse, Caden, Wells Theater, Virginia Stage Company, Norfolk, VA. Dir.: Jessica Holt. Jan.–Feb. 2022.
- 2021 Red by John Logan, Ken, Torggler Fine Arts Center, Newport News, VA. (performances canceled due to Covid-19). Aug. 2021.
- 2021 Something Delightful, conceived by Jessica Holt and created by the ensemble, Ensemble, Virtual Performance, Virginia Stage Company, Norfolk, VA. Dir.: Jessica Holt. June 2021.
- 2020 Sense & Sensibility by Jane Austen, adapted by Kate Hamill, Sir John Middleton /Doctor/Gossip, Wells Theater, Virginia Stage Company, Norfolk, VA. Dir.: Jessica Holt. Jan.-Feb. 2020.
- 2018 Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen, adapted by Joseph Hanreddy and J.R. Sullivan, Mr. Collins, Wells Theater, Virginia Stage Company, Norfolk, VA. Dir.: Tom Quaintance. Jan.-Feb. 2018.
Service Activities
- Chairperson for DEI Committee for Michael Chekhov International (MICHA), '23-present
- Member of Elon Performing Arts Inclusivity Committee. '23-present
- Member of Arts and Humanities Curriculum Committee, '24-present