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Ellie Jay Stevens

MA Drama Directing Student


Biography

Ellie Jay Stevens is a theatre director, playwright and practitioner from Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland. Currently studying MA Drama Directing at BOVTS, Ellie is particularly passionate about creating empowering and accessible work. She has a keen interest in creating visually stimulating theatre and creates performances with a blend of realism acting and stylised settings.

Ellie is the founder and Artistic Director of Dark Skies – a theatre company committed to giving women from rural areas of Scotland a voice within Scottish contemporary theatre.

It was always stressed that the contacts you make during your training are incredibly important, and your classmates are likely to end up being on set alongside you in the future. After working with a director of photography on one of the School’s short films, I was invited to work on a project with him outside of Bristol - proving that the professionals we meet via the School, may one day give us a call to action! Muir McFadden, Technical Graduate