Photo by Mia Isabella Photography
I help people tell their stories so that they can create a more truthful world.
Welcome to the official website of Stephen Kaliski, Artistic Director of New York's Adjusted Realists and co-founder of Charlotte Conservatory Theatre!
Stephen grew up in Charlotte, NC and studied English and theatre at Davidson College. He was the resident director of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Broadway in 2017-18, directed by 3-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien. Directing credits include POTUS (Charlotte Conservatory Theatre), The Refugees (Davidson & NYC), The Beyoncé (A.R.T./NY), Gluten! (59E59), Dead Shot Mary (The Bridge), Pterodactyls (Teatro Circulo/East Village Revival), A Midsummer Night’s Dream and In the Next Room or the vibrator play (Yale Dramatic Association). Playwriting credits include West Lethargy, which was published in Plays and Playwrights 2011 (ed. Martin Denton), His Minute Hand, Any May Now, The Briefly Dead, and The Refugees. He has worked with such directors as Austin Pendleton (Three Sisters, Assistant Director) and Michael Grandage (Evita on Broadway, SDC Traube Fellow) as well as with The Royal Shakespeare Company, Classic Stage Company, and LAByrinth Theater Company. Stephen received his M.F.A. in directing from Brooklyn College and has taught acting, directing, public speaking, and master classes on leadership and joy at Davidson College, Brooklyn College, LIU Post, NYU, Fordham, Yale, The Professional Performing Arts School, Talent Unlimited High School, and BMCC. He also consults with businesses on authenticity, public speaking, and presentation skills. He lives in Davidson, NC with his wife, Katie, and their son, Elliot.
Welcome to the official website of Stephen Kaliski, Artistic Director of New York's Adjusted Realists and co-founder of Charlotte Conservatory Theatre!
Stephen grew up in Charlotte, NC and studied English and theatre at Davidson College. He was the resident director of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on Broadway in 2017-18, directed by 3-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien. Directing credits include POTUS (Charlotte Conservatory Theatre), The Refugees (Davidson & NYC), The Beyoncé (A.R.T./NY), Gluten! (59E59), Dead Shot Mary (The Bridge), Pterodactyls (Teatro Circulo/East Village Revival), A Midsummer Night’s Dream and In the Next Room or the vibrator play (Yale Dramatic Association). Playwriting credits include West Lethargy, which was published in Plays and Playwrights 2011 (ed. Martin Denton), His Minute Hand, Any May Now, The Briefly Dead, and The Refugees. He has worked with such directors as Austin Pendleton (Three Sisters, Assistant Director) and Michael Grandage (Evita on Broadway, SDC Traube Fellow) as well as with The Royal Shakespeare Company, Classic Stage Company, and LAByrinth Theater Company. Stephen received his M.F.A. in directing from Brooklyn College and has taught acting, directing, public speaking, and master classes on leadership and joy at Davidson College, Brooklyn College, LIU Post, NYU, Fordham, Yale, The Professional Performing Arts School, Talent Unlimited High School, and BMCC. He also consults with businesses on authenticity, public speaking, and presentation skills. He lives in Davidson, NC with his wife, Katie, and their son, Elliot.