STELLA GUNN

stellagunn@icloud.com , egunn17@charlottesvilleschools.com , 434-422-2639 (cell)

Height: 5” 3’                        Hair: Dirty Blonde        

Weight: 105 lbs.                    Eyes: Blue    

FILM

Co-founder & Producer of Late Knight News, (directing, writing, anchoring, etc.) Charlottesville High School, weekly news show

The Vicious Circle Contemplates a Vicious Time (written and directed by Stella Gunn) 

August and Rain Boots (August) (Hannah Thompson): Hollins College, Student Film

Come Darkly Near (Addison) (Dir. Charlie Belt): Virginia Commonwealth, Student Film

All Suited Up (Dir. Jackson Casady): Virginia Film Fest, Adrenaline Film Festival

THEATRE

No Home but Ropes and Stakes (written and directed by Stella Gunn) Charlottesville High School, VHSL Competition, Fall 2022

Book of Will (Rebecca) Charlottesville High School, Virginia Theatre Association Conference, Fall 2022

Two Eggs by Stephen Bittrich (Directed by Stella Gunn and Savannah Jackson) Charlottesville High School, Fall 2022

Fractured (Arya) Powerhouse Training Company, Vassar College, Written by Gisele Stigi, Directed by Parker Bond, Summer 2022

Things to Do When No One Can See You (soundpainting) Powerhouse Training Company, Vassar College, Directed by Max Reuben, Summer 2022

Trojan Women (Chorus) Powerhouse Training Company, Vassar College, Directed by Ellenor Riley-Condit, Summer 2022

Between Us (Kaelyn) Powerhouse Training Company, Vassar College, Directed by Chery SongXiaoYu, Written by Gisele Stigi, Summer 2022

Macbeth (Hecate) Charlottesville High School, Spring 2022

Regional English Speaking Union Selection (Isabella, Measure for Measure), Fall 2021

Argonautica (Aphrodite) Charlottesville High School, Winner VHSL competition, Fall 2021

Into the Woods (Little Red Riding Hood) Tandem Friends School, Spring 2019

Little Mermaid, Jr (Mer Sister) Tandem Friends School, Spring 2018

Midsummer Night’s Dream (Hermia) Tandem Friends School, Spring 2017

TRAINING

Vassar’s Powerhouse Theatre Training Company (Acting), summer 2022

• Voice and Speech class taught by Cloteal Horne

• Acting class taught by Jordan Mahome

• Movement class taught by Matt Mastromatteo

• Text Analysis taught by Avery Glymph

• Script Analysis taught by Amara James Aja 

Virginia Theatre Association Annual Conference, Fall 2022

• ‘Maintain the Actor’s Body’ taught by Adam Konowe and Ian Claar

• ‘Circus Skills’ taught by Kenneth Gibson

• ‘Shakespearean Weapons’ taught by Adam Konowe and Ian Claar

• ‘Jazz Dance’ taught by Robert Gallant 

• ‘Power of Prose in Early Modern Plays’ taught by Molly Harper

C’ville Players II and III (Acting technique, filmmaking, playwriting), Charlottesville High School

Musical Theatre Ensemble/Intro to Theatre, Charlottesville High School

AWARDS  

No Home but Ropes and Stakes (written and directed by Stella Gunn) 1st place at Jefferson District, VHSL Competition, Fall 2022

• Gian Serrano (playing Eddie) won Best Actor at the Jefferson District level, Olivia Colvin (playing Anastasia) won an acting award at the Turner Ashby Regional level.  Both issued through the VHSL Theatre competition.

Acting & Film Award, CHS Theatre, May 2022

English Speaking Union, Shakespeare Competition, Regional Finalist at Blackfriars Theatre, March 2022

Poe Film Festival, The Vicious Circle Contemplates a Vicious Time, High School Film Award, Sept 2021

Directing, Writing & Film Award, CHS Theatre, May 2021

Virginia Theatre Association, Finalist, Original Film,The Vicious Circle Contemplates a Vicious Time, March 2020

SETC Best Runner Up Production, The Vicious Circle Contemplates a Vicious Time, Spring 2020

SKILLS

RP British accent, Southern accent, Soccer, Singing, Ballet, Lyrical, Skateboarding, Gymnastics, Drums