Ty Stover

Ty Stover (AEA, SDC, Dramatist Guild, KY Colonel) is a proud member of Actor’s equity association, the union for professional actors and has been an independent theatrical professional for the past 40 years. An actor, director, playwright, vocalist, voice actor, teacher, and coach, he resides in Indianapolis, IN. After years as a nomadic performer living in and working out of NYC doing tours, regional work, dinner theatre, stock, and children’s theatre, and after 9/11, he found himself “back home again in Indiana”. Tromping the stage at Beef&Boards Dinner Theatre, where he has been honored to have served in nearly 100 productions since 1987.

He was Lee Randolph/Mister on the first national tour of Sunday In The Park With George, Ross in the 10th anniversary off-Broadway production of The Elephant Man, and a multitude of characters in a multitude of shows performing for audiences in all 48 of the continental United States. While in NYC, he studied with HB Studios, TVA, Actor’s Connection, Quest Theatre Ensemble and Gotham Playhouse, and directed T-Bone ‘N Weasel, Greater Tuna, Romeo And Juliet, 5 Floor Walk-Up, How I Got That Story, Ah HA!, and a score of cabarets.

As a director and writer he has created nearly 70 projects for The Lilly Theatre @ The Children’s Museum Of Indianapolis (30 productions), The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, The Indianapolis Opera, The Indianapolis Chamber Orchestra, The Children’s Theatre Institute, Beef&Boards, iNDY fRINGE, Prather Entertainment Group, Circa ‘21, Mill Mountain Theatre, Indiana Department Of Education, NSF, Indianapolis Downtown Inc., The Arden Theatre Union, Galveston Island Outdoor Musicals, Booth Tarkington Civic Theatre, Theatre On The Square, Marian University, Broad Ripple High School, Charlestown High School, University High School, North Central High School, Greenfield High School…

Ty is the owner of StageQuest Theatrical Services LLC, an award-winning Indianapolis-based production and theatre education company. Past productions include Bed Play, Pippin, Rock of Ages, Slammed, Invitations, Ants, Aquarium, The Time Machine, My Dinner With a Zombie, etc. SQ is committed to using diverse local artists telling stories in dynamic, visionary ways. Since 2001, StageQuest has been an Indianapolis leader in “Theatrical Training With Integrity”. Former “StageQuesters” have excelled in coveted training programs (NYU, CCM, Milikan, Ball State, etc.) And as professionals, former trainees have peppered Broadway in Mary Poppins, Phantom of the Opera, Mamma Mia, Billy Elliot, etc. And national tours - The Music Man, Hamilton, Legally Blonde, Elf, West Side Story, etc. All StageQuest teachers are working professionals and educators.

Ty is the premier Santa interpretation artist in Indianapolis. www.indysanta.com. You can’t turn your head and not see his jolly presence all over the Indy.