Cessalee Stovall (she/her) is a certified Intimacy Director for film, theatre and tv, a Cultural Consultant and an Equity, Access and Inclusion Specialist, with a focus on the performing arts sector. She’s the Founder of Stage A Change, an actor, director, movement coach and an unapologetic champion for the physical, psychological, and cultural safety of all humans in our industry. Cessalee has trained with Intimacy Directors of Color, Intimacy Directors and Coordinators, and Theatrical Intimacy Education and studied under Intimacy Coordinators Australia. She holds a theatre degree from Florida State University, graduate certificates in Diversity and Inclusion from Purdue University and Cornell University, and an Arts Leadership Certificate from University of Massachusetts, Amhurst. Recent and current intimacy direction credits include Neighbours (current season), Better Man (feature film), Nosferatu, Anna K and Stay Woke (Malthouse), Choir Boy (National Theatre of Parramatta) Hairspray (Natl. Tour), The Wedding Singer (Natl. Tour), and Passing Strange (Antipodes Theatre Company).