Bert Scott, M.F.A.

• Professor
• Director of Production
  Coordinator, Design and Technology
  Scenic and Lighting Design
• bert.scott@ucf.edu
• Campus Location: PACT236

Bert is Director of Production for Theatre UCF and Professor of Theatre and Coordinator of the Theatre Design & Technology BFA Program. He has taught on the faculties of The University of Michigan-Flint, Southwest Missouri State, and the State University of New York. His professional design credits include Stages St. Louis, Theatre West Virginia (where he served for seven seasons as Resident Designer), The Opera Company of Philadelphia, The Mark Twain Playhouse (Branson, MO), Theatre by the Sea (Rhode Island), North Shore Music Theatre (Boston) and Nickelodeon (Slime Time Live! on Norwegian Cruise Lines and several productions of Dora the Explorer Live! in the US and Canada).  Bert frequently designs for both the Orlando Rep and the Orlando Shakespeare Theatre.  Since 2001, Bert has been the resident designer for the off-broadway company Theatre Breaking Though Barriers, the country's only professional theatre dedicated to combining actors with and without physical disabilities.  He has designed over 200 productions and has been recognized numerous times by the American College Theatre Festival for excellence in scenic and lighting design. Bert earned his MFA in Theatre from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, and his BS in Electrical Engineering from Virginia Tech. He is a member of United Scenic Artists.

Education

• M.F.A. in Theatre Design & Technology from UNC - Greensboro (1993)
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Va Tech (1988)

Courses

Updated: Aug 24, 2020