Scott Illingworth

Associate Arts Professor

Scott Illingworth

Scott is an Associate Arts Professor in the Graduate Acting Program and a freelance director. He is the author of Exercises for Embodied Actors: Tools for Physical Actioning (Routledge); a founder of SOCIETY, a New York City theatre company; and a Fulbright grant recipient. Scott has taught at universities and schools across the U.S. and internationally.

Directing credits span off-Broadway, regional, and international work including new play collaborations with Lucas Hnath, Mona Mansour, Christina Anderson, Ken Urban, Stefanie Zadravec, and Keith Reddin, among others. Scott's work has been seen in New York, across the United States, Europe, South America, and Asia.

Recent projects include The Verbatim Salon, a monthly fundraising event where actors perform verbatim stories taken from interviews with people interacting with the US immigration system; and The Clear Blue Skies: Diaries from Ukraine, a performance built entirely from audio diaries and interviews with young Ukrainians in 2022.

Scott is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC) and is a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner (GCFT).

Website: www.scottillingworth.com

Education

BFA, Acting, DePaul University

MFA, Directing,  DePaul University

G.C.F.T., Guild Certified Feldenkrais Teacher