Scott Monnin is a Lighting Designer from Granville, Ohio. Currently, they are based out of NYC & DC where they are pursuing an MFA at the University of Maryland. Previously, they graduated from Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Science in Physics and English. In grad school, they have been happy to expand their skills from theater into Dance and Opera, as well as working with new technologies for performance. They have been excited to work with shows like Dance² that have integrated robots and live audience feedback with dance. They are particularly interested in exploring the intersections of gender and sexuality with technology and live performance art, as with works like Playing Wolves, which explore the intersection of live and virtual performance and have allowed them the chance to light virtually and in person simultaneously as well as explore virtual production at London Academy of Music and Dramatic Arts as one of their inaugural research fellows. This interest has accumulated in their thesis: “The Influence of Theatrical Design on the Formation of Gender and Sexuality Identities.”

Selected recent Lighting Design Credits include Playing Wolves at Tepou Theatre in Auckland for New Zealand Pride, Dance² at the PRAx Center for the Arts in Corvallis, OR, The Creeps at Playhouse46 in Manhattan, Islander national tour as Associate/American relighter at various venues, and Rocky Horror at Pendragon Theater in Saranac Lake.

Currently, they are excited to be the Associate Lighting designer for Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More‘s transfer to Seoul, Korea, and are excited to continue their exploration of immersive dance.

Outside of their own design, Scott has worked as an Associate/Assistant in several theaters in both Washington DC and New York: Woolly Mammoth Theater, Roundhouse Theater, Onley Theater, Wolf Trap Opera, New York at City Center, Playhouse46, and Theatre Row.