Scott Spahr
SCOTT SPAHR is a founding member of Theater Mitu and served as Associate Artistic Director for 10 years. Spahr has created scenic designs and/or choreography/movement for many works with Mitu including: DR. C (or How I Learned To Act In Eight Steps) (3 Legged Dog/ Watermill/ Sundance); The Apostle Project (NYTW); Ahraihsak (The Public Theater, Under the Radar Festival); Happy Accident #1 (Ulster County Ballet Festival of Dance); Happy Accident #2 (Patravadi Theater, Bangkok); The Ramayana (Bard College); The Odyssey (Juilliard); Catholica (The Lincoln Center Summer Festival); But Above All... (inspired by A. Chekhov, co-writer with R. Polendo/ ChekhovNOW! Festival); The Tutor (based on texts by Brecht and Büchner/ Juilliard). Other credits include, as choreographer - Hair (a collaboration with Mitu at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts), String of Fragmentation and A Midsummer Night's Dream (both at Patravadi Theater, Bangkok); Cabaret (The Forum); Lonestar and Three (Ulster Ballet Company); Uninvited (Just Feet From Broadway); Jewel (Serve da Bomb, San Francisco). Other Scenic Design credits include: The Raven Odyssey (Perseverance Theatre); Sleepwalkers (The Alliance); The Hologram Theory (Blue Light). Spahr and various company members teach Mitu's Training Methodology called Whole Theater at several institutions including: NYU/Playwrights Horizons Studio, Juilliard, Bard College, Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, National University of Mexico, Patravadi Theater/Bangkok, and the CUNY - Graduate Program. Other teaching credits include: NYU (Cap 21); The Saugerties Ballet Center: Negoya Ballet; Broadway Dance Center. Directing credits include: Julian Brightman, LIVE! (The Duplex); Songbox (Don't Tell Mama); The Wrong Pursuit (Trilogy Theater). Performing credits include: (on Broadway) Chicago; On the Town; Jerome Robbins Broadway; The National Tours of Cats and La Cage Aux Folles as well as the International Tour of Sophisticated Ladies. Spahr was also part of the reconstruction team for the Broadway musical Fosse. Bio as of May, 2011. American Theatre Wing programs, interviews and/or credits include: SDCF Masters of the Stage (audio) 2003 Symposium: Designing Outside The Box - June, 2003 - Listen Now.