Scott Holdredge, Assistant Professor

Department of Performing Arts

Annual Report 2016-2017

Mastery of Subject Matter

MFA Design for Stage & Film, Tisch School of the Arts, NYU, 2003

BFA Scenic Design for Theatre, San Diego State University, 1998

Effectiveness in Teaching

Courses taught:  Intro to Theatre, Tech Theatre 

Scholarly Ability/ Creative Activities:

Intro to Theatre:

Worked with Library designer AJ Scognamiglio to streamline THT 100 and make it more accessible to students

through Blackboard.

-loaned personal Books to the Library for student use

Scenic Design  -SUNY Cortland:

Laramie Project, Dowd Theatre, Oct 2016

-experimented with using aluminum foil as a floor treatment

Crazy For You, Dowd Theatre, Feb. 2017

Urinetown, Lab Theatre, April 2017

Scenic and Lighting Design -Syracuse University:

Ragtime, SU Loft, Oct 2016

Medea, SU Sutton Pavillion, Nov 2016

Scenic & Projection Design

Glory Denied, Anchorage Opera, Jan 2017

Production Manager for Syracuse University Loft space 2016-2017

- coordinating the space, schedules and being liaison between faculty Directors, Student Designers and Theatre Dept Scenic shop and Prop shop/staff.

4 productions per semester

Construction Coordinator, SU Newhouse Film & TV

Scenic construction for Multicam TV class

Build & strike of 4 sets April, 2017 

Scenic and Lighting Designer, Unatego HS

Peter Pan Nov, 2016

Scenic Designer, Cortland Repertory Theatre

Velveteen Rabbit, May 2017

- explored shadow puppetry in design

Footloose, July 2017

- invested in and explored Projection design using 4 screens with 4 Projectors

- over the course of 3 months, researched and explored what hardware and software was needed to implement and

control 4 independent image sources with one computer.

Technical Director, Franklin Stage Company

Reorganized Lighting, Sound and Control booth for FSC

Worked with interns to load-in, run and load-out a summer season of 6 productions

Scenic and Lighting Design, Franklin Stage Company

The Price, Aug 2017

Personal Artwork

Designed and setup a video installation in the woods for a one day event. This involved the use of 3 Rear Projection screens viewed from a platform accessible by a bridgeway.   3 Projectors were used and controlled from a central computer.  The viewer could control the output through pre-programmed controller pads.

University Service/ Departmental Service

Scenic Painter for Department Productions, Laramie Project, Crazy For You, Urinetown.

Props Master for Department Productions

Recruited students at the Campus fair Spring 2017

Worked closely with students in the Scene shop, teaching effective and safe methods of construction and painting.

Worked with a student assistant on Crazy For You to foster her artistic abilities and talents and expose her to the design

process.

Started a dialogue with the Art Dept about collaborating in course work as we grow into a BFA.  Also began a discussion

about starting a figure drawing course that would benefit both the Art and Performing Arts Design programs.

Member of the Music Director search committee, sitting in on phone, interviews, campus visits and attending their

classroom presentations.

THT 100 -used the campus Architecture, recorded campus sounds and created homework assignments designed to

make students more aware of their surroundings and environment.

THT 240 -  brought in my own musical equipment and instruments to illustrate my lessons in sound production and

provide a hands on learning experience.

Played in the Rock & Blues ensemble with students when time permitted.

Enrolled in music 112- Blues Guitar to further my knowledge of music and musicianship, making me better able to work

with students in my department with a musical background.