Scott Penner is a Chicago-based Set & Costume Designer whose work has been seen in Theatres across Canada. Scott's approach to designing theatre is passionate and fearless, his work explores how mass, shape and form react and connect with the body in space. He has designed for The Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Aboutface Theatre (Chicago), The Grand Theatre (London), The Sudbury Theatre Centre, The Watermark Theatre (Prince Edward Island), The Globe Theatre (Regina), Buddies in Bad Times, Angelwalk Theatre (Toronto) and The Winnipeg Studio Theatre. His work includes design in classical theatre, new and modern plays musical theatre and dance.
Scott is designing the the debut of Gently Sinking, an exploratory piece which will examine the effects of design on memory at the 2019 Prague Quadrennial. He is a Member of The Associated Designers of Canada and is currently pursuing his MFA at Northwestern University.