Teaching Artist
Scott Westerman (he/him) is an actor, director, producer, filmmaker, and teaching artist based in Chicago. For Lookingglass, Scott understudied the Elf/Rat/Fishmonger/Big Brother track in Mary Zimmerman’s The Steadfast Tin Soldier. He is currently performing at Writers Theatre in Filament’s hit immersive production called Forts: Build Your Own Adventure. Scott is the founding Artistic Director of Go To Productions, a 501©3 nonprofit which develops projects that explore the nexus between live theatre and film. Scott created and directed the web series Hamlet & Ophelia which won Best Picture at the New York Film Awards, Best Web Series at the LA Film Awards, and Best Mobile Series at the 2022 New Media Film Festival. Scott has directed stage productions for The Artistic Home, ChiArts, City Lit Theatre, Chimera Theatre Company, Citadel Theatre, beyond this point Percussion Company, Barter Theatre, The Smithsonian Institution, American Theatre Company (Bridge), and Reverie Theatre Company. As an actor, Scott has worked with Chicago Shakespeare Theatre, The Shakespeare Theatre Company, Ford’s Theatre, Everyman Theatre Company, the Warehouse Theatre, the Barter Theatre, Northlight Theatre, Filament Theatre, The Artistic Home, Chicago Dramatists, Strawdog Theatre Company, Lifeline Theatre, Stage Left Theatre, Apple Tree Theatre, A Crew of Patches, Mary Arrchie, and Festival Theatre of Oak Park. Film credits include Machine Gun Preacher, Prison Break, and Heist 88. Scott has an MFA from The Shakespeare Theatre Academy. He is represented by Gray Talent Group. ScottWesterman.org
Bio as of 2023
Education
MFA, The Shakespeare Theatre Academy
