Scott E. McPheeters

smcpheeters@bates.edu

Visiting Lecturer
Theater

Pettigrew Hall, Room 202


About

Scott McPheeters (he/him) is an interdisciplinary artist, educator, and co-director of arts non-profit, Subcircle – a Biddeford, Maine based dance company, arts presenting organization, and artist residency. He holds an BA in Theater Arts from Dickinson College, and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Arts from Sierra Nevada University. From 2004-2018, McPheeters danced professionally in Philadelphia, working with artists and companies including Nichole Canuso Dance Company, Kun-Yang Lin / Dancers, Enchantment Theatre Company, Bearded Ladies Cabaret, and Subcircle. In 2016 he received a Philadelphia Barrymore Award (“Best Lead Actor in a Musical”) for his portrayal of Candy Darling in the Opera Philadelphia / Bearded Ladies Cabaret collaboration, Andy: A Popera. His own choreographic work aims to challenge anthropocentric hierarchies and create avenues for queer belonging in rural spaces.