Rory R. Scanlon
From College of Fine Arts and Communications
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Education
Rory Scanlon completed his BA in Theatre at Brigham Young University, having also attended Idaho State University. In 1984, Scanlon received his MFA from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, with emphases in Set and Costume Design, Costume History, Lighting Design.
Career
His professional credits include television productions with Hasbro, General Foods and Disney.
Scanlon’s professional theatre projects include an artist-in-residency with Mark Medoff working on Stephanie Hero, scenic designer for the Utah Sesquicentennial project, Barefoot to Zion and production designer for Michael McLean’s musical The Ark.
Scanlon’s creative team completed the historical research and construction of ancient costumes for displays at the Temple Square Visitors Centers in Salt Lake City for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and he most recently worked with the Church on a new design for the costumes in the Hill Cumorah Pageant. His research continues through grants both on and off campus in costumes for the Old Testament and Book of Mormon.
Scanlon is currently an associate dean in the College of Fine Arts and Communications at BYU.
Awards and Recognitions
Scanlon is a regularly invited Guest Lecturer and Keynote Speaker for the Rocky Mountain section of the United States Institute for Theatre Technology, Inc. (RMUSITT), The Rocky Mountain Theatre Association (RMTA), the Utah Theatre Association (UTA), and the American College Theatre Festival (ACTF).
His first book with Costume Fashion Press in New York, entitled Costume Design Graphics, was released in 2001.
In January 2008, Scanlon was honored by giving a devotional address at BYU.
