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Scott Illingworth
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Theatre Director, Co-Founder of Society, professor at NYU|TISCH Graduate Acting Program, and author or Exercises for Embodied Actors: Tools for Physical Actioning

Scott Illingworth is Associate Chair of the Graduate Acting Program at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, a freelance director, co-founder of SOCIETY Theatre Collective, and author of Exercises for Embodied Actors: Tools for Physical Actioning. He’s taught, lectured, and directed at universities and schools across the United States and internationally.

His directing credits include new play collaborations with Lucas Hnath, Mona Mansour, Christina Anderson, Stefanie Zadravec, Padraic Lillis, and Bill Bowers among others. Scott's work has been seen in New York, across the United States, Europe, South America, and Asia.

He is a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner (GCFT), and a Fulbright grant recipient.

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Immigration Experiences Through Verbatim Theatre

12 November 2025

Ash Marinaccio talks with Scott Illingworth, founder of the Verbatim Salon, where actors perform real stories from those navigating the US immigration system. They explore the creative process and how verbatim theatre sheds light on today’s urgent social issues.

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