Lindsay Webster

Lindsay Webster is an assistant professor of scenic design and the scenic and projection designer in the BW Conservatory of Performing Arts. Aside from teaching and designing, she also assists in painting and building scenery in the scenic studio. Webster's teaching expertise includes introductory design, stagecraft, scenic design, media and projection design, scenic painting and period styles.

Before coming to BW, she was an assistant professor of scenic design and production manager at Gustavus Adolphus College in Saint Peter, Minnesota.

Webster's training is in scenography, the practice of crafting complete stage environments and atmospheres through all elements of theatrical design, including scenery, costumes, lighting and projection. As a result, her approach to theatre is holistic and collaborative. While her primary areas of expertise are in scenery and projections, she also designs costumes and props.

With a background in mathematics and computer science, her particular areas of research focus on new media and advanced technology for the theatre, including the applications of computer science, 3D modeling, interactive technologies, projection mapping, motion tracking, generative art and video game theory.

Webster's professional work has been seen at theatres across the country. Recent credits include scenic design for "Detroit '67" at Hope Repertory Theatre, scenic design for "Murdered to Death" at The Phipps, costume design for "Measure for Measure" at the University of Kansas and projection design for the "Complete Works of William Shakespeare" (Abridged) at the Wisconsin Shakespeare Festival.

Additionally, she has won awards for her scenic and costume designs at the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival, as well as presented her research "Highlight, Shade, and Shadow: Techniques for Lighting Digital Scenic Renderings" at the annual USITT conference in 2023. 

Publications

"Model Behavior" in Theatre Design & Technology Magazine by the United States Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT) (2024)

"Teaching Practicality: Feasibility Into Sustainability" in Issues in Teaching Theatre Design published in the International Journal of Education in the Arts (IJEA) (2024).