COURTNEY SMITH\u00a0(he\/him) is a lighting, scenic, digital media designer, and production manager whose work spans many genres – including live theater, dance, tv, film, and corporate events. Courtney\u2019s work has been seen in theaters from coast to coast and internationally including:\u00a0(Off-Broadway) A.R.T.\/NY, Atlantic Theatre Stage 2, The Bushwick Starr, Roundabout Theatre Company, New York City Opera, Playwrights Horizons, Classic Stage Company, Cedar Lake Dance, Marvel Repertory Theatre;\u00a0(International)\u00a0Southwark Playhouse, UK\u00a0(Regional)\u00a0Maine State Music Theatre, ME; The Public Theatre, ME; Warren Miller Performing Arts Center, MT;\u00a0Mount Baker Repertory Theatre, WA; Montana Shakespeare in the Parks, MT; Coeur d’Alene Summer Theatre, ID; Idaho Repertory Theatre, ID.<\/p>\n
His designs have received several Meritorious Achievement Awards from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC, most recently for his projection design in\u00a0Everybody<\/em>\u00a0by\u00a0Branden Jacobs-Jenkins\u00a0at Bates College (March 2026).\u00a0Some of Courtney\u2019s notable projects include work for Victoria\u2019s Secret, Mercedes Benz Fashion Week, and window display design & fabricator for Saks 5th\u00a0Ave.<\/p>\n Courtney is a member of United States Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT) and has an MFA in design & technology from the University of Idaho.<\/p>\n Upcoming projects:<\/strong><\/p>\n co-produced by Maine State Music Theatre & The Public Theatre Bates College – Department of Theater & Dance Maine State Music Theatre Frontiers: The World’s Number One Tribute to Journey<\/strong>\u00a0– (lighting design)<\/p>\n Experience Queen<\/strong>\u00a0– (lighting design)<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1802,"featured_media":8201,"template":"","class_list":["post-6145","faculty-profile","type-faculty-profile","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faculty-profile\/6145","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faculty-profile"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faculty-profile"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1802"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faculty-profile\/6145\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8226,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faculty-profile\/6145\/revisions\/8226"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8201"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/faculty\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6145"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nMillion Dollar Quartet<\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0(lighting design)<\/p>\n
\nNoises Off<\/strong>\u00a0–\u00a0(scenic & lighting design)<\/p>\n
\nYellow Brick Road: A Tribute to Elton John<\/strong>\u00a0– (lighting design)<\/p>\n