Specialist - Scenic Design, Scenic Painting, Properties

    Michelle Harvey is the resident scenic design faculty member for The University of Texas at Arlington’s Department of Theatre Arts. She teaches classes in Scenic Design, Scenic Painting and Properties and oversees these areas for departmental productions. Outside of the University, Michelle has worked for Zoom.7 of Dallas on projects for Mary Kay and The Pampered Chef and was the Scenic Designer for Theatre Arlington’s production of Working which earned the award for Best Set Design for the 2007-2008 season and was also nominated for a Column Award. Michelle also serves as the Vice-Commissioner for Programming in the Scenic Design Commission for The United States Institute of Theatre Technology (USITT) and as the Faculty
Sponsor for UTA Theatre Department’s USITT Student Chapter. Previous to UTA, she served for five years at Kent State University Trumbull Campus where in addition to teaching duties served as the Technical Director/Designer for over 30 productions. Michelle received her MFA degree in theatrical scenic design from The University of Arizona in 2001, and BA degree from The Ohio State University.