
Scott Guthrie
Actor/Director/Educator
Bio



(L-R)-Berger in Hair, Dr. Fine in Next to Normal, and Leaf Coneybear in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
Born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Scott wasn't a kid actor...by trade. He did all his acting at home. Scott pursued higher education in a land far, far away...in Oklahoma City. He graduated from Oklahoma City University with a Bachelor of Music in hand and lots of gumption to take on New York City. He moved on September 12, 2001. His career has taken him to places all across the USA. Some theatres of note are The Metropolitan Opera, Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, Stages St. Louis, Theatre by the Sea, Cape Playhouse, Philadelphia Theatre Company, Merry Go Round Playhouse, Barnstormers Theatre, Media Theatre, New Bedford Festival Theatre, Florida Repertory Theatre, 11th Hour Theatre, and Florida Studio Theatre.
While in New York City, he participated in readings, workshops, showcases, and productions Off-Broadway, and even had the opportunity to star in the NY Premiere of a Jerome Kern musical, Cabaret Girl. He has also been in other regional premieres, such as War and Peace at the Metropolitan Opera, Next to Normal at Florida Studio Theatre, and Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical at The REV Theatre.
At one point in his career, he packed all he could into his car and drove to LA to try his hand at the Film/TV industry. He can be randomly seen in the background on certain episodes of CSI, Las Vegas, The Nick and Jessica Variety Show, Blue Collar, Damages, and the film The Princess Diaries 2.
Scott has worn many hats in the business, having produced and directed LOVE, LOVE, LOVE-CELEBRATING THE BEATLES at the Laurie Beechman Theatre, directed and choreographed FOREVER PLAID at Theatre by the Sea and [title of show] at The Secret Theatre in NYC. Scott also recently directed RENT at the University of Central Oklahoma AND Oklahoma City University. He directed AND music directed A Year with Frog and Toad at Oklahoma State University. He also directed and choreographed the 2022-2023 Oklahoma! Interactive tour for Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma, the official state theater of Oklahoma.
Scott also earned a Master of Music in Musical Theatre from Oklahoma City University and a Master of Fine Arts in Directing from the University of Idaho. He has taught on the faculties of University of the Arts, Rider University, University of Central Oklahoma, Oklahoma City University, and the University of Oklahoma, where he is currently an Assistant Professor of Musical Theatre at the Weitzenhoffer School of Musical Theatre.
Scott lives in Oklahoma with his family-wife Lindsie, their son, Jed William, and rescue dogs Tallulah and Gertrude.