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Charles Eddie Moncrief III 

Associate Professor of Scenic Design
Alabama State University 

Department of Theatre & Dance

Montgomery, Alabama

Phone: (205) 356-4634
Email: eddiemoncrief@gmail.com

Email: cmoncrief@alasu.edu
Website: www.cm3scenery.com

 

Professional Profile

Charles Eddie Moncrief III is a fully-tenured Associate Professor of Scenic Design at Alabama State University with over fifteen years of professional experience in scenic design, technical direction, scenic artistry, and theatrical fabrication across theatre, dance, opera, and interdisciplinary live performance. His work is grounded in visual storytelling, technical rigor, and collaborative process, emphasizing scenography as an essential narrative and pedagogical tool.

His professional practice bridges academic and professional theatre environments, with sustained leadership in main-stage scenic production, interdisciplinary performance, and student-centered mentorship. Moncrief’s teaching and design philosophy integrates traditional craftsmanship with contemporary digital workflows, prioritizing clarity of storytelling, safety, and scalable production methodologies.

 

Primary Roles Key: SD = Scenic Designer | TD = Technical Director | SA = Scenic Artist | PD = Props Designer | LD = Lighting Designer Primary Roles Key: SD = Scenic Designer | TD = Technical Director | SA = Scenic Artist | PD = Props Designer 

 

Academic Appointments

Alabama State University – Montgomery, AL
Associate Professor of Scenic Design | 2016–Present
Assistant Professor of Scenic Design | 2016–2020

 

Responsibilities & Scope of Appointment:
Primary scenic designer for all main-stage theatre and dance productions; instructor of record for undergraduate and graduate coursework in scenic design, drafting, scenic painting, digital rendering, and stagecraft; supervision and management of the scene shop and associated budgets; mentoring student designers and technicians; academic advising; curriculum development; and service to departmental, college, and university-wide committees. 

  • Scenic artist and props designer for departmental productions

  • Mentor to undergraduate designers through research, conceptualization, drafting, rendering, and construction

  • Supervision of scenic shop operations, build schedules, and student labor

  • Collaboration with directors, choreographers, and production staff

  • Integration of digital rendering, drafting, and fabrication technologies into curriculum

  • Advising and mentoring students pursuing graduate school, professional theatre, and KCACTF participation

 

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Courses Taught

  • Scenic Design I

  • Scenic Design II

  • Beginner Scenic Painting

  • Advanced Scenic Painting (3D)

  • Stage Craft

  • Digital Rendering for Theatrical Design

  • Vectorworks Drafting

  • Introduction to Theatre

 

UNIVERSITY SCENIC DESIGN, SCENIC ART, AND PROPS DESIGN CREDITS (Selected Works)

Alabama State University

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Scenic Designer / Scenic Artist / Props Designer

*I have received an excellence in design award from KCACTF for every main stage theatre production

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  • A Raisin in the Sun (2024) – SD

  • Four Women (Nina Simone) (2023) – SD

  • Camp Logan (2023) – SD

  • Ruined (2022) – SD

  • Dreamgirls (2022) – SD

  • The Wiz (2021) – SD- and Projection Designer

  • Amen Corner (2021) – SD

  • Blues from an Alabama Sky (2020) – SD

  • Rabbit Hole (2020) – SD / SA / PD

  • Gospel of Colonus (2019) – SD / SA / PD

  • Gem of the Ocean (2018) – SD / SA / PD

  • Tartuffe (2018) – SD / SA / PD

  • Noises Off (2017) – SD / SA / PD

  • Telling Our Story (2017) – SD / SA / PD - and Projection Designer

 

Dance & Interdisciplinary Performance

  • The Nutcracker (Annual, 2018–2024) – SD

  • 400 Forward Dance Concert (2017) – SD / SA / PD

  • Alabama Dance Project (2017) – SD

  • Spring Dance Concerts (2017–2020) – SD

  • From Blues to Jazz to Rock ’n’ Roll (2018) – SD

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ASU Theatre Camps, Montgomery, Alabama

Scenic Designer / Technical Director / Scenic Artist / Carpenter | 2017–2024

 

Trinity Presbyterian School, Montgomery, Alabama

Scenic Designer – Hairspray
Guest Lecturer | 2018–2019

 

The Wetumpka Depot Players, Wetumpka, Alabama

Scenic Designer 2018-2026

  • The Trip to Bountiful

  • Hooray for Harry Wood 

  • Young Frankenstein

  • Something Rotten! 

  • The Quality of Life

  • Popcorn Falls

  • A Storm Came Up

 

The Davis Theatre, Montgomery, Alabama

Scenic Designer – MLK Celebration | 2017–2020

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Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Montgomery, Alabama

Scenic Designer

  • Four Little Girls (2018–2019)

  • Winnie the Pooh (2019)

  • As You Like It (2019)

 

Virginia Samford Theatre, Birmingham, Alabama

Scenic Designer

  • A Chorus Line (2016–2017)

  • Million Dollar Quartet (2017)

 

The Ritz Theatre, Sheffield, Alabama

Scenic Designer – South Pacific | June–July 2015
Scenic Designer / Technical Director / Scenic Artist / Carpenter

 

Corner High School, Corner, Alabama

Part-Time Instructor of Scenic and Lighting Design | August 2012 – May 2013

 

Birmingham Festival Theatre, Birmingham, Alabama

Scenic Designer – The Glass Menagerie | June–July 2012
Scenic Designer / Scenic Artist / Technical Director

 

The Wright Center, Homewood, Alabama

Stage Crew – Lighting Technician | December 2009 – July 2013

 

Alabama Ballet, Birmingham, Alabama

Stage Crew – Carpentry | December 2009 – December 2012

Productions include: - The Nutcracker - Cinderella

 

Opera Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

Stage Crew – Carpentry | September 2010 – March 2013

Productions include: - Faust - Lucia

 

UAB Opera, Birmingham, Alabama

Carpenter | October 2011 – December 2012

 

SPECIALIZED DESIGN & INSTALLATION EXPERIENCE

University of Alabama at Birmingham – Engineering Department / U.S. Army Co-op

Scenic Designer / Technical Director | May–August 2012

  • Designed and constructed a full-scale immersive “bombed-out collapsed house” environment

  • Created a guided scenic pathway leading to a projection cube simulating three-dimensional interactive war scenarios

  • Installation used for U.S. Army medical and tactical training

 

FESTIVAL & PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

Walter Trumbauer Secondary Theatre Festival, Corner, Alabama

Scenic and Lighting Design Judge | November 2011

Scenic Design Judge | December 2016, 2017, 2025

 

The Stardome Comedy Club, Hoover, Alabama

Assistant Technical Director | November 2007 – March 2009

Responsibilities included: - Lighting and sound maintenance - Live sound board operation (microphones, intro/outro music, announcements) - Lighting board operation and cue creation - Spotlight operation - Video media and switcher board operation for multi-projector systems - Evening announcer introducing comedians - Coordination with touring comedians for cue-based technical needs - Scenic artist for Christmas banner (2008)

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UNDERGRADUATE EXPERIENCE

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Undergraduate Design/Technology Student – Scenic Design Emphasis | August 2009 – July 2013

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Scenic Designer: 

- Bat Boy (2013) 

  • Don’t Trifle With Love (2012) 

  • Macbeth (2012) 

  • We Three (2011)

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Assistant Positions: 

  • Assistant to Lighting Designer – The Caucasian Chalk Circle (2011) 

  • Assistant to Scenic Designer – The Miser (2010) 

  • Assistant to Scenic Designer – The Rocky Horror Show (2010)

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GRADUATE EXPERIENCE

University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

MFA Candidate – Scenic Design | August 2014 – May 2017

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Props Designer:

- The Dining Room (2014) 

  • Merrily We Roll Along (2014) 

  • Eccentricities of a Nightingale (2017) 

  • Appropriate (2017) 

  • La Ronde (2017) 

  • A Chorus Line (2017)

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Scenic Designer: 

  • UA Writes: Evening of One Acts (2015)  

  • Ring of Fire (2015)  

  • Doubt (2017) 

  • Appropriate (2017) 

  • Eccentricities of a Nightingale (2017)  

  • La Ronde (2017) 

  • A Chorus Line (2017) 

  • Equivocation (2016)

 

Scenic Artist:

  • Eurydice (2015) 

  • Seduced (2015) 

  • Arcadia (2016) 

  • A Chorus Line (2017) 

  • Eccentricities of a Nightingale (2017) 

  • Doubt (2017) 

  • Appropriate (2017) 

  • Equivocation (2016)

 

Assistant to Scenic Designer: 

- Love in Afghanistan – Arena Stage, Washington, DC (2013)

 

Projection Designer: 

- Countess of Storyville (2016)

 

Guest Lecturer: 

- Scenic Design for TH120 (2014)

 

Courses Taught:

-Intro to Theatre(2015)

-Scenic Design - Undergraduate (2016)

-Scenic Design - Graduate (2016)

-Principles of Design (2016-2017)

 

EDUCATION

Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Scenic Design
University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa | May 2017

 

Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA), Scenic Design
University of Alabama at Birmingham | July 2013

 

University of Maryland, College Park
Graduate Coursework | August–December 2013 (Transferred)

 

AWARDS & HONORS

  • First Place, KCACTF David Weiss Scenic Design Competition – Buried Child by Sam Shepard (2012)

  • First Place, KCACTF David Weiss Scenic Design Competition – Largo Desolato by Václav Havel (2010)

  • First Place, ACT Theatre Competition, Montevallo University – Largo Desolato (2010)

  • KCACTF Scenic Design Barbizon Nominations for We Three, Macbeth, Don’t Trifle With Love, Bat Boy

  • Selected Participant, Ming Cho Lee Scenic Design Summer Intensive (2010, 2011)

  • Selected Participant, Disney Parks Live Entertainment / USITT Pathway Program (2019)

 

ADDITIONAL SKILLS

  • Photoshop scenic rendering and photo editing

  • Vectorworks and AutoCAD drafting

  • Project management and scheduling

  • Carpentry and scenic construction

  • Scenic painting and advanced faux finishes

  • Prop fabrication

  • Foam sculpting

  • Sewing

  • Live and studio audio mixing

  • General computer proficiency (Mac and PC)

  • Skilled in paint, graphite, charcoal, and sculpture

  • Alabama Driver’s License

  • U.S. Passport

 

REFERENCES

Raines Carr
(818) 434-4719 | grcarr@crimson.ua.edu

Andy Fitch
(205) 394-2844 | tfitch@ua.edu

Randy DeCelle
(205) 523-2097 | rdecelle@ua.edu

Mathew Dickson
(334) 354-6921 | mdickson@alasu.edu

Tom Rodman
(334) 221-5383 | trodman@alasu.edu

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