Harold Scott (director)

For other people with the same name, see Harold Scott.
Harold Scott
Harold Scott (1959)
Photograph by Carl Van Vechten
Born6 September 1935
Morristown, New Jersey
Died16 July 2006
Newark, New Jersey

Harold Russell Scott Jr. (6 September 1935 – 16 July 2006) was an American stage director, actor and educator, who broke racial barriers in American theatre.[1] Scott first became known for his work as an electrifying stage actor with a piercing voice, and later as an innovative director of numerous productions throughout the country, from Broadway to the Tony Award-winning regional theatre, the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park, where he was the first African-American artistic director in the history of American regional theatre.[2]

  1. ^ Campbell Robertson (2 August 2006). "Harold Scott, 70, Director Who Broke Racial Barriers, Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
  2. ^ "A Brief History of the Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park". Cincinnati Playhouse in the Park. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2008-06-02.