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Dr. Aaron Scully
Dr. Aaron M. Scully (he/him) is an Associate Professor of Theatre at UCM and the Meridith
Harmon Sauer Distinguished Professor of Theatre for 2023-26. He received his Ph.D.
from the University of Missouri in 2018. His dissertation and research explores how
theatre may be utilized to treat and more fully understand addiction and alcoholism.
Aaron teaches General Education classes, acting, playwriting, theatre history and
theatre management. Aaron was the 2022 recipient of the UCM College of Arts, Humanities,
and Social Sciences Excellence in Teaching award for Instructional faculty and the
2017 Innovative Teaching Award for Graduate Students from the Association for Theatre
in Higher Education and the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. He is
the former Chair of the KCACTF Region V National Playwriting Program and is currently
Co-Coordinator for ATHE’s Judith Royer Excellence in Playwriting Award. Aaron is the
faculty advisor for Central Missouri Playwrights and the Dr. Ed See’s Student Teachers’
Association. He is the co-advisor for B.S.E. in Speech Communication and Theatre.
He has had plays produced around the country and acts and directs often. Aaron teaches
workshops in playwriting, acting and directing and has consistently presented scholarship
at ATHE and MATC.
Professional website: https://www.aaronmscully.com/
