Charles Eddie Moncrief III
Scenic Designer
About Charles Eddie Moncrief III:
Charles Eddie Moncrief III is a Birmingham based scenic designer, specializing in theatre, opera, and other forms of live performance. He holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Scenic Design from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (2013) and a Masters of Fine Arts in Scenic Design from the University of Alabama.
From a young age, Charles had strong interests in architecture, sculpture, visual arts and live performance. He combined these passions and began to pursue theatrical scenic design, receiving first-place awards in the David Weiss Scenic Design Competition at KCACTF in both 2010 and 2012. As well as numerous additional accolades for his design work. While focusing on scenic design, Charles has continued to hone his artistic skills, from scenic painting to foam sculpting to creating scenic renderings and editing digital art in Adobe Photoshop. Charles additionally has a strong secondary interest in costume design.
Currently, Charles is in his fifth year as the Scenic Design professor at Alabama State University. His courses include Intro to Theatre, Stage Craft, Scenic Design, Advanced Scenic Design, Scenic Painting, Advanced Scenic Art (3D carving and sculpting), Drawing and Rendering, Basic Photoshop Rendering, Career and Portfolio Development, and Advanced Digital Rendering for Theatrical Design.
While Scenic design is Charles's passion, his calling is as an educator. At Alabama State University his main goal has been to create talented, hirable, passionate, and empathetic students. He introduces his students to the larger scope of theatre careers and has been extremely successful in helping them find that “right fit” upon graduation.
Charles’s main motto for his graduating students is:
“When you think you know everything, you are certainly wrong. Live life like a sponge, soak up every bit of knowledge and always be listening. Don’t be afraid to take a risk, and when you do inevitably fail (we all do) make sure you learn from the experience. Most importantly never be dismissive to other people’s ideas or opinions. Whilst you might disagree, never disrespect, and as always; Treat your coworkers, production team, cast, director, etc like you would want to be treated yourself.”
