Don Turner
Scene Shop Supervisor
Department of Theatre and Dance
Education: M.F.A University of Iowa; B.F.A. Louisiana State University
Don Turner grew up in a Marine Corp family finally settling in the Chicago area. He has a BFA in Painting from Louisiana State University and a MFA in Drawing with a minor in Photography from the University of Iowa. Don moved to Laramie a while back and fell into Theatre because, “I needed a job.” Don fell instantly in love with theatre and has been building sets ever since. Along the way, he has done Sound Designs for the department, Live Sound Engineering for musicals, and a handful of Scenic Designs.
The University of Wyoming has earned its Research Level 1 (R1) status from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, placing Wyoming's only four-year university with the top research universities in the United States.