Conwell Worthington III

  • Visiting lecturer of management at Bentley University Associate Producer, The Obsidian Theatre Festival
  • 2026 D.B.A. Practitioner-Scholar

Biography

Conwell Worthington III has held faculty positions at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, Babson College and Bentley University. Prior to transitioning into academia, Worthington served as an executive in arts management. Worthington acted as the Associate General Manager at The Huntington Theatre Company and the Theater Manager at the Charles Playhouse, both in Boston, MA. 

Career production highlights include stage management positions on shows nationally and internationally: Broadway (Billy Crystal: 700 Sundays, Boeing Boeing and 33 Variations); international engagements (Australia and Canada); national tours (The Lion KingBilly Crystal: 700 Sundays, and The Book of Mormon); and regional theatre (The Laramie ProjectSister Act: The MusicalFencesPurlieRay Charles Live! and Blue). 

Worthington also acted as Worldwide Associate to the Production Supervisor for The Lion King, helping coordinate productions in China and the Netherlands. Worthington served as Associate Producer on In a Booth at Chasens at The Kennedy Center in Washington DC. Currently, he is working as a management consultant and Associate Producer for The Obsidian Theatre Festival in Detroit, MI and as a Visiting Lecturer at Bentley University.