Scout Davis
Pronouns: They/Them
Email Address: Scddy25@gmail.com Website: https://scoutfdavis.com
International Credits
(2021) Fever Dream by Scout/The Sibiu International Theater Festival
(2016) Kaspar by Peter Handke/ The Sibiu International Theater Festival
Directing Credits
(2024) The Apple Tree by Sheldon Harnick, Jerry Bock and Jerome Coopersmith (Pace School of The Performing Arts/La Mama Experimental Club)
(2024) Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play by Anne Washburn, music and lyrics by Michael Friedman-University of Buffalo
(2023) Putting it Together by Stephen Sondheim and Julia McKenzie-Pace School of the Performing Arts
(2023) Everybody by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins-Seton Hill University
(2023) AS I EAT THE WORLD by Luis Roberto Herrera (FRIGID-NY Fringe Festival, Under St. Marks, Atlanta Fringe Festival, The Tank)
(2023) Small Mouth Sounds by Bess Wohl-Pace School of the Performing Arts
(2022) Ay Dias Chiqui by Jose Manuel Freidel, translated and performed by Gabriel Torres-Uncommon Voices/St. Ann Church (En Garde Arts)
(2022) Cinzano by Ludmila Petrushevskaya-Carnegie Mellon University
(2022) Seven Deadly Sins by Bertolt Brecht-Carnegie Mellon University
(2022) A Dream Play by August Strindberg (adapted by Caryl Churchill)-Carnegie Mellon University
(2022) My H8 Letter 2 The G8 American Theatre by Diana Oh-Studio of Creative Inquiry/Carnegie Mellon University
(2021) Many Loves by William Carlos Williams-Atlantic Conservatory-Atlantic Theatre Stage II
(2021) In my dreams, meditations and moments of reflection in collaboration with Tra Ngyuen-Carnegie Mellon University
(2020) Bars by Pravin Wilkins-Digital/Carnegie Mellon University
(2019) Extra Ultra by Kate Condé Hamilton-Hamburg Studio, City Theatre (Pittsburgh, PA)
(2019) Slaychella: A Concert, Co-Directed with Garrett Allen-LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
(2018) Tens Across The Board as part of The Hot Festival-Dixon Place
(2018) The Rise and Fall of Countess LuAnn DeLesseps-The Clemente Center
(2018) In The Depths of Lava: An ode to Richard Foreman as part of The Exponential Festival-The Glove, Brooklyn
(2017) Ivan’s Widow by Tennessee Williams-The Duo Multicultural Arts Center
(2016-2017) Next Faggot Nation by The Fossick Collective-Dramatists Guild Fund Hall, Dixon Place, HERE Arts Center and The Bushwick Starr
Developmental Workshops
(2023-2024) A riff on Up Your Ass by Krista Knight (New Georges)
(2023-2024) Witch & The…by Scout Davis (The Chelsea Factory, The Brick, HERE Arts Center)
(2023) Doll Valley (inspired by Valley of the Dolls) by Scout Davis (Rough Draft Festival/LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, PRIDEFEST at The Tank)
(2022-2024) HOW TO EMBRACE FAILURE…by Scout Davis, Invisible Dog Center, The Tank, La Mama, Brick Aux
(2020-2021) Fever Dream by Scout-The Frame Gallery, The Wild Project, The Tank, The Brick, Uncommonly Studio
(2020) Waiting for Godot by Samuel Beckett-Carnegie Mellon University
(2020) The Sand Castle by Gina Stevensen-Alchemical Theater Lab
(2020) Fever/Collapse by Wallace Shawn, Chris Smith,Michael Ruppert-Carnegie Mellon University
(2020) The Golden Girls Project by Scout-Carnegie Mellon University
(2020) The Danube by Maria Irene Fornes-Carnegie Mellon University
(2020) Valley of The Dolls by Jacqueline Susann-Carnegie Mellon University
(2020) The Maids by Jean Genet-Carnegie Mellon University
(2020) Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekov adapted by Annie Baker-Carnegie Mellon University
(2019) One Flea Spare by Naomi Wallace-Carnegie Mellon University
(2019) Long Day’s Journey into Night by Eugene O’Neill-Carnegie Mellon University
Staged Reading Credits
(2023) Hot Seat by Calley N. Anderson-Brick Aux
(2023) ADELIA (or, The Nose Play) by Daniel Holzman-Adult Film
(2023) Soured Milk by KJ Jarboe- Brick Aux
(2023) Bugle Boy by Thom Henke-The Tank (The Attic)
(2022) Scratched Record by Nay Haris-INKubator New Play Festival at Art House Productions
(2020-2021) WET by Janelle Lawerence-Town Stages, Dramatist Guild Fund
(2019) Inheritance of Shame by Peter Gajdics-The Wild Project
(2017-2018) Composition of A Woman by Maren Lavelle-Westside Theater, Abingdon Theater Company
(2017) What’s Wrong With You? By Jan Rosenberg- Less Than Rent Theatre Company, Axis Theater Company
(2017) Lunatic 19’s by Tegan McLeod-440 Lafayette Studio
(2016) The Holding Room by Maren Lavelle-The Sheen Center
Fellowships
(2022) Directing Fellow at Westport Country Playhouse
(2022) Directing Fellow at Chautauqua Theater Company
Residencies/Labs/Groups
(2024-2025) Resident Artist at La Mama
(2023) Chelsea Factory Pilot Program
(2022) Invisible Dog Center Residency
(2021) Kaimera Productions Lab Member
(2019) Access Theater Affiliated Artist Residency
(2019) The Wild Project Directing Residency
(2017) Member of The Lincoln Center Directors Lab
(2017) Member of Directors Lab West
Associate/Assistant Directing Credits
(2022-2023) A Transparent Musical by MJ Kaufman, Joey Soloway and Faith Soloway, Dir. Tina Landau-Center Theatre Group (Assistant Director)
(2022) As You Like It by William Shakespeare, Co-Dir. Will Davis and Christopher Ashley-La Jolla Playhouse (Associate Director)
(2022) Animals Out of Paper by Rajiv Joseph, Dir. Lamar Perry-Chautauqua Theater Company (Assistant Director)
(2022) Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf by Edward Albee, Dir. Paul Mullins-Chautauqua Theater Company (Assistant Director)
(2022) Indecent by Paula Vogel, Dir. Lisa Rothe-Chautauqua Theater Company (Assistant Director)
(2022) Straight White Men by Young Jean Lee, Dir. Mark Lamos-Westport Country Playhouse (Assistant Director)
(2021) Baldwin and Buckley at Cambridge by Elevator Repair Service, Dir. John Collins-New York Workshop-Philadelphia Fringe (Externship)
(2019) QUEER HERE AND NOW at The Delacorte Theatre, Public Theatre, Dir. Will Davis (Assistant Director)
(2019) School Girls or The African Mean Girls Play by Jocelyn Bioh, Dir. Chip Miller-Kansas City Rep (Assistant Director)
(2018) Thunderbodies by Kate Tarker, Dir. Lileana Blain-Cruz-Soho Rep (Assistant Director)
(2017) Nollywood Dreams by Jocelyn Bioh, Dir. Saheem Ali-Cherry Lane Theater (Assistant Director)
Education
(2012-2016) B.A. Directing-International Performance Ensemble Program at Pace School of Performing Arts
(2019-2022) John Wells MFA Directing Fellow at Carnegie Mellon University
Teaching
(2024-2025) Adjunct Lecturer at Pace University
(2023-2024) Visiting Lecturer at Pace University
(2019-2020) Introduction to Acting for Non-Majors at Carnegie Mellon University
(2022) Introduction to Acting for Non-Majors at Carnegie Mellon University
Producing
(2021) Associate Producer for Soho Rep Writer/Director Lab presentations
(2016-2019) Line Producer/Lead Curator for The Rough Draft Festival at LaGuardia Performing Arts Center
Awards
(2020-2021) Robert L.B. Tobin Director-Designer Prize of OPERA America Prize for Gluck’s, Orfeo ed Euridice
(2015) Outstanding Choreography for Stuck on Repeat as part of The Fresh Fruit Festival
Other
(2024) Mentor at Fordham University
(2023-2024) Dramaturg for Performance of Self by Jodie Landau (National Sawdust/Beth Morrison Projects)
(2023) Guest Curator for Playdate Series with EnGarde Arts
(2022) Script Reader for Playwrights Realm