alexis scott
MFA Acting, University of Texas at Austin
BA Gender Studies, Brown University
Here are some things I believe:
Black Lives Matter.
Black Trans Lives Matter.
Art is alchemical. Creativity allows us to transform human experiences into points of connection both in and outside ourselves, thus creating the opportunity to strengthen our muscles of empathy and compassion. Therefore:
Creating art can actually enable us to grow the ability to change ourselves and, in sometimes small and subtle ways, the world. Or it can at least help us enjoy our lives a little more.
Film
The Space That Holds Us
Plant Giveaway Mockumentary
Get Out Fast
In Bed
Nine Actors
Knockers
Revenge
Sadie
Newscaster
JP
Sophie
Cowgirl
Dominatrix
DeeDee
dir. Sarah Guilbeaux
dir. Ivete Lucas and Otis Ike, Drawing Lines
dir. Haley Elizabeth Anderson, NYU
dir. Sera Gillow (NYU Film Academy)
dir./prod. Mykal Monroe
dir. Deja Bernhardt
Galt Productions, dir. Gabriel Dean
Theater
2010 - present
nyc
Dishwater Blonde by David Turkel Eva Braun Torn Page, dir. Katherine Wilkinson
Paul Swan is Dead and Gone by Claire Kiechel Paula The Civilians, Torn Page, dir. Steve Cosson
Triggered by Gabriel Jason Dean Mimi The Amoralists, Cherry Lane Theatre, dir. Kimille Howard
All Female One Minute Play Festival Ensemble New Georges at INTAR Theatre, dir. Nicole Watson
Smith and Tinker curated works in progress Chelsea Manning HERE Arts, dir. Anna Brenner
24Hr Play Festival Player Brooklyn Arts Exchange, dir. Ben Kamine
The Wholehearted by Meghan Kennedy Jean P73 Summer Residency at Yale, dir. Daniella Topol
regional
*Edge of Peace by Suzan Zeder Girl Seattle Children’s Theatre, dir. Linda Hartzell
Ragtime (the Musical) Brigit Zach Scott Theatre, dirs. Dave Steakley, Nick Demos
A Single Shard by Robert Shenkkan Apprentice Seattle Children’s Theatre, dir. Linda Hartzell
Austin
*Catalina de Erauso by Elizabeth Doss Catalina CMPBS with Paper Chairs/dir. Dustin Wills
Johnny LaGuardia's Trinitron Mixtape Blanche Fusebox Festival, creator Bug Davidson
Hot Belly by Diana Lynn Small Veronica Paper Chairs Theatre at the Austin Public, dir. Diana Lynn Small
*Poor Herman by Elizabeth Doss Lizzie Paper Chairs Theatre at the Off Center, dir Elizabeth Doss
Hold Me Well by Eva Suter Odele UTNT New Plays Festival, dir. Katie Bender
Bright Now Beyond by Daniel Alexander Jones Girl Army/Mouse Queen Salvage Vanguard Theatre, dir. Will Davis
Church of the Passionate Cat Drum Major The Off Center, underbelly theatre (underbellytheatre.com)
Kingdom by Andrew Hinderaker Chris UT Austin, dir. Sarah Rasmussen
Elvis Machine by The Duplicates Dixie Fusebox Festival, The Duplicates (theduplicates.org)
360: round dance by Steven Dietz Wife UT Austin, dir. Courtney Sale
The Cherry Orchard by Chekhov Carlotta UT Austin, dir. Brant Pope
Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris Bev/Kathy UT Austin, dir. Lucien Douglas
The Threepenny Opera by Brecht Jake UT Austin, dir. Halena Kays
Chronicles of Bad Ass Women by Holli Gipson Janis Joplin Cohen New Works Festival, dir. Shawn Sides
*nominated for B Iden Payne Awards
Select Readings:
House on the Hill by Amy Witting, “Alexandra,” National New Play Festival
Don B’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarves adapted by Lana Lesley, “Jane,” Rude Mechs
Fixing Troilus and Cressida by Kirk Lynn, “Cassandra,” Rude Mechs
Slake by Martin Zimmerman, “Ora,” directed by KJ Sanchez
2010 - present
Training & Workshops
University of Texas at Austin
Acting (Meisner, Shakespeare, Comedy, Devising): Fran Dorn, Lee Abraham, Lucien Douglas, Brant Pope, Kirk Lynn
Film/Camera: David Rothenberg, Sally Allen (Brock and Allen Casting)
Movement (Pilates, Laban, Alexander, Viewpoints, Mime, Clown, Combat, Suzuki): Andrea Beckham, Tom Truss, Quetta Carpenter Voice (Berry, Rodenburg, Dialect, IPA): Barney Hammond, Pamela Christian
Brown University
Performance Studies (Feminist, African American Performance, Ethnography): Rebecca Schneider, Elmo Terry-Morgan
Dance (West African, Modern, Post-modern): Michelle Bach-Coulibaly, Deb Meunier, Yin Mei
residencies
DIRECTING
Willy Wonka Junior, Headwaters Middle School, Austin
RENT, Headwaters High School, Austin
RESIDENCIES
Orchard Project Core Company/ David Chapman, Ari Edelson, Dean Strober/The Exchange
Philadelphia Improv Theatre (Member of House Team“Activity Book”)/Rick Horner/Philadelphia
Manton Avenue Project, Providence RI
Miscellaneous Skills
Dialects: Standard British, Cockney, Irish, Scottish, Puerto Rican, Italian, Yiddish, Australian, New Zealand, Jamaican, Russian, US: Southern (Texas, Georgia, Carolina), Midwestern, Boston, California
Languages: Spanish (conversational), Italian (minimal), Hebrew (can read)
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Drive manual car
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Type 96WPM
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Play basic piano and acoustic guitar
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Creative writing (short stories and poetry)
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Drawing, Painting, Sketching, Collage
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Yoga
Some wonderfully strong female characters round out the cast. My daughter was captivated by Girl, an adventurous young woman who has blossomed from a Depression-era orphan of a previous play into a pilot for the war effort. Imbued with Amelia Earhart-esque spunk by Alexis Scott, Girl blithely parachutes her way into the story and the imagination of young audience members.
- History and Mystery: Seattle Children's Theatre's 'The Edge of Peace'Annie Fanning, March 2013