alexis leah scott*
*member of Actor's Equity Association
stage and film actor, big dreamer, coach, teacher, schemer, writer, collaborator
Art reminds us of all the possibilities we are persuaded to forget.
-Jeanette Winterson
MFA ACTING, UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
BA GENDER STUDIES, BROWN UNIVERSITY
Film
The Space That Holds Us
Plant Giveaway Mockumentary
Get Out Fast
In Bed
Nine Actors
Knockers
Revenge
dir. Sarah Guilbeaux
dir. Ivete Lucas and Otis Ike
dir. Haley Elizabeth Anderson
dir. Sera Gillow
dir. Mykal Monroe
dir. Deja Bernhardt
dir. Gabriel Dean
Theater
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 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 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, dir. Diana Lynn Small
*Poor Herman by Elizabeth Doss, "Lizzie" Paper Chairs Theatre, 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:
The Rise and Fall of Holly Fudge by Trista Baldwin, MRT, dir. Courtney Sale
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
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