First Name
Scott
Middle Name
Last Name
Horstein
City
Larkspur
Country
United States
State or Province
CA
Job Title
Freelance/Professor
Biography
Freelance dramaturgy credits include Marin Theatre, Denver Center, Oregon Shakespeare Festival, Berkeley Rep, South Coast Rep, San Diego Rep, and the Old Globe, where he dramaturged for Arthur Miller on his penultimate play Resurrection Blues. Other freelance credits include Playwrights Foundation, Jewish Plays Project, Greenway Court Theatre, Native Voices at the Autry, Alter Theater, Watts Village Theater Company, National New Play Network, the Fountain Theatre, and the Evidence Room. New York credits include Port Out, Starboard Home with foolsFURY at La Mama, and Good Bobby at 59E59 (Off-Broadway).
Scott was formerly Manager of Play Development for Cornerstone Theater Company and Literary Director for the Black Dahlia Theater in Los Angeles. He has dramaturged productions for leading playwrights including MacArthur Fellows Larissa FastHorse and Sarah Ruhl, as well as Sheila
Callaghan, Octavio Solis, David Edgar, Austin Pendleton, and James Still, and for leading directors, including Bill Rauch, Nataki Garrett, Mark Lamos, and Kyle Donnelly. Directing credits include Native Voices, East West Players, and the West Coast Ensemble. He has taught at South Coast Rep, American
Academy of Dramatic Arts, American Musical and Drama Academy, UC San Diego, and East West Players.
Publications include the book chapter "Dramaturgy as Prophecy: Facing Our Truth and Dramaturging the Predominantly White Institution," in Diversity, Inclusion, and Representation in Contemporary Dramaturgy, published by Routledge. In his review of the volume, critic Stephen Greenblatt notes "diverse and distinctive voices assembled here are agents of radical change in the theater and in the world beyond its boundaries."
Scott is a proud and active member of Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA); co-editor of LMDA’s Employment Guidelines and Sample Contracts; and for many years was VP for the SoCal region. He was the recipient of LMDA’s Elliott Hayes Award for Outstanding Achievement in
Dramaturgy.
Scott was formerly Manager of Play Development for Cornerstone Theater Company and Literary Director for the Black Dahlia Theater in Los Angeles. He has dramaturged productions for leading playwrights including MacArthur Fellows Larissa FastHorse and Sarah Ruhl, as well as Sheila
Callaghan, Octavio Solis, David Edgar, Austin Pendleton, and James Still, and for leading directors, including Bill Rauch, Nataki Garrett, Mark Lamos, and Kyle Donnelly. Directing credits include Native Voices, East West Players, and the West Coast Ensemble. He has taught at South Coast Rep, American
Academy of Dramatic Arts, American Musical and Drama Academy, UC San Diego, and East West Players.
Publications include the book chapter "Dramaturgy as Prophecy: Facing Our Truth and Dramaturging the Predominantly White Institution," in Diversity, Inclusion, and Representation in Contemporary Dramaturgy, published by Routledge. In his review of the volume, critic Stephen Greenblatt notes "diverse and distinctive voices assembled here are agents of radical change in the theater and in the world beyond its boundaries."
Scott is a proud and active member of Literary Managers and Dramaturgs of the Americas (LMDA); co-editor of LMDA’s Employment Guidelines and Sample Contracts; and for many years was VP for the SoCal region. He was the recipient of LMDA’s Elliott Hayes Award for Outstanding Achievement in
Dramaturgy.
Areas of Expertise
New Play Development
Community-based theater
Ensemble-driven theater
Art Integration
Dance dramaturgy
Community-based theater
Ensemble-driven theater
Art Integration
Dance dramaturgy
Language(s) spoken
French and English
Interested in freelance opportunities
Yes
