Marguerite Louise Scott

Marguerite Louise Scott​ is a Playwright, Memoirist, Performer, Writing & Performance Educator who founded and runs the YOUNG CREATORS PROJECT, working with underserved kids & teens. She has also led workshops with low-income women and homeless shelter groups, using writing and theatre to help discover, nurture, uplift and empower their voices. Her short plays, full-lengths and solo pieces have been performed in theaters and alternative venues around the country including in NYC; Boston, MA; Durango, CO; Portland, OR and in her current residence on the unceded lands of the Tewa people, colonially know as Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is currently creating and performing a series of darkly-comic solo pieces illuminating a range of social issues such as the housing crisis, economic fragility...

Marguerite Louise Scott​ is a Playwright, Memoirist, Performer, Writing & Performance Educator who founded and runs the YOUNG CREATORS PROJECT, working with underserved kids & teens. She has also led workshops with low-income women and homeless shelter groups, using writing and theatre to help discover, nurture, uplift and empower their voices. Her short plays, full-lengths and solo pieces have been performed in theaters and alternative venues around the country including in NYC; Boston, MA; Durango, CO; Portland, OR and in her current residence on the unceded lands of the Tewa people, colonially know as Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is currently creating and performing a series of darkly-comic solo pieces illuminating a range of social issues such as the housing crisis, economic fragility, climate change, and how cats should take control of politics.

Member of the Dramatist Guild and HONOR ROLL! - an advocacy & action group of womxn playwrights over 40

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Scripts

SUBMERGED

by Marguerite Louise Scott

1
Cast Size
3
Genre
dark comedy,
satire

A white, millennial woman is drowning (in a kiddie pool)

A laid-off tech-bro (now a disgruntled dog-walker) is too distracted and overwhelmed to help her.

A preacher man attempts to "save her soul" before he will lend her a helping hand.

A satire of need, class and (selective) opportunity.

A white, millennial woman is drowning (in a kiddie pool)

A laid-off tech-bro (now a disgruntled dog-walker) is too distracted and overwhelmed to help her.

A preacher man attempts to "save her soul" before he will lend her a helping hand.

A satire of need, class and (selective) opportunity.

TRAIN

by Marguerite Louise Scott

4
Cast Size
1
Genre
drama

Sarah, an independent BLIND female, recalls her near-death experience in the New York City subway.
(Based on actually witnessed events.)

Sarah, an independent BLIND female, recalls her near-death experience in the New York City subway.
(Based on actually witnessed events.)

Cuddle Time

by Marguerite Louise Scott

3
Cast Size
2
Genre
dark comedy,
drama

In an apocalyptic future, Martha valiantly cares for her loyal companion, Sweetie,
as resources such as food, water and breathable air rapidly diminish. Martha struggles to meet
Sweetie’s demands for basic needs and playtime while dealing with the news of a friend’s death threatens to push Martha beyond Sweetie's reach.

In an apocalyptic future, Martha valiantly cares for her loyal companion, Sweetie,
as resources such as food, water and breathable air rapidly diminish. Martha struggles to meet
Sweetie’s demands for basic needs and playtime while dealing with the news of a friend’s death threatens to push Martha beyond Sweetie's reach.

A CIVIL WAR

by Marguerite Louise Scott

2
Cast Size
2—3
Genre
dark comedy,
experimental,
political,
tragedy

A CIVIL WAR is a two-character, darkly-comic tragedy (with song) that brings together diametrically opposed Adam and Evelyn for a (seemingly) random Tinder hook-up. The encounter is smack dab in the midst of a viral pandemic AND an increasing violent protest, where each are clearly aligned on opposite sides. But can awakened memories of more tender times and rekindled feelings of "first love" bring the...

A CIVIL WAR is a two-character, darkly-comic tragedy (with song) that brings together diametrically opposed Adam and Evelyn for a (seemingly) random Tinder hook-up. The encounter is smack dab in the midst of a viral pandemic AND an increasing violent protest, where each are clearly aligned on opposite sides. But can awakened memories of more tender times and rekindled feelings of "first love" bring the polarized couple together? What happens when love takes over, armor is dropped and then a tragedy, perhaps of one's own making, strikes?

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Not Me

by Marguerite Louise Scott

2
Cast Size
2
Genre
dark comedy,
satire

Celia has sought help from Psychiatrist Dr. Fraued (PLEASE pronounce it "Frowd") to help her find her friend's lost head. She can't find it anywhere.

Celia has sought help from Psychiatrist Dr. Fraued (PLEASE pronounce it "Frowd") to help her find her friend's lost head. She can't find it anywhere.

Mashed Potatoes

by Marguerite Louise Scott

2
Cast Size
1
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
drama,
romantic comedy

Home-made versus Instant Mashed Potatoes; craving a "real" guy.

Home-made versus Instant Mashed Potatoes; craving a "real" guy.

White Ice

by Marguerite Louise Scott

1
Cast Size
2
Genre
comedy,
dark comedy,
political,
satire

The morning after the 2016 Presidential Election, a very-well-put-together blonde, white woman interviews for a position with I.C.E., but what is her true identity and reasons for being there, and why does her interviewer look so familiar?

The morning after the 2016 Presidential Election, a very-well-put-together blonde, white woman interviews for a position with I.C.E., but what is her true identity and reasons for being there, and why does her interviewer look so familiar?

Maudee Dear

by Marguerite Louise Scott

Cast Size
2
Genre
dark comedy,
drama,
fable/folktale,
tragedy

Outside a trailer in the woods of Oregon, Maudee, having been abandoned by her husband for a younger woman, rescues “babies” while neglecting and abusing her own until a mysterious man, Aaron G. Nome comes to investigate.

Inspired by Euripides’ “Medea.”

Outside a trailer in the woods of Oregon, Maudee, having been abandoned by her husband for a younger woman, rescues “babies” while neglecting and abusing her own until a mysterious man, Aaron G. Nome comes to investigate.

Inspired by Euripides’ “Medea.”

FLIGHT PLAN

by Marguerite Louise Scott

Cast Size
6
Genre
dark comedy

Celia’s only friend has lost her head. Literally. So what is Celia dragging around in her duffle bag? James can’t eat anything without a certain condiment which, of course, he is not allowed. His only real nourishment comes from his passion for music and Wikipedia. Bernard keeps losing his wife and his own mind. Arianna struggles to find a reason to live. On the “Sunnyland Sanctuary” mental ward for low/no...

Celia’s only friend has lost her head. Literally. So what is Celia dragging around in her duffle bag? James can’t eat anything without a certain condiment which, of course, he is not allowed. His only real nourishment comes from his passion for music and Wikipedia. Bernard keeps losing his wife and his own mind. Arianna struggles to find a reason to live. On the “Sunnyland Sanctuary” mental ward for low/no income patients, Nurse Hammer and Dr. Fraued (please pronounce it “Frowd”) have all the skills and resources to make their patients’ healing and recovery as insane (and unlikely?) as possible.

(NOTE: The most recent draft of FLIGHT PLAN is available by request. A new draft is in the works!)

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