Paige Scott

Paige Scott

PAIGE SCOTT is a multi-hyphenate Indianapolis-based performance artist.
As a playwright and composer, the core themes in her work and theatrical development are based on building strong emotional connections and finding romance in the mundane.
Works Include: LOBBY CHANNEL (Catalyst Repertory), BOMB ON A BUS (QArtistry), HONK, SQUAWK, LOVE (Indyfringe 2021), J. EYRE (EclecticPond Theatre Company...
PAIGE SCOTT is a multi-hyphenate Indianapolis-based performance artist.
As a playwright and composer, the core themes in her work and theatrical development are based on building strong emotional connections and finding romance in the mundane.
Works Include: LOBBY CHANNEL (Catalyst Repertory), BOMB ON A BUS (QArtistry), HONK, SQUAWK, LOVE (Indyfringe 2021), J. EYRE (EclecticPond Theatre Company) which was voted Best Original Work for BroadwayWorld Indianapolis in 2018.

Current projects:
IT GIRL (Or Evelyn and the Eternal Question): Reading with Actor's Theatre of Indiana. March 2024
RAZOR CREEK: Iowa New Plays Festival. May 2024

Plays

  • It Girl (or Evelyn and the Eternal Question) by Paige Scott
    Cast: 
    6
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    Genre: dark comedy, docudrama/historic + 2 more
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    Keyword: Evelyn Nesbit, crime of the century + 2 more
    Genre: dark comedy, docudrama/historic, movement/physical, musical
    Keyword: Evelyn Nesbit, crime of the century, true crime, assault survivor
    Evelyn Nesbit was a normal teenager...who happened to be America's sweetheart at the turn of the century. Her beauty was her blessing when she rose to prominence in New York high society. When she finds herself entangled with two powerful millionaires, that blessing soon becomes a curse with violent ends.
    This new musical reimagines the true events behind "The Crime of the Century" while...
    Evelyn Nesbit was a normal teenager...who happened to be America's sweetheart at the turn of the century. Her beauty was her blessing when she rose to prominence in New York high society. When she finds herself entangled with two powerful millionaires, that blessing soon becomes a curse with violent ends.
    This new musical reimagines the true events behind "The Crime of the Century" while also analyzing how we protect ourselves in spaces of unchecked power.
  • Black Hat Duncan by Paige Scott
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: dark comedy, drama + 3 more
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    Keyword: black mirror, cyber warfare + 4 more
    Genre: dark comedy, drama, horror, mystery/thriller, political
    Keyword: black mirror, cyber warfare, evil social media, computer hacker, bisexuality, identity theft
    It all starts when Deidre receives a spicy text message in the middle of the night. There was no predicting that one spicy text would lead her down a rabbit hole of intrigue, identity theft, catfishing, and radical politics; all leading to the violent unraveling of a crazed cyber-terrorist.

    Set in the current climate, BLACK HAT DUNCAN is a cautionary tale of the unspoken rules of the internet....
    It all starts when Deidre receives a spicy text message in the middle of the night. There was no predicting that one spicy text would lead her down a rabbit hole of intrigue, identity theft, catfishing, and radical politics; all leading to the violent unraveling of a crazed cyber-terrorist.

    Set in the current climate, BLACK HAT DUNCAN is a cautionary tale of the unspoken rules of the internet. The ones that aren't in the terms and conditions.
  • Sleepaway by Paige Scott
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: addiction, Recovery + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: addiction, Recovery, features strong roles for women
    Nina hoards boxes of shoes, baby clothes, and bad memories. Her house gets more crowded when she invites a disheveled stranger she found sleeping under a tree into her home.

  • Dorey Prep: Class of 1911 by Paige Scott
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: dark comedy
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    Keyword: censorship, dark comedy + 2 more
    Genre: dark comedy
    Keyword: censorship, dark comedy, small cast, ensemble driven
    Set on the grounds of a turn-of-the-century east coast prep school, the editorial staff of the Dorey Prep yearbook committee is turned topsy turvy when a lone female classmate challenges the status quo with a controversial message in the yearbook.
  • Honk Squawk Love by Paige Scott
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, movement/physical + 1 more
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    Keyword: Canada geese, office romance + 2 more
    Genre: comedy, movement/physical, romantic comedy
    Keyword: Canada geese, office romance, evil animals, features strong roles for women
    Set in the mundane atmosphere of a corporate processing center, a feisty IT specialist meets his match when he is imprinted on by a grumpy goose who resides on the grounds. Honk Squawk Love is a love letter to the misunderstood agent of evil, the Branta Canadensis, also know as The Canada Goose.
  • Cutthroat Science Fair by Paige Scott
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: dark comedy
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    Keyword: Ambition, dark comedy + 4 more
    Genre: dark comedy
    Keyword: Ambition, dark comedy, school science fair, coming of age, some strong language, sabotage
    Competition is heated at the Vanderburgh County 5th Grade Science Fair. Bret and Wade are boys with different views of ambition. One comes from a wealthy family. The other from a working-class family. When it comes to building the perfect baking soda volcano, one excels more than the other. In this grade school comedy of manners, one of the boys takes matters into his own hands to assure he earn the blue ribbon at the science fair.
  • J. Eyre by Paige Scott
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    7–12
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    Genre: adaptation, drama + 3 more
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    Keyword: Brontë, abusive relationships + 4 more
    Genre: adaptation, drama, immersive, movement/physical, musical
    Keyword: Brontë, abusive relationships, trauma and recovery, loss and forgiveness, alternative musical theater, Diverse Ensemble
    Based on the Charlotte Bronte novel, Jane Eyre, this fresh and new musical adaptation charts the life story of the literary heroine and her pursuit to find meaning in her life. Complications arise when she grows enamored with a secretive aristocrat. With a haunting score that reminisces the styles of Ben Folds, Regina Spektor, and Jason Robert Brown.