POET

UPDATE: 4/18/10

Scott is writing a one-man show based on his experiences in the poetry business, and looking for a director. Email if interested. It will include a few classic poems combined with prose and monologues tentatively titled 6 PIECE(S) of CHICKEN-All White Meat.

To read samples of Scott’s work follow the link to the Out of My Mind section.

With the MAYHEM POETS

In 2006 he and the group won the Microsoft Idea Wins Challenge for best small business idea, allowing them to fund a new program in New York City called Slam-chops. From 2007-2008 he served as the Creative Director of SlamChops, and was responsible for recruiting and training new artists, committed to creating artistically fulfilling, financially beneficial opportunities for all poets and performers in hopes of restoring “poet” as a legitimate profession among the masses.

With Mayhem Poets he has performed at such notable venues as the Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, New Hampshire; the Manitoba Theater for Young People in Winnipeg, Canada; the World Famous Apollo Theater in Harlem, and at New York’s only theater devoted to youth and family audiences; the prestigious New Victory Theater located on the New 42nd Street in Times Square. He has also performed at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington D.C, the Kilkenny Arts Festival in Kilkenny, Ireland, in Tel Aviv, Israel; Bangkok, Thailand as well as in countless elementary, middle and high-schools across the world.  If interested in booking the group you can contact the office line at 551-655-3343 or visit www.mayhempoets.com for an upcoming schedule, videos and more information on the group.

With the NEW STREET COLLECTIVE

New Street Poets confronts the loss of urban culture to “urban renewal”.  When the forces of gentrification threaten to redevelop Café Home, center of a vibrant artistic neighborhood, six dynamic poets must struggle to keep their community alive.  This exciting spoken word drama confronts the human cost of progress in the 21st century.

New Street Poets was written by a collective of six poets over the course of two years (known as the NEW STREET COLLECTIVE) and has been performed by a rotating cast in several venues throughout the tri-state area, including The Tony Award Winning Crossroads Theatre, The Aetna Theatre, The Riverside Church Theatre, and Brown University.

The group is currently working on a new play about education reform, individuality, and conformity! They are writing, creating, and performing in cooperation with Project Eye to Eye, a nonprofit organization dedicated to learning disability advocacy and self-empowerment. The first test run staged readings and performances will be done in the summer of 2009.

For more information visit www.newstreetpoets.com

Other Interesting PROJECTS

R and J Redux: An exciting SLAMCHOPS collaboration with Mikumari featuring a retelling of Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet that switches between classical and modern versions of the play replete with hip-hop songs, crowd particpatory dance battles, character cross-dressing and a talented cast of London trained actors and poets.

Synesthesia 2010: A Game of Artistic Telephone Across the Genres