Bio
Scot Augustson’s plays include SPY DIARY, INTELLIGENCE, WHY? WHY? WHY?, GONE ARE THE DAYS: A GHASTLY CHRONICLE OF AN EPIC JOURNEY THROUGH THE REMORSELESS, UNRELENTING LANDSCAPES OF HELL ITSELF! (OR, SEX AFTER DEATH), VERY LESBIAN NUTCRACKER/HUNG BY THE CHIMNEY, BRENT OR BRENDA, 1001 NIGHTS, and GILGAMESH, IOWA. His play PLANTS AND ANIMALS toured the festival circuit earlier this year. Scot has worked with Printer`s Devil, Consolidated Works, Pulp Vixens, Annex, On The Boards, Richard Hugo House, The Ethereal Mutt, NWAAT, Der Stamen Spielers, One World Theater, Defibrilator, Three Card Monte, and Rebar
SEATTLE DRAMATISTS
Scot Augustson
Current Plays
INTELLIGENCE
Synopsis:
In the 1950’s at the height of the cold war, Max Brinks becomes a reluctant spy. His assignment: the seduction of a visiting Russian scientist.
Cast:
3M
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WHY? WHY? WHY?
Synopsis:
A wild romp through some of the more obscure Greek myths, originally conceived and performed as a shadow puppet show.
Casting notes:
Variable cast depending on multiple casting.
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GILGAMESH, IA
Synopsis:
Two old friends who haven’t seen each other in years get together and reconstruct a tiny town they built when they were boys.
Cast:
2M
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THE CHRIS SCHUSSLER INCIDENT
Synopsis:
One day sub-geek wallflower Chris Schussler lost it in eighth grade earth science class. She flipped out, she screamed, she threw things, she stomped out of class. Classmates Tracey and Eric set out to find out why.
Cast:
2W, 1M
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GEEZERS
Synopsis:
A tale of power, revenge, intrigue, and pudding. Set in the Casa Di Adios retirement home, this mock-Shakespearean drama focuses on the bloody battle for the president of the residents’ council.
Cast notes:
Variable depending on multiple casting. As few as 14, as many as a hundred.
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PLANTS & ANIMALS
Synopsis:
An epic battle ensues when the plants and animals rise up against humanity. Mankind’s last, best hope lies in a pair of youngsters, Lilly and Buck. An extreme acting challenge as two actors play over sixty characters.
Cast:
1W, 1M
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