About
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Scott Ebersold is a New York-based theatre director who specializes in developing new plays, musicals, and reimagining classic texts through bold visual storytelling and a deep respect for language. Known for his collaborative approach, Scott partners closely with playwrights to amplify marginalized voices and bring emotionally resonant, socially conscious work to life.
I make theatre because it’s how I try to make sense of being alive—with others. I’m drawn to stories that reveal how people survive, connect, and change, and to the space where empathy and imagination meet. My work lives at the intersection of rigor and risk: I believe in craft and structure, but also in the beautiful chaos of discovery.
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As a queer artist who grew up in a working-class community in Western New York, I found in theatre both a mirror and a home. It gave me a language for who I was and the joy of seeing myself reflected onstage. I create to pass that possibility forward—to make spaces where queerness isn’t explained or defended but celebrated, where humor and heartbreak can live side by side, and where art helps us see the world, and ourselves, more clearly.
Whether developing a new play or reimagining a classic, I aim to build rooms grounded in curiosity, collaboration, and equity. Everyone in the room is an artist; everyone’s perspective matters. My hope is that the work we make together invites audiences to feel connection, courage, and a little bit of wonder.
Whether developing a new play or reimagining a classic, I aim to build rooms grounded in curiosity, collaboration, and equity. Everyone in the room is an artist; everyone’s perspective matters. My hope is that the work we make together invites audiences to feel connection, courage, and a little bit of wonder.
He developed and directed the Off-Broadway premiere of Max Vernon’s The View UpStairs (Invisible Wall Productions), which earned three Drama Desk nominations, two Lucille Lortel nominations, and a nomination for an Audelco Award for Best Director. His work has been seen at Classic Stage Company, HERE Arts Center, Portland Center Stage, UC Davis, Goodspeed Opera House, the New York Musical Festival, and more.
A frequent collaborator with emerging writers, Scott has directed premieres by:
- Gina Femia (Mercutio Loves Romeo Loves Juliet Love, Boomerang Theatre Company)
- Amy Crossman (The Great Divide, HERE Arts Center)
- Briandaniel Oglesby (Small Steps, Portland Center Stage)
- Jordan Seavey (Children at Play, The Living Theatre)
- Adam Szymkowicz (Rare Birds, Red Fern; Nerve, Packawallop Productions)
- Alejandro Morales (the silent concerto, expat/inferno, Packawallop Productions – both FringeNYC award winners)
- Kari Bentley-Quinn (Paper Cranes, Packawallop Productions)
Scott’s musical theatre work includes:
- The Peculiar Tale of the Prince of Bohemia and the Society of Desperate Victorians by Dan Marshall, Julian & Becca Blackmore (Goodspeed Opera House)
- Concrete Jungle by Bobby Cronin & Crystal Skillman (DDM Productions)
- The Wild Party by Andrew Lippa (Post Theatre Company)
- The Gifts of the Magi (Tilles Center for the Performing Arts)
- Explorers (New York Musical Festival concert at Signature Center)
In academia, Scott recently served as a Granada Artist in Residence and Visiting Professor at UC Davis, where he directed The Laramie Project by Moisés Kaufman. At Columbia University, he directed Chekhov’s Three Sisters, Brecht’s Baal, Anne Carson’s Orestes, and a new adaptation of Tony Kushner’s A Bright Room Called Day (co-developed with Lauren Whitehead). He also co-conceived and directed Whitehead’s The Play Which Raises the Question... at the Catwalk Residency and Judson Memorial Church.
He has assisted acclaimed directors including Tina Landau (The Wheel, Steppenwolf Theatre) and John Doyle (Allegro, Classic Stage Company; Irma La Douce, City Center Encores!), and collaborated with Trip Cullman and Carl Andress on Off-Broadway productions.
Scott is the Founding Artistic Director of Packawallop Productions, Artistic Associate at Classic Stage Company, a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), and an alum of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab and Tectonic Theater Project’s Literary Department. He holds a BFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and an MFA in Theatre Directing from Columbia University.
He has also directed short films (The Moment, Quartet) and the pilot for the web series Raptured.
I love connecting with artists who are searching, questioning, or experimenting. Interested in collaborating? Let's Talk!
He has assisted acclaimed directors including Tina Landau (The Wheel, Steppenwolf Theatre) and John Doyle (Allegro, Classic Stage Company; Irma La Douce, City Center Encores!), and collaborated with Trip Cullman and Carl Andress on Off-Broadway productions.
Scott is the Founding Artistic Director of Packawallop Productions, Artistic Associate at Classic Stage Company, a member of the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society (SDC), and an alum of the Lincoln Center Directors Lab and Tectonic Theater Project’s Literary Department. He holds a BFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts and an MFA in Theatre Directing from Columbia University.
He has also directed short films (The Moment, Quartet) and the pilot for the web series Raptured.
I love connecting with artists who are searching, questioning, or experimenting. Interested in collaborating? Let's Talk!