NON-PROFIT

2017 – Present

Co-Founder & Artistic Director of Actors Theater of NYC –

A multidisciplinary acting company developing and producing original diverse works of art in theater, immersive theater, film, VR and multimedia.

2016

Performed for this foundation in support of those (sufferers and caretakers) who are struggling or have struggles with major depression and suicide in NY.

2014

Created a show and fundraiser for DreamYard in memory of Philip Seymour Hoffman, who was on the board of this organization which collaborates with Bronx youth, families and schools to build pathways to equity and opportunity through the arts.

2013

Created a storytelling event about sex trafficking where girls from the Girl Be Heard theater company told stories about sex trafficking. Girl Be Heard develops, amplifies, and celebrates the voices of young women through socially conscious theatre-making.

2009 – 2012

New York Inter-Group

(NYIG)

Volunteered bringing recovery meetings to women in Rikers Island New York City Department of Corrections NY.

2003

Created, produced, directed and performed in “Angels for a Cause” a show and fundraiser for The American Cancer Society a nationwide, community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem.

COLLIDER

“…not-to-be-missed World Premiere of the immersive and intimate art performance from Ava Lee Scott”

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“It comes down to a longing for human contact…

…Today, everything is dehumanized by technology. We miss the intimacy of the Gilded Age — a handwritten letter, flowers at the door, giving a lock of hair, looking into someone’s eyes, feeling a human touch.

There is a void today, and people want connections. We want storytelling and poetry in our lives.”

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“She has a gift. She IS a gift, and one that hundreds and hundreds of people have been blessed to open and be opened by.”

COLLIDER

“I was absolutely floored by Ava Lee Scott’s work in “Home of Enchantments.”

It’s a one-on-one experience where Scott plays a character named Belle, a spiritually gifted yet troubled individual who calls upon you to help her through an especially dark, trying situation.

It’s an extensive tale that requires a powerhouse performance from Scott that not only hits the beats of the story crafted, but also comes with interactive emotional elements that feel deeply personal. It’s a beautiful mix of making the participant feel vulnerable and on edge while also sending you on your way with a surprisingly full heart.

(And the fact that Scott conducted one of these shows after the next at Overlook is absolutely astounding.)”

Saunder Gusinow

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“Creator Ava Lee Scott is exceedingly inventive; she’s taken the things most bothersome about immersive theatre and banished them from her work.”