Scout Durwood'sHi, How Can I Help You?
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Comedienne Scout Durwood presents, Hi, How Can I Help You? a one woman musical following the lives of six women employed at a New York City house of domination the night of the 2008 presidential election as they navigate the volatile economy of the sex industry during a recession. All of the show’s music is performed live onstage using instruments ranging from a ukulele, jingle bells, a recorder, a vocal looper, and beer filled glasses, The show is inspired by a sense of children at play, embracing the silly rather than the sexy side of life as a dominatrix. Hi, How Can I Help You? was developed thanks to a grant from Brooklyn Arts Exchange and debuted at the 2010 Edinburgh International Fringe Festival. Scout Durwood currently resides in Brooklyn, NY and is the host of “Takin off the Ritz,” a weekly burlesque/variety show, and “Something Awesome,” a seasonal vaudville extravaganza. Her work has been featured on The Howard Stern Show, CBS Radio, Comix Comedy Club, Joe’s Pub, Bowery Poetry, The Miss America Pageant, and just about every venue in New York City with a stage and a mic. (www.scoutdurwood.com) |
SCOUT DURWOOD |
SCOUT DURWOOD (performer) is an NYC based actor, comedienne and burlesque performer as well as a founding member of Mighty Little Productions. A Kansas City native, she came to New York City via Amherst College where she received cum laude honors for her first solo show, “Adym and Stevie,” earning her degree in Political and Social Activism Through Theatre. “Hi, How Can I Help You?” debuted in August of 2010 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and was developed thanks to a grant from Brooklyn Arts Exchange. Her work has been featured on The Howard Stern Show, CBS Radio, The Miss America Pageant, Comix Comedy Club, Joe’s Pub, and just about every venue in New York City with a stage and a mic. In New York, she is the host of “Trail of Glitter” and “Takin off the Ritz,” as well as a co-founder of “Something Awesome.” She is currently recording her debut EP entitled “Prettier when I Don’t Talk.” (www.scoutdurwood.com) |
LUCILE BAKER SCOTT |
Lucile Baker Scott (director) is a playwright and director and an executive member of Mighty Little Productions, a small collaboration based theater company. Her work has been featured around town at venues including The Cherry Lane Studio, BAX, La Mama, Theater for The New City, WOW Cafe Theater, Manhattan Theater Source, The Red Room and The Kraine and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Some of the productions have even won awards in festivals. She is a also a court reporter and a freelance journalist and has traveled to destinations including Jamaica and India to report on the global AIDS epidemic. She is a native Kentuckian and moved to New York after graduating from Northwestern University. |
ADRIANNA MENA |
Adrianna Mena (technical director) is a graphic designer, DJ and self-proclaimed techie. Also known as "Silent Thunder" of Mighty Little Productions, she likes to communicate from behind the scenes with light and sound cues. |