SCOTT ORGAN
Writer
SCOTT ORGAN
Writer
Writer
Writer
Scott Organ is a playwright and screenwriter whose work has been produced Off-Broadway, internationally, and at major festivals including the Humana Festival, Edinburgh Fringe, the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), and The Tribeca Film Festival. His plays have been commissioned by The Atlantic Theater Company, developed by The Barrow Group, The New Group, Page 73, and South Coast Rep, and performed throughout the U.S., Europe, and South America.
His most recent play, Diversion, won the 2023 Premiere Stages Playwriting Festival, is published by Theatrical Rights Worldwide, and will premiere in New York in November 2025. Set in a hospital ICU break room, Diversion begins as a routine inquiry into missing opioids but gradually unravels into a tense confrontation about loyalty, burnout, and moral compromise.
His play 17 Minutes premiered Off-Broadway at The Barrow Group, where it earned critical acclaim and an extended run. It later appeared at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. 17 Minutes is a gripping exploration of moral courage in the aftermath of a school shooting.
Other work includes The Thing With Feathers (The Barrow Group) and Phoenix, which premiered at the Humana Festival of New American Plays and was later produced at The Cherry Lane (Rattlestick) and The Barrow Group. Phoenix has been translated into Portuguese, Spanish, and French.
Scott’s film Roost premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and was distributed by IFC under the title What Comes Around, directed by Amy Redford. He is also a credited writer on The Plea, currently in post-production.
His short films have screened at major festivals: Playdate (The Tribeca Film Festival, London City — 3rd Place, Vimeo Staff Pick), The Board (The Tribeca Film Festival), and The One (Palm Springs International Film Festival). His work appears in New Playwrights – The Best Plays, Humana Festival – The Complete Plays, Best American Short Plays, and others.
DIVERSION, a new play, has won the 2023 Premiere Stages Play Festival
17 Minutes is "brilliant... a work of empathy and startling compassion." – Theater Pizzazz
Diversion "is a conversation starter... excellent, Must-see... that addresses a current, significant issue”
- Broadway World
" 17 Minutes... is an extraordinary piece of theater that should be widely seen. " – Theaterscene.net
17 Minutes "a complicated and compassionate human drama." " – Talkin' Broadway
Diversion
“Powerful...absorbing and emotionally resonant”
- NJArts.net
"[Phoenix] seduces you even when you know better... rich, anxious subtext... "
– The New York Times
"The Thing With Feathers is undeniably provocative... " - Theatermania
17 Minutes is “a standout... excellent and moving”
— Broadway World Scotland
Fixed succeeds on many levels... , Organ is a
talent worth watching. - The Ithaca Journal
“Remarkable…Organ’s dialogue is witty and quick, dialogue is humorous without ever sounding forced…"[Phoenix] – LEO Weekly
What Comes Around is "Unmissable"
- In Their Own League
Diversion is “Timely and ground-breaking…it is time to start talking about this topic”
- letsgotothetheater.com
17 Minutes is "Raw, powerful drama"
— Theatre Weekly
What Comes Around is "impactful and insidious"
— CGM Backlot Magazine
17 Minutes is "Powerful, thought-provoking"
— WhatsOnStage
17 Minutes is "riveting drama... outstanding in both artistry and relevance"
— New York Theater Buying Guide
Tension ebbs and flows never quite dissipating. [The Thing With Feathers] offers a helluva ride. ...topical, skillfully crafted,” - WOMAN AROUND TOWN [Alix Cohen]
“The playwright Scott Organ very skillfully and incrementally introduces piece by piece of [The Thing With Feathers] plot .” - THEATER PIZZAZZ