Lesley Scammell

A Perfect Existence

Lesley received a fellowship from the New York Foundation for the Arts for her first play, Make Me an Angel and spent three years writing for theatre companies in Ireland, Omaha and Seattle before returning to New York to do an MFA in Playwriting. Lesley’s plays have been seen at The Shooting gallery, MCC Theatre and New Dramatists in New York, Show of Strength Theatre in Bristol, England, Blue Barn Theatre in Omaha and Circle Rep in Seattle. The German Lullaby, a short film for which she wrote the screenplay, received Best Short film awards in the following festivals; 2008 International Film Festival, England; 2008 Reelheart International Film Festival, Toronto; Silver Award Best Short International Filmmakers; Honorable mentions in New York Downtown Short Film Festival 2008; and Accolade Awards 2007. She has been a finalist for EST’s Marathon, a Jerome Fellowship, and a Princess Grace Award.