Scott Turner Schofield

Scott Turner Schofield is an American actor, writer, producer, and speaker. He is a transgender activist, and uses he/him and they/them pronouns.

Schofield in May 2015

Schofield has won awards for his performances and work in film, TV, theatre, and digital productions. In addition to performing, he has produced, written, directed, and consulted on several projects in film, TV, digital content, and theatre.

Schofield received a Tanne Award for Artistic Excellence from the Tanne Foundation in 2004. The Tanne Award is given to performers who passionately make a difference in this country through their performing.

In 2008, a collection of Schofield's three solo performance scripts was published by Homofactus Press titled "Two Truths and a Lie". Jack Halberstam wrote the foreword. The book was a finalist for the Lambda Literary Awards in the Drama and Transgender categories; it was placed on the American Library Association's 2009 Rainbow List.

Schofield's work as an activist and public speaker has focused on education in regard to transgender issues and awareness. He has assisted in the creation of training programs, institutional support programs, and nondiscrimination policies in educational, government, and corporate settings.

Filmography

Scott Turner Schofield has appeared in films ranging from art house shorts to major feature length releases; including the Antonia Brico biopic 'The Conductor', directed by Maria Peters. He is currently filming 'Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps' with Andrea James which is based on his award-winning live performance art piece of the same name.

  • In Production: "Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps" - Directed and executive produced by Andrea James (Expected release 2021)
  • 2018: "The Conductor" ("De Dirigent")- Robin - Director Maria Peter[1]
  • 2017: "Transmute" - Chris - Star Victoria

Theatre

Schofield has a varied background in theatre as a performer, writer, director, and artistic director.

He is best known for a trilogy of critically acclaimed autobiographical works, which focus on the life experience of being Queer and transitioning. "Underground Transit": A spoken word performance taking on academic Queer Theory in the real life of one transition. "Debutante Balls":[2] A performance piece on coming out into Southern Society as a lesbian, radical feminist, and finally, as a transgender man. The award-winning "Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps" which includes short stories, songs, and short films that center an epic trans life--before, during, and 20 years beyond transition.

In 2007 Schofield was honored by the Princess Grace Foundation-USA, where he received the Gant Gaither Award, a theater fellowship in acting.[3] Schofield carried out his fellowship at 7 Stages in Atlanta, where he worked as the assistant to French director Eric Vigner on Bernard Marie Koltes' play "In the Solitude of Cotton Fields"; with German actress Anne Tismer on "Gutes Tun/Doing Good Things"; and with American actress/director Crystal Dickinson on Pearl Cleage's play "A Song for Coretta". Schofield also became the first openly transgender creator to receive a National Performance Network Creation Fund to produce "Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps". The commission was supported by The Pat Graney Company in Seattle, DiverseWorks in Houston, and 7 Stages in Atlanta.

In 2010, after an interim role in 2009, Schofield became the Artistic Director of Out North Contemporary Art House in Anchorage Alaska. He curated 3 seasons of performance, film, music, and visual arts. Schofield accepted an ACLU Award as a Hero for Constitutional Rights on behalf of Out North's founders, volunteers, and artists in 2011. During his tenure as Artistic Director he conceived of the Art House Residency Program. The program was subsequently funded for $250,000 by ArtPlace America.

In May 2012, Schofield moved to France to work again with Eric Vigner on a play by Christophe Honoré titled "La Faculté". He worked with the Academy of the Théâtre de Lorient and actress Yutta Weiss on the world premiere at the 2012 Festival d'Avignon. The play was also performed at the National Theatres of France, touring France in the 2012–13 season to Lorient, Toulouse, Clermont-Ferrand, Reims, and Orleans.

Festival Performances
  • 2012: Morphologies: Queer Performance Festival - Minneapolis
  • 2011: Festival d’Avignon (Mainstage) - Avignon
  • 2009: Festival des Libertés - Brussels - Headliner
  • 2007: Fresh Fruit Festival - NYC - Winner Best Off-Broadway Performance, Audience Choice
  • 2007: National Performance Network - Annual Meeting - Seattle
  • 2004: Single File Festival - Chicago
  • 2004: SEEN+HEARD Festival - Atlanta
  • 2003: FUSE: the NYC Celebration of Queer

Culture

  • 2003: Alternate R.O.O.T.S - Annual Meeting - Winder
  • 2002: SEEN+HEARD Festival - Atlanta
  • 2002: Philadelphia Fringe Festival - Adjudicated

Theatre Performances
  • 2018: "A Kind of Weather" - Kid - Director: Eric Hoff - Kirk Douglas Theatre, Los Angeles. Written by Sylvan Oswald.
  • 2018: "I Am My Own Wife" - Alfred Kirshner/Nazis/Stasi - Director: Danny Gordon - Renberg Theatre, Los Angeles. Written by Doug Wright. Produced by Jacob Tobia.
  • 2012-13: "La Faculté" - Stéphane - Director: Eric Vigner - National Theater of France. Written by Christophe Honoré.
  • 2007-2018: "Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps" - One Man Show - Producers: The Pat Graney Company, DiverseWorks, 7 Stages, National Performance Network. Premiered at the Capitol Hill Arts Center Seattle, Washington. Over 20 international productions.
  • 2005-06: "Words Can't Describe" Series - A collaboration with S. Bear Bergman, drag kings, and community workshops in Atlanta, Georgia; San Antonio, Texas; Seattle, Washington.
  • 2005: "Wizzer Pizzer" - Kandi/ Jack- Director: Melissa Foulger - 7 Stages, Atlanta. Written by Amy Wheeler.
  • 2004-2012: "Debutante Balls" - One Man Show - Director: Steve Bailey. Has toured with over 50 productions in the United States. Premiere: 2004 Chicago Single File Festival
  • 2004-06: "The Southern Gents" Tour - In collaboration with the Athens Boys Choir - US tour
  • 2002-2009: Underground TRANSit - One Man Show - International tour with over 50 productions. Premiere: Charis Books & More, Atlanta

Playwriting
  • 2020: "Two Ways To Surrender" - One-act play. Production: Emory Brave New Works Festival staged reading.
  • 2014: "365 Days Of Crazy" - The Robin Williams Memorial Standup Routine about Mental Illness, Comedy, and Survival. One man show. Staged readings at Out North Contemporary Art House - Anchorage; Matthew Corzine Studios - NYC; 7 Stages Homebrew Series - Atlanta.
  • 2013: "Transmission" - A young queer artist struggles with the ghosts of would-be mentors: Jack Smith, Ethyl Eichelberger, and other artists lost to the AIDS epidemic (1980-95) in New York. Full-length play, in French. Centre Dramatique de Bretagne. Supported by a Princess Grace Foundation Special Projects Grant.
  • 2010: "You Can Sleep While I Drive" - 1950s heterosexuality meets modern queer culture in one short drive down Sunset Blvd. 10 minute play. Emory Brave New Works Festival staged reading.
  • 2007: "Becoming A Man In 127 Easy Steps" - A One Man Show. Producers: Pat Graney Company, DiverseWorks, 7 Stages, National Performance Network. Premiered at the Capitol Hill Arts Center Seattle, Washington. Over 20 international productions.
  • 2005: "Turn Me On" - A bisexual woman in a midlife crisis meets a transgender twenty-something, and together the two find the oddest of intimacies. Full-length play with Sheri Mann Stewart. Emory Brave New Works Festival staged reading.
  • 2004-2012: "Debutante Balls" - An autobiographical tale of coming out in southern society, as a lesbian, radical feminist, and finally, as a transgender man. One man show. Over 50 international productions.
  • 2002-2009: "Underground TRANSit" - Spoken word performance which takes on academic queer theory in the real life of one transition. One man show. International tour with over 50 productions.

Directing
  • 2013: "Transmission" - Full-length play, in French. Production: Centre Dramatique de Bretagne, supported by a Princess Grace Foundation Special Projects Grant.
  • 2009-11: Out North Contemporary Art House, Anchorage AK - Artistic Director
  • 2009-10: "30 Below" - One person show festival of Alaskan artists. Production: Out North Contemporary Art House, Anchorage

Television

Schofield has also appeared in television and streaming series. In May 2015, Schofield became the first openly transgender actor on daytime television, as the recurring character Nick on the CBS's "The Bold And The Beautiful".[4]

Schofield is also a producer and consultant for TV and film.

Digital

Schofield is involved in diverse offerings on series streaming platforms.[5]

  • 2020: "Studio City" - Max/Dr. Brantley, Recurring Guest - Amazon Prime.[6] Schofield has been nominated for the Indie Series Award (ISA) for Best Guest Actor for his role in the series. In 2020, Schofield was nominated for an Emmy Award as Outstanding Guest Performer Digital Drama for his role Max in Studio City
  • 2019: "The Gaybysitters Club" - Logan - Supporting.
  • 2017 "Pride: The Series" - Liev, Recurring Guest - Amazon Prime. Schofield received a nomination for an Indie Series Award (ISA) for Best Guest Actor.

Live Host
  • 2016: “Speaking of Transgender” - Interview series on SpareMin; Equality CA Awards Dinners - Host- Palm Springs, San Francisco.
  • 2015-16: "On The Rocks" - Recurring Co-Host - UBN.
  • 2014: "Trans*Mission+" - Emcee- Gender Odyssey.
  • 2008: "Fresh Meat" - Emcee- Theater Artaud.

Industrials
  • 2018: “Everybody Changes” - Transgender inclusion training video - Principal.

Producer
  • 2020: "Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps" - In Production - Creator, Writer, Actor, Executive Producer.
  • 2018: "Everybody Changes" - Best practices for transgender inclusion in recreational settings. Video E-Course - Creator, Writer, Executive Producer.[7]

Consultant
  • 2020: "The GLAAD List" A list of the best unproduced LGBTQ screenplays of the year. Released at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.[8]
  • 2019: "Euphoria" - Season 1 - HBO.[9] Included in The GLAAD List: a list of the best unproduced LGBTQ screenplays of the year, released at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival.[10]

Activism

Scott Turner Schofield became a professional transgender advocate in 2002. He has worked with over 100 major universities and corporations, educating on transgender cultural competency and workplace diversity and inclusion.

Major accomplishments include the popular TED Talk “Ending Gender” (TEDx Houston, 2013)[11] and the eCourse “Everybody Changes,” which teaches inclusivity for trans and gender non-conforming individuals using locker rooms.

In 2019, Schofield collaborated with Jill Soloway, in partnership with 5050by2020 (a project of the Time's Up Movement) to lead their Trans Masculine Cohort.[12] The group brings trans masculine professionals in Hollywood for educational and collaborative opportunities.

In 2018, when Scarlett Johansson experienced backlash for attempting to play a transgender character,[13] Schofield acted in a viral video featuring trans men auditioning for roles Johansson had played[14] starring D’Lo, Justin Chow, and Rocco Kayiotis. He participated in industry roundtables and was highlighted in the Associated Press[15] and The Hollywood Reporter’s[16] coverage of trans entertainment professionals responding to the issue.

Thought Leadership

Schofield works on the front lines of gender expansion in culture, as a speaker and writer engaging social change on transgender issues.

  • 2020: Gender Education deMystification Symposium (GEMS) Conference keynote address.
  • 2019: Outfest's Trans Masculinity in Media Panel leader.
  • 2019: “Transforming Athletics” webinar, SpeakOut.
  • 2018: “Everybody Changes” E-Course.
  • 2018: “Gendered Spaces” webinar, American Institute of Architects.
  • 2018: “1 Trans Actor on Representation in This Year's Oscar Race” backstage.com.
  • 2015: First Outfest “Trans in Hollywood” Panel.[17]
  • 2013: TEDx Houston speaker.
  • 2006: National Lesbian and Gay Journalist's Association Annual Meeting plenary speaker.

Awards and Distinctions
  • 2020: Emmy Award Nomination as Outstanding Guest Performer Digital Drama for the role of Max in Studio City
  • 2020: "Becoming a Man in 127 EASY Steps" programmed in the 19th Annual Tribeca Film Festival; Independent Series Award nomination for Best Guest Actor; Daytime Emmy pre-Nomination, Guest Star (Studio City—Amazon Prime).
  • 2017: Up North Pride (Traverse City MI) Grand Marshal! Independent Series Award nomination for Best Guest Actor ("Pride: The Series"—Amazon Prime).
  • 2015: LA LGBT Center Rolf Uribe Award, Models of Pride; Daytime Emmy pre-Nomination, Guest Star; First openly transgender actor in Daytime television ("The Bold and the Beautiful"—CBS).
  • 2014: Emory University LGBTQ Person of the Year.
  • 2013: Trinity College Dublin Award for Significant Contribution to LGBTQ Culture.
  • 2012: Campus Pride Hot! List - Top 25 LGBT Speakers.
  • 2009: Lambda Literary Award Finalist in Drama and Transgender categories; Princess Grace Foundation Special Projects Grant.
  • 2008: Atlanta Pride Grand Marshal; Named “Best Trans Activist” by Southern Voice Readers: National Performance Network Community Fund Grant.
  • 2007: Princess Grace Foundation Fellowship; First openly trans artist commissioned by the National Performance Network: Sister City Playwright's Project Special Projects Grant (The Playwrights’ Center, Minneapolis/ The Playwriting Center at Theatre Emory).
  • 2006: “Young Trans Hero” distinction from The Advocate Magazine; 2 National Performance Network Community Fund Grants.
  • 2005: Playwriting Center of Theater Emory Special Projects Grant.
  • 2004: Tanne Foundation Award for Commitment to Artistic Excellence.
  • 2003: Playwriting Center of Theater Emory Special Projects Grant.
  • 2002: Atlanta's Best Local Artist (Southern Voice Reader's Choice).

References

  1. "NewNowNext: Finally, a Film With a Trans Man Lead Hits the U.S. (and Defies Trauma Clichés)".
  2. "Time Out New York: Editor's Pick, Fancy That".
  3. "Award Winners".
  4. Miller, Michael (April 28, 2015). "People Magazine: Transgender Actor Scott Turner Schofield Cast on The Bold and the Beautiful". http://people.com. External link in |website= (help)
  5. "Digital Review: Scott Turner Schofield is Emmy Worthy in STUDIO CITY".
  6. "NewNowNext: Can This Streaming Soap Opera Kick Off a New Wave of Trans Storytelling?".
  7. "OutSports: How Locker Rooms Across America Could Become Trans-Inclusive in 30 Minutes".
  8. "The Black List And GLAAD Unveil Second Annual GLAAD List".
  9. "Polygon: Euphoria's trans consultant on why the series tells authentic trans stories".
  10. "GLAAD, The Black List Inaugural 2019 Gay Screenplay List".
  11. "Scott Turner Schofield at TEDxHouston 2013 - Ending Gender".
  12. "T Magazine (New York Times): The Trans Actors Challenging Outmoded Ideas of Masculinity".
  13. "Scarlett Johansson's Casting as Transgender Man Draws a Backlash".
  14. "Trans actors post video mocking Scarlett Johansson in Rub and Tug".
  15. "AP: Transgender Hollywood seeks recognition, and not just roles".
  16. "21 Transgender Stars on Hollywood, Scarlett Johansson".
  17. "Trans Summit".
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