Scott R. Sheppard is an Obie award-winning theater artist and a Founding Co-Artistic Director of the theater company Lightning Rod Special (2019 Barrymore Award for Evolving Theatre Company). Recent credits: Lead writer/performer in Lightning Rod Special’s The Appointment (Best of 2019 Time Out NY, NY Mag, 2023 NY Times Critics’ Pick). Lead writer/performer in Lightning Rod Special’s SPEECH; Writer of Blood Meal for Theater in Quarantine (NY Times Critics’ Pick); He was also the co-creator and performer of Underground Railroad Game, (Ars Nova Production, NY Times Critics’ Pick) which earned an Edinburgh Fringe First Award and was named by the NY Times as one of the 25 Best Plays of the past 25 Years. Scott graduated from Pig Iron’s School for Advanced Performance Training and has collaborated on several works with Pig Iron including: Period of Animate Existence and 99 Breakups (deviser/performer) and Gentlemen Volunteers (performer). Scott was an Independence Foundation Fellow, a Guild Hall Resident Artist, a Bric Lab Resident, and a member of Page 73’s Interstate 73 Writer’s Group. He lives in Astoria with his wife