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Christa Scott-Reed is a professional producer, director, and actor. Christa serves as Chief Creative Officer for Occasional Drawl Productions in New York City and was a Lead Producer (alongside Brian Letchworth) of Arlene Hutton's Blood of the Lamb, Off-Broadway at 59E59 Theaters, directed by Margot Bordelon and a 2025 Drama Desk Award nominee for Outstanding Play.

Christa's Off-Broadway directing credits include C.S. Lewis' The Great Divorce (also a 28 city National Tour), Robert Bolt’s A Man for All Seasons starring Michael Countryman and Carolyn McCormick, and the first New York revival of William Nicholson's Shadowlands, starring Daniel Gerroll. Regional directing credits include A.R. Gurney's Later Life, starring Thomas Jay Ryan and Carolyn McCormick and Noel Coward's Private Lives, starring Brenda Withers and Trent Dawson for Katonah Classic Stage where she is an Artistic Associate and has been twice nominated for Best Director by BroadwayWorld Rockland/Westchester. Christa was formerly Associate Producer at Aruba Productions and she has directed and produced multiple virtual plays and short films which have collectively received over 150,000 views in all 50 states and many countries.

As an actor, Christa has performed on Broadway, Off-Broadway, in Regional Theatre and on National Tours. She has performed at Second Stage, Atlantic Theatre Company, Manhattan Theatre Club, Irish Repertory Theatre, New World Stages, Keen Company, Mint Theatre Company, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, The Old Globe, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Paper Mill Playhouse, Bucks County Playhouse, Two River Theatre Company, TheatreWorks, Barrington Stage, and dozens more. Christa's acting credits also include film, TV, commercials and voiceovers and include roles on FBI, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, The Good Fight, Madam Secretary, The Other Two, Elementary, 30 Rock, Gossip Girl, Law and Order: SVU, and more. Christa is a member of SAG-AFTRA, AEA, and SDC.

Degrees Held

MFA, Acting, National Theatre Conservatory; BA, Theatre (cum laude), Whitman College

Professional Affiliation

Christa is a member of Actors Equity Association, SAG-AFTRA, and the Stage Directors and Choreographers Society. She is Chief Creative Officer at Occasional Drawl Productions.