Garland Scott |
Garland Scott is head of external relations for Folger Shakespeare Library, where she has been on staff since 2000. She is also editor-in-chief of the library’s award-winning newsletter, the Folger News, and led its redesign and transition to color magazine format. In addition, she developed and edits Folger E-news, an online series of institutional updates.
She has overseen public relations efforts for such theatrical organizations as the Helen Hayes Awards Society, Source Theatre Company, and the National Playwrights Conference at the Eugene O’Neill Theatre Center. She has consulted on community outreach and marketing for The Washington Ballet, Washington National Opera, and TheatreVirginia. As a director, dramaturg, and producer, she has worked with Arena Stage, New Dramatists, the Women's Project & Productions, City Center's Encore Series, Washington Jewish Theater, Mill Mountain Theatre, and Theater J. She has overseen long-range planning for the League of Washington Theaters and is a frequent panelist on public relations. Scott lectures on theater production and management at Catholic University.
Scott holds a B.A. in English and economics from Vanderbilt University and an MFA in directing from Virginia Tech. She is a member of the Public Relations Society of America and the National Press Club.
