SCRIPT CONSULTANT / DRAMATURG / MENTOR
Scott Alan Evans
If you’re a playwright, screenwriter, or musical theatre writer looking for professional feedback - or need help honing your project to get it ready to send out - I offer a discerning, rigorous, and compassionate eye that can help you take your work to the next level. With more than three decades of experience developing new work, I bring a collaborative, detailed approach to identifying what’s working, clarifying what’s not, and helping you shape your script into its strongest and most fully realized form.
Clear, detailed notes and a development roadmap for your next draft.
Hands-on collaboration to reshape, refine, or rebuild your script.
TAKE YOUR SCRIPT TO THE NEXT LEVEL
Our work together can take several forms depending on your needs - from thoughtful coverage and a fresh perspective, to more targeted revision work, to a full structural rewrite.
Every project begins with a thorough written evaluation that addresses concept, structure, character development, pacing, and dialogue, along with beat-by-beat notes. We’ll then meet - virtually or in person - to talk through the material so that you leave with a clear, confident path forward.
If helpful, we can continue working together through subsequent drafts, ongoing mentorship, or more hands-on revisions.
Whether you're writing for theatre, film, or television, by the end of our work together, you’ll have a clearer draft, a roadmap for revision, and a stronger understanding of what your script wants to be.
I work with:
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Full-length and one-act plays
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Musicals
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Feature and short screenplays and teleplays
SCOTT ALAN EVANS
I am a script consultant, dramaturg, playwright, director, and mentor who has spent more than thirty years working closely with writers to develop scores of new plays and musicals from first draft to full production. My background in directing and artistic leadership is the foundation of my script consulting work today: I understand how words on the page transform into living, breathing theatre - and what a script needs in order to truly connect with an audience....
Every script has its own logic, rhythm, and emotional pulse, even if the piece isn’t fully formed yet. My work is to help you clarify what you’re trying to reveal, identify what may be getting in the way, and craft a stronger, more resonant draft...
“He investigates the story I want to tell—not the one he might tell in my place.”— Kenneth Jones
The best measure of my work comes from the writers I’ve collaborated with. Here’s what some of them have to say...
LET'S CONNECT
If you’d like to talk about your project or have questions about the process, feel free to reach out. Whether you’re early in a draft or deep into revisions, I’m here to help.
Fees
Every project is different, and my fees reflect the length of the script, the depth of feedback needed, and the kind of support you’re seeking. I aim to keep my rates accessible, and most services fall between $75 to $350.
I’m happy to talk through options and find the right level of support for your project.
I look forward to hearing about your work.
Scott Alan Evans is a script consultant and dramaturg based in New York City, working with writers worldwide.
Photos by Jeffrey C. Hawkins & Mikael Schulz