Scott Carpenter
Scott Carpenter is an actor and director who lives in Cape Coral, Florida. He currently appears in the role of Simon in New Phoenix Theatre’s production of Deborah Laufer’s The Last Schwartz.
Scott was last on stage in New Phoenix Theatre’s production of The Full Monty. His other acting credits include La Cage aux Folles (New Phoenix Theatre), It’s Only a Play (which he also co-directed), Dr. Treves in The Elephant Man (Theatre Conspiracy), Play On! (Lab Theater), Theatre Conspiracy’s production of Moises Kaufman’s 33 Variations, Gore Vidal’s The Best Man 
(Lab Theater), Yasmina Reza’s Art (Lab Theater), Cabaret (Lab Theater), Billy Flynn in Chicago, George in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? and Roma Glengarry Glen Ross. He also appeared in the virtual reading being conducted by Lab’s SoDis Theater of Scott Sickles’ Intellectuals.
Scott has directed numerous productions, including Jekyll & Hyde the Musical and Head over Heels for New Phoenix Theatre, 
the Florida premiere of the spoof Death of a Streetcar Named Virginia Woolf: A Parody, Rumors for Lab Theater and Same Time, Next Year, Jekyll & Hyde the Musical, South Pacific, Mame, and Steel Magnolias.
If anyone knows the foibles of producing community theater and the challenges it inevitably thrusts on actors, directors and stage managers alike, it’s Scott. Carpenter has a B.A. in Theater from the William Paterson University and is a member of SAG/AFTA.
Carpenter was recently honored with the Cape Coral Community Foundation ENPY award for “2018 Nonprofit Volunteer of the Year Award” for his work with Lab Theater.
“I was humbled to be in the company of so many great individuals who do some remarkable work in our community,” says Scott of the award. The ENPYs showcase the extraordinarily hardworking individuals who dedicate time and talent within the nonprofit sector, recognizing the best executive directors, key staff, board members, and volunteers. Each award had three finalists.
May 24, 2018; revised February 17, 2023.
About the Author
Tom Hall is both an amateur artist and aspiring novelist who writes art quest thrillers. He is in the final stages of completing his debut novel titled "Art Detective," a story that fictionalizes the discovery of the fabled billion-dollar Impressionist collection of Parisian art dealer Josse Bernheim-Jeune, thought by many to have perished during World War II when the collection's hiding place, Castle de Rastignac in southern France, was destroyed by the Wehrmacht in reprisal for attacks made by members of the Resistance operating in the area. A former tax attorney, Tom holds a bachelor's degree as well as both a juris doctorate and masters of laws in taxation from the University of Florida. Tom lives in Estero, Florida with his fiancee, Connie, and their four cats.