The Life and Times of Daisy Forbes

Scout Davis
| Under the Radar Festival
January 14-17, 2026

[Program tbd]

Runtime: 75 minutes

As Part of
Under the radar Festival

A cautionary tale about what it feels like to be left behind as an artist in our world.

The Life and Times of Daisy Forbes is a long-form lip-sync illustrating a show girl. And not just any showgirl, our last show girl. She is at a distinct crossroads in her life where she is being forced to make the decision of whether or not to continue pushing the rock up the hill as a performer and human being in this world. Via TV interviews, trashy pop, obscure musical theater scores and film scenes, Daisy channels these voices as a means of excavating the choices she has made, her feelings of abandonment and the uncertain future ahead.

Creator and Lead Performer – Scout Davis
Lighting and Video Designer – Zack Lobel
Sound Designer and Composer – Arya Grace Gaston
Stage Manager – Liz Dion
with Support from Boundless Theater Company

The artist

Scout Davis

Scout Davis (they/them) is a queer non-binary performance artist who generates long-form lip-syncs as live and unpredictable communal experiences. They are a current resident artist at La MaMa. Their performances have been seen at HERE Arts Center, The Chelsea Factory, The Invisible Dog Center, The Chocolate Factory, The Brick, The Tank, The Wild Project, The Gym at Judson Church, The LaGuardia Performing Arts Center and The Sibiu International Theater Festival. They are a graduate of The John Wells MFA program at Carnegie Mellon and The International Performance Ensemble at Pace University.

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La Mama is a world-renowned New York cultural institution dedicated to the artist and all aspects of the theatre.