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About Us!
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Our Backstory
Left Leg was founded by Babette Shaw in 2019 after a knee injury during a Chicago audition sparked the vision of a company dedicated to amplifying marginalized voices. The first initiative, The Happy Hour, was a monthly cabaret raising funds for charity. Though The Crucible was sidelined by COVID, Wyrd Sisters, Babette’s play
about unfiltered female friendships, premiered in 2021. Later, after moving to Sydney, Babette met Jae Pietersen Scott while performing in The Pyjama Girl. The two instantly clicked and have since been dreaming and plotting together. Now based on Gadigal Land, Left Leg is eager to build a creative community that tells innovative stories, empowers the marginalized, and revitalizes the arts.
Meet Babette & Jae
Babette is a hugely passionate performer, writer, director and arts educator. Since graduating from The Arden School of Theatre in 2014, Babette has performed worldwide. Notable credits include Virginie in Virginie (Italian Tour), Leata/Claude’s Mom in Hair (The Factory Theatre, Sydney), Moira in The Pyjama Girl (Flight Path Theatre, Sydney), Mother-In-Law in Blood Wedding (Flight Path Theatre, Sydney), and Mrs. Menzies in C*ckhead (Brunker Road Theatre, Newcastle). She also wrote and produced Wyrd Sisters at The Courtyard Theatre, London. Babettes other original plays The Forked Tongue and The 97 have both been finalists in national playwriting competitions. Outside of the theatre Babette is an avid reader and has completed a fantasy novel titled Smelling Smoke.
Jae Pietersen Scott is a multidisciplinary artist and performer with a career that has taken them across continents. During their school years they worked as a model and in small tv and advertising roles as well as performing at Artscape Opera House and Baxter Theatre in dance roles in their home country, South Africa. After completing their basic education Jae began work as a dance and drama teacher, using their passion for the arts as a way to bring new education tools to economically disadvantaged and rural schools. In 2016 Jae immigrated to Australia and continued their work in the performing arts across the country. Beyond their love for performing, they are skilled in a number of behind the scenes departments and are a passionate creative industries practitioner. They have worked on various projects as a choreographer, director, set designer and costume designer. A diverse and driven artist, Jae fronts a punk band, performs as a drag king, writes original music and develops theatre work from their home in Newcastle.
