Mal MacKenzie
Playwright. Performer.
Mal MacKenzie is an award winning playwright and actor based in Pennsylvania.
Background
Mal is an emerging playwright and recent graduate from Penn State University’s Acting BFA program. Their plays have been performed internationally to overwhelming critical acclaim. MacKenzie’s writing dances around the edge of theatrical form, using complex characters to explore themes of tradition, queerness, and sustainability.
“Mal MacKenzie stages a performance that promises to keep you pondering long past its denouement.”
Olivia Whitelaw, Butch Femme Press
Upcoming Performances
Featuring Mal’s writing, performance, or both!
The Beautiful Future is Coming by Flora Wilson Brown
September 3, 2026
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State Theatre Center for the Arts— Uniontown, PA
FreshWorks
October 3, 2026
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Kelly Strayhorn Alloy Studios— Pittsburgh, PA
FreshWorks
October 4, 2026
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Kelly Strayhorn Alloy Studios— Pittsburgh, PA
Interested in collaborating? Trading scripts? Grabbing a beer?
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