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 grief, queerness, and sustainability.

“Mal MacKenzie stages a performance that promises to keep you pondering long past its denouement.”

— Olivia Whitelaw

Butch Femme Press

“I have not stopped thinking about this show since I saw it (twice!)”

— Alyssa Simon

Audeince member

“MacKenzie’s dramaturgy is confident and well-crafted. The text is tight… and sits naturally in the actors’ mouths. The writing earns its emotional weight without resorting to easy villains.”

— Guilherme Meletti Yazbek

OnStage Pittsburgh

“Wandered in off the street, not sure what to expect and was taken on a thrilling and beautiful hour long adventure”

— Anonymous

Audience member

“This is one of the most intelligently written plays I’ve ever seen.”

— Eve Miller

Assistant Editor, BingeFringe Magazine

“Always on the edge of my seat because nothing in this playwright is predictable.”

— Benedikt Negro

Audience member

Upcoming Performances

Featuring Mal’s writing, performance, or both!

Birnam Wood 24 hour Play Fest

November 20/21, 2026

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Tree Pittsburgh— Pittsburgh, PA

Tickets!

Interested in collaborating? Trading scripts? Grabbing a beer?

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