(they/them) is a queer, feminist, antiracist director, playwright, producer and filmmaker from Lexington, Kentucky, trained in Chicago and now based in New York City. Mac writes and directs stories that launch queerness (of gender and society) into the spotlight using spectacle, absurdism, physical comedy and magical realism. With roots in the South, they do not shy away from challenging themes of our time including homophobia, class and racism, believing that theater is the tool that teaches people most efficiently and effectively how (and why) to see the world with deeper perspective. They are drawn to queer-forward, lady-forward plays and adaptations which challenge and change us as artists and audiences. Directing credits include Sensitive Guys by MJ Kaufman, an all-femme production of George Bernard Shaw's Saint Joan, and the world premiere of Everybody Is Gone, an immersive, theatrical journalism experience in Berlin, Germany highlighting the Uyghur diaspora. They are currently in production on the documentary Take Wings: A Chuck Smith Story, co-directed by Wardell Julius Clark, and developing Girls on Ice with playwright Abigail Brooke. Their work has been seen at The Flea, The Tank, Goodman Theatre, Lookingglass Theatre, and Chicago Shakespeare Theatre. macgay.com