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BIO

Taylor Mac (who uses "judy"-lowercase sic-as a gender pronoun) is a theater artist whose work has been performed at New York City's Town Hall, Lincoln Center, and Playwrights Horizons; London's Hackney Empire and Barbican; D.C.'s Kennedy Center; Los Angeles's Royce Hall and Ace Theater (through the Center for the Art of Performance); Chicago's Steppenwolf; Australia's Sydney Opera House and Melbourne Festival; Stockholm's Södra Theatern; San Francisco's Curran; and hundreds of other theaters, museums, music halls, opera houses, cabarets, and festivals around the globe. Mac is the author of seventeen full-length works of theater including A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, Hir, The Walk Across America for Mother Earth, The Lily's Revenge, The Young Ladies Of, Red Tide Blooming, and The Be(A)st of Taylor Mac. Sometimes Taylor acts in other people's plays (or co-creations). Notably: Good Person of Szechwan (La Mama and The Public Theater), A Midsummer's Night Dream (Classic Stage Company), and The Last Two People on Earth (American Repertory Theater), a two-person vaudeville opposite Mandy Patinkin and directed by Susan Stroman. Mac is a MacArthur Fellow, a Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Drama and the recipient of multiple awards including the Kennedy Prize, two Helpmann Awards, a New York Drama Critics Circle Award, a Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, the Herb Alpert in Theater, the Helen Merrill Playwriting Award, two Bessie Awards, two Obie Awards, and an Ethyl Eichelberger Award. An alumnus of New Dramatists, judy is currently the resident playwright at the Here Arts Center.

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STAGE CREDITS

Orlando Orlando
[Off-Broadway]
Signature Theater Off-Broadway Production, 2024
Orlando
Gone Missing Gone Missing
[Off-Broadway]
Encores! Off-Center Production, 2018
Performer
A 24-Decade History of Popular Music A 24-Decade History of Popular Music
[Off-Broadway]
World Premiere at St. Ann’s Warehouse, 2016
Performer
A Midsummer Night's Dream A Midsummer Night's Dream
[Off-Broadway]
Classic Stage Company Production, 2012
Egeus
Puck

Productions

Writing

The Fre
Playwright

Awards and Nominations

Drama Desk Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Lyrics

Taylor MacThe Hang

Drama Desk Awards - 2022 - Outstanding Lyrics

Taylor MacThe Hang

Drama League Awards - 2022 - Distinguished Performance Awards

Taylor MacThe Hang


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Drama League Awards - 2019 - Unique contribution to the Theatre

Taylor Mac

Tony Awards - 2019 - Best Play

Taylor Mac, Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus


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New York Drama Critics Circle Awards - 2017 - Special Citation

Taylor Mac, A 24-Decade History of Popular Music


winner
Obie Awards - 2017 - Special Citations

Taylor Mac, A 24-Decade History of Popular Music

The Pulitzer Prize - 2017 - The Pulitzer Prize for Drama

Taylor Mac, A 24-Decade History of Popular Music

Drama League Awards - 2016 - Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play

Taylor Mac, Hir

Drama League Awards - 2014 - Distinguished Performance Award

Taylor Mac, Good Person of Szechwan

The Lortels - 2014 - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play

Taylor Mac, Good Person of Szechwan

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

How many shows has Taylor Mac written?

Taylor Mac has written 4 shows including A 24-Decade History of Popular Music (Author), Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus (Playwright), The Fre (Playwright), Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil (Book).

What awards has Taylor Mac been nominated for?

Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for The Hang, Outstanding Lyrics (Drama Desk Awards) for The Hang, Distinguished Performance Awards (Drama League Awards) for The Hang, Unique contribution to the Theatre (Drama League Awards), Best Play (Tony Awards) for Gary: A Sequel to Titus Andronicus, Special Citation (New York Drama Critics Circle Awards) for A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, Special Citations (Obie Awards) for A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, The Pulitzer Prize for Drama (The Pulitzer Prize) for A 24-Decade History of Popular Music, Outstanding Production of a Broadway or Off-Broadway Play (Drama League Awards) for Hir, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Good Person of Szechwan and Outstanding Lead Actor in a Play (The Lortels) for Good Person of Szechwan.

What awards has Taylor Mac won?

Taylor Mac has received several prestigious awards, including the Unique Contribution to the Theatre award from the Drama League Awards. Additionally, Mac was honored with a Special Citation from the New York Drama Critics Circle Awards for A 24-Decade History of Popular Music. Furthermore, they received Special Citations from the Obie Awards for the same work, A 24-Decade History of Popular Music.

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