Written by MACK
All scripts are available at your curiosity.
To read, shoot a request at somehow9am@gmail.com
“#breakupcontent”
An experimental interactive solo performance where we ask the audience to use their phones & Instagram to chart the death of an identity and discover what is lost or found after a #breakup.
This performance is designed for an in-person and zoom hybrid experience.
Premiered May 2021 at PACA in Erie, PA.
Audience Responses:
“#breakupcontent proves that Mack has immense talent for immersive storytelling, and she is someone to keep an eye on as her career expands. Through the show, Mack delivers a performance and shares her lived experiences in a way that is remarkably authentic, hilarious, & all together sobering.” -PF
“Sublime. Such beautiful storytelling. You made me cry. Thank you for being so brave — it’s gorgeous” -LB
“So original — I’ve never seen anything like it” -MS
”Thank you for your brutal nakedness — incredible” -LD
“f*cking sober” a narrative podcast
A semi-comedic mostly nonfictional 8 episode narrative podcast about the first 90 days of getting sober.
Now available on Apple Apple Podcast, Spotify, Google Podcast, Stitcher & More. (Nov - Jan 2021) “…this podcast is going to help a lot of people” —“…there’s nothing like it” — “It’s what I look forward to each week!” — “Mack delivers an exceptional voice acting performance… I can’t recommend this enough”
2021 Webby award winner for best writing for a podcast series - nominated also for best limited podcast series
Featured in the Temper online magazine “Ultimate List of Recovery Podcasts 2021”
“37 Inspirational, Entertaining, and Binge-Worthy Recovery Podcasts You Should Add To Your Playlist This Summer” by Ashley Sunderland featured in the Sober Curator.
“I Slept With A Republican”
Iliana wakes up after an amazing one night stand. Is Monika the one, or a Republican?
(1 black female, 1 non-black female) - 10min- Premiered AND Theater Co Eclectics Festival 2020
“Two fleshed out characters with some legit beef and some legit attraction”
“Two Truths & A Lie”
A solo performance where every third sentence is a lie, as the storyteller tries to come to term with her truth about motherhood.
AND Theater Co Solo Festival - Solo Performance - 15min
PRODUCER
w/ Somehow9AM Productions
“speak out: voices for black lives” podcast - inspired by “American Antislavery Writings: Colonial Beginnings to Emancipation”
In collaboration with James G. Basker and Gilder Lehrman Institute, a podcast that brings to life activist voices throughout American History from 1660-1865.
“F*cking sober: The First 90 days” podcast
A 8 episode serialized narrative podcast about the first 90 days of getting f*cking sober.
Winner of 2021 Webby Award for Best Writing
Nominated for 2021 Webby Award for Best Limited Series
“A My Name is Allison” by Emery Schaffer
Old friends Julian, Trish, and Pete get together every month for game night, each with their own emotional baggage in tow. Tonight, we're at Julian's house, and everything is normal, until his surprise guest Allison shows up and is not exactly… well… normal. Who is she, why is she there, and why does she exclusively talk through a sock puppet? And what's that sort of crazy look in her eye? Time will tell in this comedic story of mystery, mayhem, and surprisingly enough, love.
(2 females, 2 males) - One Act - Premiered at The Tank 2020
“Windows”
A couple finds intimacy again while watching their new suburban neighbors.
(1 female, 1 male) - One Act- Premiered in 2017 Tampa International Fringe Festival,
“A striking play by a strong female writing voice that I'd like to see more of”
“No Filter: A Love Story”
An interactive solo performance where the audience uses their phones to follow two characters who meet, fall in love, date, and fall out of love— all online.
NYC Pit SoloFest 2017 - Solo Performance- 10min
Dramaturgy & Development
“What Kind of Woman” by Abbe Tanenbaum
Now Available on New Play Exchange
“A story of empowerment and the choices we make, for better or worse.” (2 females) - 75min run time
When ageing feminist and borderline hoarder, Nora gets a final opportunity to reconnect with her estranged son, she hires personal organizer and struggling actress Anne to whip her apartment into shape for his visit. But letting go of the past to make space for the present isn’t always straightforward.
History of Play Development w/ Somehow9am Productions
Workshop with American Theatre Northwest (Dir Jessica Bashline) - July 2021 Digital Reading - March 2021
Zoom Workshop featured at Culture Night Belfast 2020 - Alliance for Choice Digital Development and Workshop Reading (Dir Jessica Bashline) - September 2020 Winner - Abortion Converstation Projects Grant - August 2020