Bailey Macejak

Bailey Macejak

Bailey Macejak is a multidisciplinary theatre artist currently living in Brooklyn, NY. Bailey's work centers blue collar Americans and exploring masculinity in its most traditional settings, from westerns to cattle ranches to the coal mines of Appalachia. With a flair for stylized dialogue and a love of all things country, Bailey strives to tell stories that show men in a different light, and allow for...
Bailey Macejak is a multidisciplinary theatre artist currently living in Brooklyn, NY. Bailey's work centers blue collar Americans and exploring masculinity in its most traditional settings, from westerns to cattle ranches to the coal mines of Appalachia. With a flair for stylized dialogue and a love of all things country, Bailey strives to tell stories that show men in a different light, and allow for deeper understanding of what it means to be a man in America. 2022 Moxie Arts Incubator Finalist, 2024 NPC Semi-Finalist. NYFA City Artist Corps grant recipient.

Plays

  • The Coal Miner Play by Bailey Macejak
    Cast: 
    6–10
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    Genre: drama, tragedy
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    Keyword: Labor Unions, coal miners + 5 more
    Genre: drama, tragedy
    Keyword: Labor Unions, coal miners, appalachia, the south, murder, romance, tragedy
    Wallace Holdings is a family man, working hard to support his mother and baby sister in the hills of Appalachia. With union rumblings coming from West Virginia and pay cuts looming on the horizon, a new man arrives on the cut -- Elijah Stem, who takes to Wallace immediately. But something isn't all it seems at the mouth of the mine, and one life will be lost before it all comes to a head. Will Wallace see...
    Wallace Holdings is a family man, working hard to support his mother and baby sister in the hills of Appalachia. With union rumblings coming from West Virginia and pay cuts looming on the horizon, a new man arrives on the cut -- Elijah Stem, who takes to Wallace immediately. But something isn't all it seems at the mouth of the mine, and one life will be lost before it all comes to a head. Will Wallace see the light of day ever again? Where does loyalty lie when labor and love are on the table?
  • Unicorn Ranch by Bailey Macejak
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: drama, fantasy
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    Keyword: cowboys, unicorns + 4 more
    Genre: drama, fantasy
    Keyword: cowboys, unicorns, homophobia, horses, ranching, brokeback
    BILLY can't stop making unicorns. PETE can't stop calling his momma. SAM tries to run a ranch. WILL tries to bury himself as deep as he possibly can.
  • DESERT DEATH REVERSAL by Bailey Macejak
    Cast: 
    9
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    Genre: horror, period
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    Keyword: dark western, Western + 3 more
    Genre: horror, period
    Keyword: dark western, Western, zombies, undead, romance
    In this western-meets-zombie apocalypse, there’s some sort of curse over the town of Pine Cone -- the dead die, are buried, and then three days later, they keep coming back to life. The Sheriff thinks locking them up in their office has got the whole situation under control -- and then they find a woman face down in the desert outside the town limits, a recently awakened corpse with no idea where she is. Can...
    In this western-meets-zombie apocalypse, there’s some sort of curse over the town of Pine Cone -- the dead die, are buried, and then three days later, they keep coming back to life. The Sheriff thinks locking them up in their office has got the whole situation under control -- and then they find a woman face down in the desert outside the town limits, a recently awakened corpse with no idea where she is. Can the Sheriff solve the mystery of the dead woman? What happens when hearts are caught in the crossfire? What follows is an exploration of love, queerness, grief, and loss, in the middle of nowhere.
  • Dummy Me by Bailey Macejak
    Cast: 
    4
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    Genre: dark comedy, period
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    Keyword: punk rock, Pacific Northwest + 8 more
    Genre: dark comedy, period
    Keyword: punk rock, Pacific Northwest, Nirvana, Grunge, suicide, youth, artists, music, rock and roll, rock
    This play is about the mundane side of being an artist.
    The shitty parts that deal with money, and time, and effort.
    It’s about making it, or dying trying.

    LEISTER starts a band with MAX, and FOGGY’s hired as their new bassist. They tour, and battle drug addiction, suicidality, isolation - but they also find friendship in the backs of shitty clubs, singing too-loud to songs in the...
    This play is about the mundane side of being an artist.
    The shitty parts that deal with money, and time, and effort.
    It’s about making it, or dying trying.

    LEISTER starts a band with MAX, and FOGGY’s hired as their new bassist. They tour, and battle drug addiction, suicidality, isolation - but they also find friendship in the backs of shitty clubs, singing too-loud to songs in the van, and sharing a quiet jam session in a garage. It’s a story for young artists, for them to see the struggle and come out stronger on the other side.
  • Old Billy by Bailey Macejak
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: experimental, mystery/thriller
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    Keyword: horse, museum + 3 more
    Genre: experimental, mystery/thriller
    Keyword: horse, museum, death, meetings, taxidermy
    A young museum director approaches an older museum director and asks to bring together the skin and the skull of the world's oldest ever living horse.
  • I saw a guy kill a dog on the train on the way here by Bailey Macejak
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: dark comedy, experimental
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    Keyword: absurd, public transit + 2 more
    Genre: dark comedy, experimental
    Keyword: absurd, public transit, video games, dogs
    I saw a guy kill a dog on the train on the way here is about three alt-girls. Two of them are sitting in a video chat with their game queued up, knowing that the world outside their bedrooms is dangerous and unforgiving. Jonie and Eve keep up conversation as they wait for their last friend, XXX, to join their chat room.

    What they don’t know is that XXX has witnessed something that only further...
    I saw a guy kill a dog on the train on the way here is about three alt-girls. Two of them are sitting in a video chat with their game queued up, knowing that the world outside their bedrooms is dangerous and unforgiving. Jonie and Eve keep up conversation as they wait for their last friend, XXX, to join their chat room.

    What they don’t know is that XXX has witnessed something that only further exemplifies the brutal world that the three girls are trying to escape from - the execution of a puppy on NYC public transit.
  • Taught to Fear Blood by Bailey Macejak
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: docudrama/historic, fable/folktale + 1 more
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    Keyword: Celtic, boudicca + 6 more
    Genre: docudrama/historic, fable/folktale, period
    Keyword: Celtic, boudicca, time travel, women, womanhood, warrior women, Ireland, irish
    On the day she is engaged to be married, Eleanor McGinnis seeks comfort and solace at the feet of the statue of Boudicca, the ancient Celtic warrior queen who defended the Celts from the onslaught and invasion of the Roman Empire.

    As Eleanor expresses her fears, she is transported back to a time long before as she dons the armor of the queen herself, becoming Boudicca in the flesh. The Elder, the...
    On the day she is engaged to be married, Eleanor McGinnis seeks comfort and solace at the feet of the statue of Boudicca, the ancient Celtic warrior queen who defended the Celts from the onslaught and invasion of the Roman Empire.

    As Eleanor expresses her fears, she is transported back to a time long before as she dons the armor of the queen herself, becoming Boudicca in the flesh. The Elder, the old woman who shared the park with Eleanor, tells her tales of fear and misery, but teaches Boudicca to be brave.

    Struggles are told and lessons are learned in this story of bravery, cowardice, and what it means to be a warrior woman, ancient and new.