Victoria Mack

Victoria Mack is a disabled and neuro-spicy writer, actor, and teacher. Her work explores illness, disability and ableism. Short plays have been produced by The Artists’ Collective in Philadelphia and on podcasts. Her adaptation of Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich was produced by Sketchbook Theatre Company in NYC in December 2025. She was a finalist for the Primary Stages 2025 Echoes group and for the Pages in Paris festival. Publications featuring her work include Hippocampus, Sequestrum, Minerva Rising, Papeachu, Oyedrum, Kitchen Table Quarterly, Flash Fiction Magazine, and others. Her work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and the Best of the Net Award, and she is a fellowship recipient from the Catwalk Art Residency. As an actor she has performed in film and television, on...

Victoria Mack is a disabled and neuro-spicy writer, actor, and teacher. Her work explores illness, disability and ableism. Short plays have been produced by The Artists’ Collective in Philadelphia and on podcasts. Her adaptation of Tolstoy’s The Death of Ivan Ilyich was produced by Sketchbook Theatre Company in NYC in December 2025. She was a finalist for the Primary Stages 2025 Echoes group and for the Pages in Paris festival. Publications featuring her work include Hippocampus, Sequestrum, Minerva Rising, Papeachu, Oyedrum, Kitchen Table Quarterly, Flash Fiction Magazine, and others. Her work has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and the Best of the Net Award, and she is a fellowship recipient from the Catwalk Art Residency. As an actor she has performed in film and television, on and off-Broadway, and all over the country. Her MFA is from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and her BA is from Barnard College. www.victoriamackcreative.com.

Scripts

Fran and Dad Are Here

by Victoria Mack

Synopsis

Edward and Fran are visitng Hannah and having a wonderful time. But when Hannah tells her daughter, Ally, about the visit, Ally threatens to call the nurses. Are things not what they seem? This 15-minute play examines mental illness and queer identity through the lens of dementia.

Edward and Fran are visitng Hannah and having a wonderful time. But when Hannah tells her daughter, Ally, about the visit, Ally threatens to call the nurses. Are things not what they seem? This 15-minute play examines mental illness and queer identity through the lens of dementia.

The Death of Ivan Ilyich

by Victoria Mack

Synopsis

Ivan Ilyich Golovin is a privileged Petersburg judge, but suddenly he has a strange taste in his mouth and a pain in his side. One doctor says it’s his appendix, another a floating kidney, and another tells him it’s negative thinking. Meanwhile, his friends are just glad they’re not the ones who are sick. The famous novella by Leo Tolstoy is brought to life in this adaptation that explores the humor and pathos...

Ivan Ilyich Golovin is a privileged Petersburg judge, but suddenly he has a strange taste in his mouth and a pain in his side. One doctor says it’s his appendix, another a floating kidney, and another tells him it’s negative thinking. Meanwhile, his friends are just glad they’re not the ones who are sick. The famous novella by Leo Tolstoy is brought to life in this adaptation that explores the humor and pathos inherent in the chaos of having a suffering body, and the journey towards redemption that might be possible for each of us.

Hot Pink Glasses

by Victoria Mack

Synopsis

It’s 1993, and Toni can’t wait to get contact lenses for her 14th birthday. She’s sure that losing her glasses will change everything. Meanwhile, she’s got her secret boyfriends to keep her company.

It’s 1993, and Toni can’t wait to get contact lenses for her 14th birthday. She’s sure that losing her glasses will change everything. Meanwhile, she’s got her secret boyfriends to keep her company.

Once It Twists

by Victoria Mack

Synopsis

SYNOPSIS
Becks has been gone a long time, and Ani thought he’d never see her again. But after his first attempt at dating again, he comes home to find her waiting. Things are not what they seem, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.

SYNOPSIS
Becks has been gone a long time, and Ani thought he’d never see her again. But after his first attempt at dating again, he comes home to find her waiting. Things are not what they seem, and the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Mama

by Victoria Mack

Synopsis

Ruthie is sick with Parkinson’s Dementia, and Alice is there for an extended visit. Alice wants to be the best daughter she can be, but what can she do with her feelings of frustration and horror?

Ruthie is sick with Parkinson’s Dementia, and Alice is there for an extended visit. Alice wants to be the best daughter she can be, but what can she do with her feelings of frustration and horror?

And Then, A Tree

by Victoria Mack

Synopsis

After a long and mysterious illness, Janie dies and meets the Angel of Death.

After a long and mysterious illness, Janie dies and meets the Angel of Death.

Three Women

by Victoria Mack

Synopsis

Three women discuss theatre, memory and regret...Or maybe there are two women? Or maybe one? This short play explores the slipperiness of reality through the lens of dementia.

Three women discuss theatre, memory and regret...Or maybe there are two women? Or maybe one? This short play explores the slipperiness of reality through the lens of dementia.