Erica McGee

Erica Allen McGee has written 2 nationally produced musicals (book and score), and 8 school produced children's musicals. Her shows, Girls Raised in the South-GRITS: The Musical and Cinnamon GRITS: Christmas in the South are published nationally through Broadway Licensing. Erica’s play Oy Vey Y’all won the 2024 Screencraft Mentorship Prize.
As a southern playwright, songwriter, actress and arts educator, Erica’s artistic purpose is rooted in the music, stories, contradictions and voices of the South leaning heavily on personal experiences and relationships to create and sustain her work, stories that uplift, challenge and hopefully elicit empathy. Her focus centers around compassion and authenticity in her communities on and off the stage.
She has her MFA from Mount Saint Mary's...

Erica Allen McGee has written 2 nationally produced musicals (book and score), and 8 school produced children's musicals. Her shows, Girls Raised in the South-GRITS: The Musical and Cinnamon GRITS: Christmas in the South are published nationally through Broadway Licensing. Erica’s play Oy Vey Y’all won the 2024 Screencraft Mentorship Prize.
As a southern playwright, songwriter, actress and arts educator, Erica’s artistic purpose is rooted in the music, stories, contradictions and voices of the South leaning heavily on personal experiences and relationships to create and sustain her work, stories that uplift, challenge and hopefully elicit empathy. Her focus centers around compassion and authenticity in her communities on and off the stage.
She has her MFA from Mount Saint Mary's University and her essays and poems have been featured in Collectif, The Rush Magazine, Sasse Magazine and Chicken Soup for the Soul Collections.
Erica is the Dramatist Guild Representative for North Carolina, a playwright, a vocal coach, film and television actor and arts educator. She lives in Charlotte with husband Ryan, daughter Tara and chi-weenie Lizzie. www.ericaallenmcgee.com

Scripts

Oy Vay Y'all!

by Erica McGee

Synopsis

The play is about an unlikely friendship between Ester, a Jewish woman from Queens, NY and Lynn Louise, a Christian woman from Savannah, GA. They meet at a retirement community in Charlotte, NC where both their children live. Dislike turns to appreciation when they discover they have more similarities than differences, but when Ester suggests she set up her son with Lynn's daughter, prejudices arise that were...

The play is about an unlikely friendship between Ester, a Jewish woman from Queens, NY and Lynn Louise, a Christian woman from Savannah, GA. They meet at a retirement community in Charlotte, NC where both their children live. Dislike turns to appreciation when they discover they have more similarities than differences, but when Ester suggests she set up her son with Lynn's daughter, prejudices arise that were unexpected leading to a deterioration in their relationship. Their children develop a romance that could lead to peace or tear them all apart.
As a comedy, this play has lots of laughs and heart while still exploring the difficult and important subject matter of prejudice. The character Lynn Louise is based on my own mother, who passed away a few years ago. It is, in fact, a love letter to her that offers a unique perspective on aging and faith within our relationships and ourselves.

The Test

by Erica McGee

Synopsis

A play about Kenneth and Mamie Clark, and their groundbreaking "Baby Doll Test" that was used as evidence in the civil rights movement, specifically in the case of Brown v. Board of Education. This play is a personal look at their lives, accomplishments and challenges surrounding their study which proved racial inequality negatively affected the self esteem of young children. Their work changed the course of...

A play about Kenneth and Mamie Clark, and their groundbreaking "Baby Doll Test" that was used as evidence in the civil rights movement, specifically in the case of Brown v. Board of Education. This play is a personal look at their lives, accomplishments and challenges surrounding their study which proved racial inequality negatively affected the self esteem of young children. Their work changed the course of American history and this play is a look into two key figures that helped legally end segregation in public schools.

DeWitched: The Musical

by Erica McGee

Synopsis

The fairy tale witches are tired and they want to retire. But how? Who will do their dirty deeds? At the annual "SHREW" conference, the magic mirror who serves as host to the "ladies" suggests a reboot, a PR makeover. They must try to make right their last wrong. As they set about to rectify the evils they have thrust upon the victims, chaos ensues. These witches are very BAD at being GOOD. Will they get...

The fairy tale witches are tired and they want to retire. But how? Who will do their dirty deeds? At the annual "SHREW" conference, the magic mirror who serves as host to the "ladies" suggests a reboot, a PR makeover. They must try to make right their last wrong. As they set about to rectify the evils they have thrust upon the victims, chaos ensues. These witches are very BAD at being GOOD. Will they get to head off into the sun or will they be trapped by the never ending darkness of the moon?