Maggie Lee

Maggie Lee

Maggie Lee (she/her) is a Seattle playwright who creates diverse, imaginative new worlds in genres like science fiction, horror, and action-adventure. Her work has been produced in Seattle, New York, Seoul, Chicago, and San Francisco, with productions by Macha Theatre Works, Youth Theatre Northwest, Sandbox Radio, The Navigators Theater Company, Seoul Players, Seattle Public Theater, The 14/48 Projects, Pork...
Maggie Lee (she/her) is a Seattle playwright who creates diverse, imaginative new worlds in genres like science fiction, horror, and action-adventure. Her work has been produced in Seattle, New York, Seoul, Chicago, and San Francisco, with productions by Macha Theatre Works, Youth Theatre Northwest, Sandbox Radio, The Navigators Theater Company, Seoul Players, Seattle Public Theater, The 14/48 Projects, Pork Filled Productions, Radial Theater Project, Pony World Theatre, Live Girls! Theater, Bindlestiff Studio, and others. Her full-length plays include SHEATHED (2019 Gregory Award winner for Outstanding New Play and semi-finalist for the 2018 Bay Area Playwrights Festival), A HAND OF TALONS (2016 Gypsy Rose Lee Award nominee for Excellence in Local Playwriting), THE TUMBLEWEED ZEPHYR (2016 Gregory Award nominee for Outstanding New Play and featured at the 2016 National Asian American Theater Conference in Ashland, Oregon), THE CLOCKWORK PROFESSOR, THE FLIGHT BEFORE XMAS, and THE JOURNEY OF THE BELL. She is currently a board member of Rain City Projects (an organization that supports playwrights in the Pacific Northwest), an Artistic Associate with Macha Theatre Works, and a member of the Dramatists Guild. Her New Providence trilogy of plays have been published by Mneme Press (mnemepress.org).

Plays

  • Sheathed by Maggie Lee
    Recommendations: 4
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    Cast: 
    7
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: samurai, Old West + 6 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, drama, fantasy, movement/physical, period
    Keyword: samurai, Old West, stage combat, revenge, comedy, unlikely friendship, consequences of violence, honor
    When your very existence is defined by your blade, how do you keep yourself sheathed? In the aftermath of a devastating war between clans, two swordswomen try to find their way forward in this strange new world of peace: a jaded soldier trying to escape her past, and a young warrior driven by an inherited thirst for revenge. A tale of an unlikely friendship tested by the bonds of honor and the terrible price of...
    When your very existence is defined by your blade, how do you keep yourself sheathed? In the aftermath of a devastating war between clans, two swordswomen try to find their way forward in this strange new world of peace: a jaded soldier trying to escape her past, and a young warrior driven by an inherited thirst for revenge. A tale of an unlikely friendship tested by the bonds of honor and the terrible price of forgiveness, SHEATHED combines combat-inspired movement and genre influences from Japanese samurai epics, classic Old Westerns, and medieval knights to explore the emotional depths of why we fight.
  • The Tumbleweed Zephyr by Maggie Lee
    Recommendations: 2
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    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 4 more
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    Keyword: Steampunk, Old West + 4 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, fantasy, period, romantic comedy, science fiction
    Keyword: Steampunk, Old West, trains, action adventure, family, New Providence
    Two brothers climb aboard the Tumbleweed Zephyr, a transcontinental train headed out of the great city of New Providence for the wilds of the Western Territories. But what starts as a simple journey by rail soon veers off track with airship bandits, twists of fate, and wayward sparks of romance in an epic new steampunk adventure.
  • A Hand of Talons by Maggie Lee
    Cast: 
    8
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    Genre: drama, fantasy + 2 more
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    Keyword: Steampunk, noir + 4 more
    Genre: drama, fantasy, mystery/thriller, period
    Keyword: Steampunk, noir, organized crime, gambling, family dynamics, New Providence
    For generations, the Yao clan has ruled the criminal underworld in New Providence with an iron fist. But as the family empire threatens to crumble, Wilhelmina Yao must do whatever it takes to win at in a high-stakes game of power and betrayal. Descend into the hazy underground gambling den of the Fortuna Mews to explore the dark world of steampunk noir in this thrilling tale in the New Providence universe.
  • The Clockwork Professor by Maggie Lee
    Cast: 
    8–10
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    Genre: adventure, comedy + 5 more
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    Keyword: Steampunk, action adventure + 5 more
    Genre: adventure, comedy, fantasy, mystery/thriller, period, romantic comedy, science fiction
    Keyword: Steampunk, action adventure, invention, identity, Robots, dimensions, New Providence
    Professor Pemberton is a humble inventor, a quiet man of science. As political unrest sweeps over the great city of New Providence, buried secrets from his past threaten to destroy everything that he holds dear, and perhaps even the Crown itself. From romance to royal airships to roving inter-dimensional portals, join up with The Clockwork Professor in this action-packed adventure of fantastical science fiction with a steampunk twist!
  • The Journey of the Bell by Maggie Lee
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    6–20
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    Genre: adaptation, adventure + 4 more
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    Keyword: hans christian andersen, fairy tale + 3 more
    Genre: adaptation, adventure, comedy, fable/folktale, fantasy, young audiences
    Keyword: hans christian andersen, fairy tale, female friendship, large cast, modern retelling
    Ida and Lisbeth have always been the best of friends, inseparable through thick and thin, until the distant sound of a mysterious bell leads them apart on very different paths. As they journey through the vivid imagination of Hans Christian Andersen’s timeless fairy tales, will Ida and Lisbeth ever find their way back to each other, or will their friendship be lost forever? Stories include The Bell, The...
    Ida and Lisbeth have always been the best of friends, inseparable through thick and thin, until the distant sound of a mysterious bell leads them apart on very different paths. As they journey through the vivid imagination of Hans Christian Andersen’s timeless fairy tales, will Ida and Lisbeth ever find their way back to each other, or will their friendship be lost forever? Stories include The Bell, The Shepherdess and the Chimney Sweep, The Ugly Duckling, What the Good Man Does Is Always Right, The Flea and the Professor, and The Nightingale.
  • Paper and Ink by Maggie Lee
    Recommendations: 6
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    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: drama, horror + 1 more
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    Keyword: Lovecraftian horror, supernatural + 2 more
    Genre: drama, horror, period
    Keyword: Lovecraftian horror, supernatural, Sisters, paranormal
    Two sisters unlock an ancient lurking evil from within the pages of a dusty old book. But how can the madness be real if it's only just paper and ink?
  • The Blindman's Daughter by Maggie Lee
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: adaptation, comedy + 2 more
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    Keyword: Korean folktale, Fathers and Daughters + 2 more
    Genre: adaptation, comedy, fable/folktale, young audiences
    Keyword: Korean folktale, Fathers and Daughters, Shim Chung, Asian American family
    A Korean American father shares the story of Shim Chung with his young daughter, and discovers a new lesson for himself in a fun, modern retelling of this time-honored tale of familial duty and sacrifice.
  • The Sunshower Bride by Maggie Lee
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale + 3 more
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    Keyword: marriage, Relationships + 3 more
    Genre: comedy, fable/folktale, fantasy, movement/physical, romantic comedy
    Keyword: marriage, Relationships, fox spirit, mythology, romantic comedy
    As the old saying goes: when the sun and rain are one, the Fox becomes a Sunshower Bride. But what the heck does that have to do with Ryan and Miranda's wedding day? Can true love prevail in this epic battle of mythical beasts and sunshower prophecies?