Daphne Macy

Daphne Macy

Daphne Macy is an Israeli-American writer and actress. She studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute and holds a BA in Communications and Film from Tel Aviv University. Her work was included in festivals and programs such as The Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival, the Heartland Theatre 10-Minute Play Festival, American Stage’s First Mondays series, Primary Stages’ Detention Series, CineWomen Magazine, Chicago...
Daphne Macy is an Israeli-American writer and actress. She studied at the Lee Strasberg Institute and holds a BA in Communications and Film from Tel Aviv University. Her work was included in festivals and programs such as The Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Festival, the Heartland Theatre 10-Minute Play Festival, American Stage’s First Mondays series, Primary Stages’ Detention Series, CineWomen Magazine, Chicago Blow Up Art House Festival, NewFilmmakers NYC, NYCLife, and CrossingsTV. She was also a finalist for Playwrights Realm’s Scratchpad Series, and a semifinalist for Playwrights Realm’s Writing Fellowship and for the Premiere Stages Play Festival.

Plays

  • Cacti by Daphne Macy
    Recommendations: 1
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    Cast: 
    5–6
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    Genre: drama, holiday
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    Keyword: Israel, Jewish + 7 more
    Genre: drama, holiday
    Keyword: Israel, Jewish, marine biology, Passover, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Finding Home, fleeing for safety, fulfillment, family dynamics
    3 women, 1 boy, 1 child of any gender.

    How far can you run in 15 seconds? If you lived in the Israeli towns that are close to the border with Gaza, your life would depend on it. Cacti tells the story of an Israeli middle school biology teacher who attempts to decide between her past, her family, and all that is familiar, to her calling and feeling of safety in the world.
  • Genesis by Daphne Macy
    Cast: 
    7–9
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: Jewish, Israeli + 8 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: Jewish, Israeli, korean american, interracial adoption, birth mother, cultural identity, a mother's love, mother-daughter, racial awakening, Identity search
    5 women, 3 men (other doubling options are possible).

    Emunah, an 85-year-old Israeli woman of Yemenite descent, is detained at Customs and Border Control in Newark Airport. Izzy, a 17-year-old Korean-American high school senior, is working on her college application essay and HATING every minute of it. Both of these strangers are searching for something from their past, which holds a missing piece of their identities.
  • Private Moments by Daphne Macy
    Cast: 
    8–9
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    Genre: drama, movement/physical
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    Keyword: female soldier, Israel + 7 more
    Genre: drama, movement/physical
    Keyword: female soldier, Israel, coming of age, growing up, self-reflection, memory play, Jewish, war, media and news
    4 women, 1 man, 3 actors who move of any gender.

    At 18, Mika secretly writes poetry, fears roaches, and falls in love for the first time. She's also given an M-16 and told she's now in charge of guarding a military base. Private Moments is a coming-of-age story that strives to break misconceptions of what it's like to be a female IDF soldier. (Spoiler: Not everyone is a Gal Gadot-esque Wonder Woman.)
  • Validation by Daphne Macy
    Recommendations: 3
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    Cast: 
    2–3
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: metoo, women in the workplace + 4 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: metoo, women in the workplace, sexism in the workplace, sexual harassment in the workplace, female boss, boss-employee relationship
    2 women, 1 man.

    Gracie has been absent from work for an entire week, since returning from a work trip. Her boss, Sheryl, thinks she knows why. Can a c-suite exec who didn’t grow up in the era of #MeToo and an introverted Millennial have an open, unapologetic conversation about appropriate workplace behavior?
  • What Happens in the Waiting Room… by Daphne Macy
    Cast: 
    3
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    Genre: comedy
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    Keyword: corporate culture, corporate America + 8 more
    Genre: comedy
    Keyword: corporate culture, corporate America, ageism, feminism ageism, gender bias, misogyny, sexism in the workplace, women in the workplace, Job Interview, waiting room
    2 women, 1 man.

    When Justin and Dorothy meet in the waiting room before a job interview, Justin learns a lesson about showing his true colors. “What Happens in the Waiting Room…” explores misogyny, ageism, (and downright obnoxious behavior!) within the corporate world.
  • A+ by Daphne Macy
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: uncle-niece relationship, alcohol and families + 1 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: uncle-niece relationship, alcohol and families, Addiction Recovery Hope Grief Family
    1 woman, 1 man.

    Lily hasn't seen her uncle, Bob, in two years. He arrives at her home, out of nowhere, on the night of her college graduation party with seven dollars, a childhood painting, and with some things to say. Can they mend their relationship, or will the event that came between them keep looming over their heads?
  • Homesick by Daphne Macy
    Cast: 
    2
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    Genre: drama
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    Keyword: daughter-father relationship, adult child with aging parent + 3 more
    Genre: drama
    Keyword: daughter-father relationship, adult child with aging parent, leaving home, goodbye, sickness
    1 woman, 1 man.

    A recent college graduate is packing a suitcase at her home. Her father nervously watches, knowing this might be their last night living under the same roof. Emotions are high, as both father and daughter dread the moment of saying goodbye.