Hugh MacKay

Hugh is a Boston based playwright. His plays include "The Greatest Card Trick", "Basic Wait", "Hero Day", "Jacques of the Night" and "Responsibility". Hugh’s work has been produced by Break A Leg Productions, Salem State University, Theatre Southwest Houston, Tiger’s Heart Players, Open Eye Theatre, and Players Workshop San Miguel. Hugh is a member of the Dramatist Guild of America.

Hugh is a Boston based playwright. His plays include "The Greatest Card Trick", "Basic Wait", "Hero Day", "Jacques of the Night" and "Responsibility". Hugh’s work has been produced by Break A Leg Productions, Salem State University, Theatre Southwest Houston, Tiger’s Heart Players, Open Eye Theatre, and Players Workshop San Miguel. Hugh is a member of the Dramatist Guild of America.

Scripts

What The Doremouse Said

by Hugh MacKay

Synopsis

'What The Dormouse Said' follows Glen, a longtime panhandler who spends his days on a busy street corner greeting strangers, collecting spare change, and quietly observing the world pass him by. Two eccentric figures, Hatter and Hare, arrive and begin to watch and comment on his life with equal parts humor and judgment. As they debate whether Glen is a victim, a burden, or simply a man surviving the best way he...

'What The Dormouse Said' follows Glen, a longtime panhandler who spends his days on a busy street corner greeting strangers, collecting spare change, and quietly observing the world pass him by. Two eccentric figures, Hatter and Hare, arrive and begin to watch and comment on his life with equal parts humor and judgment. As they debate whether Glen is a victim, a burden, or simply a man surviving the best way he can, scenes from his past begin to unfold, from his troubled childhood to a life on the streets.

Blending satire, vaudeville, and emotional realism, 'What The Dormouse Said' is a darkly comic and deeply human examination of homelessness, compassion, and society’s need to judge what it does not understand.

Mr Bunny

by Hugh MacKay

Synopsis

When Arthur, a children’s author, is called to a mysterious ministry to discuss his book about a rabbit who goes shopping, he expects compliments. Instead, he meets an Auditor determined to uncover the “subtle messaging” hidden in every rabbit, goat, and carrot. With each absurd suggestion and each chilling sound from the room next door, Arthur realizes this is not a discussion but a test. Mr Bunny is a lively...

When Arthur, a children’s author, is called to a mysterious ministry to discuss his book about a rabbit who goes shopping, he expects compliments. Instead, he meets an Auditor determined to uncover the “subtle messaging” hidden in every rabbit, goat, and carrot. With each absurd suggestion and each chilling sound from the room next door, Arthur realizes this is not a discussion but a test. Mr Bunny is a lively, absurd comedy where common sense goes to war with official concern, and the winner is anyone’s guess.

Madam Zorba

by Hugh MacKay

Synopsis

When Jeff and Jonathan hire flamboyant psychic Madame Zorba to rid their New York apartment of a mischievous ghost, they expect candlelight, chants, and spiritual wisdom—not cheese platters, old grudges, and an afterlife reunion gone sideways. Between a sheet-wearing prankster, a no-nonsense ghost wife, and a psychic who doesn’t even believe in ghosts, this séance spirals into a hilarious, heartwarming collision...

When Jeff and Jonathan hire flamboyant psychic Madame Zorba to rid their New York apartment of a mischievous ghost, they expect candlelight, chants, and spiritual wisdom—not cheese platters, old grudges, and an afterlife reunion gone sideways. Between a sheet-wearing prankster, a no-nonsense ghost wife, and a psychic who doesn’t even believe in ghosts, this séance spirals into a hilarious, heartwarming collision of the living and the dead.

Hero Day (based on a true story)

by Hugh MacKay

Synopsis

It's Hero Day at Medville Elementary school. Sean has come to school dressed as his hero, Dr. Martin Luther King. The costume is fine. The makeup is not. Sean's mother has been called to school to meet with the principal. Can her good intentions justify her poor judgement?

It's Hero Day at Medville Elementary school. Sean has come to school dressed as his hero, Dr. Martin Luther King. The costume is fine. The makeup is not. Sean's mother has been called to school to meet with the principal. Can her good intentions justify her poor judgement?

JACQUES OF THE NIGHT

by Hugh MacKay

Synopsis

Alice has captured a man trying to rob her apartment. He claims to be the notorious cat burglar 'Jacque de la Nuit'. Is he really an international jewel thief or just a guy trying to impress her?

Alice has captured a man trying to rob her apartment. He claims to be the notorious cat burglar 'Jacque de la Nuit'. Is he really an international jewel thief or just a guy trying to impress her?

BASIC WAIT

by Hugh MacKay

Synopsis

Tim has only been in basic training for a few weeks when his drill sergeant has an unfortunate accident. Tim and his fellow soldiers are in for a surprise when the replacement sergeant arrives.

Tim has only been in basic training for a few weeks when his drill sergeant has an unfortunate accident. Tim and his fellow soldiers are in for a surprise when the replacement sergeant arrives.

THE GREATEST CARD TRICK

by Hugh MacKay

Synopsis

An elder man comes up to an elderly woman sitting in a park. He just wants to show her some card tricks. Or so he says.

An elder man comes up to an elderly woman sitting in a park. He just wants to show her some card tricks. Or so he says.