Pam MacKinnon
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BIO
Pam MacKinnon is an Obie and Lilly Award recipient. Recent credits include: Itamar Moses' Completeness (Playwrights Horizons, SCR) and The Four of Us (MTC, Old Globe) and Bach at Leipzig (NYTW); David Weiner's Extraordinary Chambers (Geffen); Rachel Axler's Smudge (WPP); Cusi Cram's A Lifetime Burning (Primary Stages); Bruce Norris's CLYBOURNE PARK (Playwrights Horizons, Taper) and The Unmentionables (Woolly Mammoth).
She is a frequent interpreter of the plays of Edward Albee, having directed Peter and Jerry (Second Stage, Hartford); Occupant (Signature); A Delicate Balance (Arena); The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia? (Alley, Vienna); The Play About the Baby (Philadelphia, Goodman); Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (Steppenwolf, Arena, upcoming Broadway).
She is an alumna of the Lincoln Center Directors' Lab and the Drama League and sits on the board of the downtown theater Clubbed Thumb, Inc. committed to new American plays.
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Pam MacKinnon, Downstate
Pam MacKinnon, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Pam MacKinnon, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Pam MacKinnon, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Pam MacKinnon, Clybourne Park
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Pam MacKinnon, Clybourne Park
Pam MacKinnon, Clybourne Park
Pam MacKinnonThe Unmentionables
Videos
Video: Inside the NOBODY LOVES YOU Sitzprobe at The Toni Rembe Theater
by Michael Major - 2025-02-27 16:32:29
Video: A.J. Holmes & Kuhoo Verma Sing 'Love Is An Act' From NOBODY LOVES YOU
by Michael Major - 2025-02-24 15:34:55
Video: Watch a Trailer for Kristina Wong's SWEATSHOP OVERLORD, Coming to A.C.T. This Month
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-03-10 15:01:41
Video: Watch a Teaser Trailer for A STRANGE LOOP, Coming to A.C.T. in April
by Blair Ingenthron - 2024-02-24 16:43:05
Video: Kate Attwell On The World Premiere Play BIG DATA at American Conservatory Theater
by Joshua Wright - 2024-02-01 13:11:11
Video Flashback: Watch Phillipa Soo in a Scene From the Pre-Broadway Run of AMELIE at the Ahmanson
by Stephi Wild - 2020-05-30 09:17:23
News
by Bruce Glikas - Jun 20, 2026
Vineyard Theatre is now presenting the world premiere of ||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :||, directed by Tony Award winner Pam MacKinnon. Lin-Manuel Miranda just stopped by to check out the new play, which is written and composed by his Warriors collaborator Eisa Davis. Check out photos from backstage here.
by Jennifer Ashley Tepper - Jun 14, 2026
The Pulitzer Prize-nominated writer and actor Eisa Davis discusses her new play at the Vineyard, ||:GIRLS:||:CHANCE:||:MUSIC:||, as well as her other upcoming projects including a revival of Angela’s Mixtape and the new musical Warriors.
by Stephi Wild - Jun 5, 2026
Performances have begun for the limited 15-week engagement of Eric Bentley’s 1972 docudrama, ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN, directed by Tony Award-winning director Anna D. Shapiro at New York City Center Stage I. Check out photos here!
by Stephi Wild - Jun 3, 2026
Additional post-show concerts have been added after select performances of the world-premiere production of Eisa Davis’s ||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :||, featuring Ava Della Pietra, Florencia Cuenca, and Aneesa Fold.
by Jennifer Broski - May 29, 2026
In new photos, go inside opening night of the world premiere of ||: GIRLS :||: CHANCE :||: MUSIC :||, by Pulitzer Prize finalist Eisa Davis, now playing at Vineyard Theatre.
by A.A. Cristi - May 28, 2026
Read reviews for Vineyard Theatre's world premiere of ||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :||, written and composed by Pulitzer Prize finalist Eisa Davis and directed by Tony Award winner Pam MacKinnon.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 22, 2026
You can now get a first look at Vineyard Theatre's world premiere of ||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :||, written and composed by Pulitzer Prize finalist Eisa Davis and directed by Tony Award winner Pam MacKinnon.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 18, 2026
Vineyard Theatre will present a post-show concert series after select performances of the world-premiere production of Eisa Davis’s ||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :||.
by Stephi Wild - May 18, 2026
Initial casting has been announced for a new production of Eric Bentley’s 1972 play, ARE YOU NOW OR HAVE YOU EVER BEEN, directed by Tony Award-winning director Anna D. Shapiro.
by A.A. Cristi - May 14, 2026
Vineyard Theatre is offering NYC public high school students $20 tickets to ||: GIRLS :||: CHANCE :||: MUSIC :||, the world-premiere play written and composed by Pulitzer Prize finalist Eisa Davis, directed by Tony Award winner Pam MacKinnon.
by Jennifer Broski - Apr 29, 2026
Vineyard Theatre will soon present the world premiere of ||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :|| written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Eisa Davis and directed by Tony Award winner Pam MacKinnon. The cast includes Gianna DiGregorio Rivera (Private Lives), Hillary Fisher (Cyrano), Naomi Latta (In The Heights) and Yeena Sung (Younger). Check out photos of the company here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 26, 2026
Vineyard Theatre will present the world premiere of ||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :|| written by Pulitzer Prize finalist Eisa Davis and directed by Tony Award winner Pam MacKinnon.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 17, 2026
American Conservatory Theater (A.C.T.) Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon and Interim Executive Director David Schmitz revealed the six productions that will make up the company’s 2026/27 season.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 13, 2026
Vineyard Theatre will present a second extension of Bughouse. The world premiere of Bughouse, conceived and directed by Martha Clarke features a script by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Beth Henley.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 4, 2026
xSteppenwolf Theatre Company has unveiled its 2026/27 Season. The 51st Season features five Steppenwolf Membership Series productions: two world premieres, a Chicago premiere, an English-Language premiere and a modern masterpiece.
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 4, 2026
American Conservatory Theater has announced the cast and creative team for the world premiere of ||: Girls :||: Chance :||: Music :|| by Eisa Davis. Directed by Pam MacKinnon.
by Stephi Wild - Jan 22, 2026
All new rehearsal photos have been released from the world premiere of Bughouse, conceived and directed by Martha Clarke. Check out the photos and learn more here!
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 10, 2025
Vineyard Theatre will present the world premiere of Bughouse, conceived and directed by Drama Desk, Lucille Lortel, and Obie Award winner and MacArthur “Genius” fellow Martha Clarke.
by Stephi Wild - Nov 21, 2025
American Conservatory Theater announced that Tony Award–winning Artistic Director Pam MacKinnon will depart the Bay Area’s premier nonprofit theater organization at the close of the 2025/26 season.
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 31, 2025
American Conservatory Theater's annual season gala, Ignite the Night, raised $620,000 to support A.C.T.’s diverse and far-reaching artistic, artist training, and education and community programs.
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Outstanding Director of a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Downstate, Outstanding Director of a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Outstanding Director of a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Best Direction of a Play (Tony Awards) for Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Best Direction of a Play (Tony Awards) for Clybourne Park, Directing (Obie Awards) for Clybourne Park, Outstanding Director (The Lortels) for Clybourne Park and Outstanding Director, Resident Play (Helen Hayes Awards) for The Unmentionables .
Pam MacKinnon has won an Obie Award for Directing for her work on Clybourne Park.
