photo by Nina Goodheart
About Sophie
Sophie McIntosh (she/her) is a New York–based playwright and theatermaker. Her writing gives voice to women and queer folks, offers empathetic insight into living with mental illness, and explores the ways we relate to animals and the natural world—and how this speaks to our own humanity.
Sophie is also the co-founder of Good Apples Collective, a developmental orchard for new theatrical works that she co-leads with her frequent collaborator Nina Goodheart.
Recent productions of Sophie’s work include the world premiere of MACBITCHES (New York Times Critic’s Pick), the premieres of CUNNICULARII (recommended by Sara Holdren in NY Magazine) and CITYSCRAPE at Good Apples Collective, and college productions of ELEVEN WEEKS OF NUCLEAR SUMMER at Notre Dame University and the University of Michigan. Sophie’s plays have also been developed by Pioneer Theatre Company, LaGuardia Performing Arts Center, the 24 Hour Plays: Nationals, the Bechdel Group, the Unicorn Theatre, Atlanta Shakespeare Company, and Breaking & Entering Theatre Collective.
She is a proud recipient of a BA in drama from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and is currently working toward an MFA in playwriting at Columbia University.
Sophie is represented by Chris Till with Paradigm.
She can be reached at sophiemcintoshwrites@gmail.com.
performing in New York Theatre Workshop’s Storyteller Night (photo by Natalie Powers)
Sophie is also not huge on talking about herself in the third person, so I’m using this space to write to you more directly.
I grew up in Wisconsin and have strong ties to my Midwestern roots (and Midwestern existentialism). I’m proudly queer and love knitting, rats, rabbits, and walking too fast.
I’m extremely passionate about empowering emerging artists to advocate for themselves. (Have you reread the Dramatist’s Bill of Rights lately? Now’s your chance!) This includes exploring new structures of theatermaking that prioritize care, community, and equity.
College theater is so very important to me, and I care deeply about creating roles for college-aged actors that reflect their real age and the real challenges they face.
One of the great joys of my life is tilling the soil of Good Apples Collective to plant the seeds of these dreams. (Another great joy is coming up with countless arboreal/produce-related puns to describe the company.)
Thanks for stopping by!
standing by a cornfield at Art Farm, Nebraska (photo by Nina Goodheart)