Taylor Mac

Book Editors

Jimmy A. Noriega, Jordan Schildcrout

Type

Book Contribution

Publication Date

2022

Book Title

Fifty Key Figures in Queer US Theatre

Publisher

Routledge

Pages

146-149

Description

Taylor Mac is a queer performance artist and playwright whose politically charged work is inspired by the Ridiculous tradition of Charles Ludlam and Ethyl Eichelberger. Mac employs drag in performance and uses the gender pronoun “judy.” After a series of solo cabaret shows, Mac gained fame with large-scale, queer durational shows including The Lily’s Revenge (2009) and A 24-Decade History of Popular Music (2016). As a playwright, Mac’s original play Gary (2019) premiered on Broadway and received seven Tony nominations. Mac is a MacArthur Genius and the recipient of the Edward M. Kennedy Prize, a Guggenheim Award, and two Obie Awards.

ISBN

9781003203896

DOI

10.4324/9781003203896-30

Published Citation

Edgecomb, Sean F. “Taylor Mac,” 50 Key Figures in Queer U.S. Theatre, eds. Jordan Schildcrout and Jimmy A. Noriega. London: Routledge, 2022, pp. 146-149.

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