Mackenzie Jones

“It would be easy to compare Mackenzie’s presence to Joni Mitchell, her allure to Naomi Watts, her work ethic to Edie Falco but all of these would be doing a disservice to Mackenzie. She is, without hesitation or doubt, an asset beyond compare. I invite you to work with her, only then will you get it. Hire her and thank me later.”

— Dillon Porter (Bway: The Ritz, Film: Blue Highway, NYC: Dubstep Hamlet, The Dream: Midsummer ‘19)

Ultimately, I am drawn to the wonderful complexities of the human experience. Let’s face it, humans are weird, the world is weird, and being an artist gives me a chance to celebrate all the intricacies of that existence. Professionally, I continually seek work that explores storytelling while melding movement, music and traditional narrative styles. I gravitate toward devised work, as I love to collaborate, learn from fellow artists, and develop from abstract frameworks. I favor working in a body-based practice, devising from the body and using the connections between people in the room. I love mess, risk, and joy. Art as activism has always been a driver both professionally and in the art that I seek.

Since returning, to my hometown of Chicago after living in NYC for 8 years, I’ve had the privilege of……

devising an eco-mythic public spectacle with Wender Collective for my second year in a row in REMNANTS
covering myself in lasagna in Next Door by Hanna Kime, with [producingbody]
cold plunging in Lake Michigan for Briefly Breathless with Wondrous Strange.
escaping from a bank robbery in the feature film, OMRO HEIST. (recent Best Feature winner at Milwaukee International Film Festival)
exploring 2-channel video installations with Derek Spencer in NOSTALGIA HELL.
spreading holiday cheer with American Blues Theatre in It’s A Wonderful Life: Live in Chicago (as well as becoming an Artistic Associate and appearing in numerous readings)
paying homage to THE Merce Cunningham with Alex Grelle.
yelling about turkey with my dysfunctional family in the immersive and divisive, Field of Flesh, directed by Derek Spencer
picking roles out of a hat in Everybody directed by Amy Carpenter
revealing the truth about David Mamet in A Play About David Mamet, Writing A Play About David Mamet.
booking commercials for major brands such as Progresso, NERDS, Seeburger, Spring Fill, Squatty Potty, Maytag and more coming soon.

Theatrical reviews have described me as being filled “with wit and beautiful lyricism” (Rutland Herald) and being “lots of fun to hate.” (Cape Gazette)

CURRENTLY IN REHEARSAL FOR REMNANTS WITH WENDER COLLECTIVE

UPCOMING… OH, BUDDY AT TRAP DOOR, NEXT DOOR BY HANNA KIME WORKSHOP AT BRAMBLE