Playwright

Grace
McLeod

(she/her)

Grace McLeod is a queer playwright and screenwriter from New York City who is also proud to call Los Angeles home. Her play HERLAND received a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere in 2019 with productions in Chicago, San Diego, and Los Angeles. As a playwright, Grace has had her work produced, developed, optioned, and/or commissioned by No Guarantees Productions, The Playwrights Realm, Ashland New Plays Festival, Goodman Theatre, IAMA Theatre Company, Chalk Repertory Theatre, Redtwist Theatre, MOXIE Theatre, Greenway Court Theatre, Greenhouse Theater Center, The 24 Hour Plays, and many more. On the film/TV/podcast side, Grace is currently a member of AGBO’s Storytellers Collective and has developed projects with companies including HappyBad Bungalow, Mucho Mas Media, Picturestart, Hartbeat, and Temple Hill Entertainment. Her short film work has screened at festivals such as NewFest and the Tribeca Film Festival, and once across Times Square as part of the “Midnight Moment” series, the world’s largest, longest-running digital art exhibition. Grace is a graduate of the University of Chicago, where she was the recipient of the Olga and Paul Menn Foundation Prize for Playwriting. She is represented by Gersh and Artists First. www.gracemcleod.com

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