Michael Mackenzie

Michael Mackenzie works in film, theatre and technology policy. He has directed two feature films, both theatrically released in Canada. His plays have been staged in Europe and North America and variously published in English, French, German and Hungarian. He has a Ph.D from L’Institut d'Histoire et Sociopolitique de Science, Université de Montréal. Past academic appointments include Visiting Fellow at Princeton University Professor of Humanities at Vanier College, and consultant at the United Nations. Theatre Since 1990 Mackenzie's plays have been produced in Germany, Hungary, the Czech Republic, France, Portugal, Spain, England, Nova Scotia, across Quebec, and in Toronto and Vancouver. His recent play on the 2008 financial crisis "Instructions to Any Future Government Wishing to Abolish Christmas" was a finalist for the 4th International STAGE Competition, the French production toured through twenty-five theatres in Quebec (2015-2016) and played at the National Arts Centre of Canada (Ottawa). The Portuguese translation, produced by A Companhia de Teatro do Algarve, toured fourteen theatres through Portugal and Spain (Spanish sur-titles) He has directed for the professional theatre in Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal and New York City. He has worked with Robert Lepage's ex machina company on a number of projects, starting as dramaturge for 'Elseneur' in 1997 and most recently on the English translation/adaptation of Lepage's 'Dragon Bleu'. Mackenzie was dramaturge/consultant on three Cirque du Soleil shows including Ka, currently playing at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.