The Masque Of Night – New Place Players’ Captivating Version of Romeo and Juliet
"As Romeo, Maximilian Macdonald cut a dashing, ardent figure. In crisp diction, nuanced and impassioned delivery, impetuousness and...
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Mar 291 min read
Plays To See: 'The Masque Of Night'
"The actors lean fully, sublimely, into the adolescent throes of infatuation. Macdonald as Romeo lights up with a huge grin from the...
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Feb 211 min read
Off-Broadway: Romeo and Juliet with New Place Players!
https://www.broadwayworld.com/off-broadway/article/New-Place-Players-Return-With-THE-MASQUE-OF-NIGHT March 8th-10th, limited run!
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Feb 211 min read
'Will I See You Again' Film in Paris
Maximilian was cast as the lead in a film shooting Paris as 2024 kicked off! He spent February filming and has the most amazing time with...
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Feb 211 min read
'LAST RITES' goes to New York Theatre Festival
Last Rites by S. E. Wiseman was entered and performed at the New York Theatre Festival at Teatro LaTea November 2023
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Feb 11 min read
Romeo and Juliet!
Maximilian was cast Romeo in the New Place Players' rolling production of Romeo and Juliet in Manhattan after Artistic Director, Craig...
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Feb 11 min read
Maximilian begins work on Three Sisters at the Actors Studio!
After almost a month out of school, at the start of June 2023, I got a call from a mentor who told me of a job opportunity working the...
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May 4, 20231 min read
'HELSINKI CYCLE' AT THE ASDS REP!
Niall Esteban Martinez Ridgely's new one-act play 'Helsinki Cycle'. Directed by the formidable Erick Alonso, this piece was developed...
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May 4, 20231 min read
'LAST RITES' AT THE ASDS REP!
The new one act play written by the fantastic Actors Studio Drama School Cohort 24 Playwright, Sarah Wiseman, was a hit as part of the...
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Mar 16, 20231 min read
the Actors Studio Drama School Graduating Class Photoshoot
Seen here in a very 'Order of the Phoenix' fashion is the graduating class of the Actors Studio Drama School. Maximilian is pictured in...
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Mar 16, 20231 min read
ASDS REPERTORY SEASON
Maximilian will be taking part in 3 productions as part of the ASDS Repertory Season. Two one-acts; 'Last Rites' and 'Helsinki Cycle' and...
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Mar 16, 20231 min read
THE ASDS SHOWCASE
Maximilian is performing in the ASDS Showcase at the legendary Actors Studio on West 44th Street!
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Mar 6, 20231 min read
'HIGH DESERT' STAGED READING
Maximilian took part in a reading of a new full length play called 'High Desert' by Niall Esteban MartinezRidgely. In attendance were...
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New York Times
Mar 31, 20221 min read
New York Times: 'Dimes Square'
"Matthew Gasda spent years writing plays on his electric typewriter, and almost no one seemed to care. With “Dimes Square,” his depiction...
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Mar 18, 20221 min read
'Dimes Square' by Matthew Gasda
After workshopping and developing Matthew Gasda's new, 'DIMES SQUARE', the play previewed in February 11th 2022. Following its first sold...
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Vanity Fair
Mar 18, 20221 min read
'Dimes Square' in Vanity Fair!
"But the fin du monde attitude has only hardened the scene on the five-block nucleus of downtown known as Dimes Square. The micro-nabe...
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Mar 15, 20221 min read
'Troy Chimneys' by Margaret Kennedy
Maximilian landed an audiobook contract for Margaret Kennedy's historic novel, 'Troy Chimneys'. It can now be heard on all major...
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Feb 18, 20221 min read
NY Magazine, Vulture: 'Dimes Square'
"Gasda sets his play over several days in a Chinatown loft belonging to the wealthy Brit Stefan (Max Macdonald), whose rivalry with the...
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Feb 11, 20221 min read
Previews for 'Dimes Square'
First weekend of Matthew Gasda's 'Dimes Square'! First previews were held on Friday 11th and were without a doubt a success. On to 'Ty's...
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Aug 28, 20201 min read
Joining the Actors Studio Drama School!
Today, Maximilian proudly joined the Actors Studio Drama School family. Training for an MFA in Acting on the campus of Pace University....
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