When an after-hours meeting of a high school literary magazine goes off the rails, seven teenage writers confront who gets to speak, who gets cut, and what it really means to call something art.
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Maggie Smith is an award-winning playwright based in Chicago, Illinois. Originally from Omaha, Nebraska, she began studying theatre at a young age, taking any performance class she could. Upon graduating high school, she moved to Chicago to pursue a BA in Theatre from Loyola University Chicago and continue her career in theatre.
She was named "Best Playwright of 2024" in the Chicago Reader's annual "Best of Chicago" list, which she received for her work with Two Chairs Theatre Co. on their production of "The Courtship of Winifred Edwards." She spent 2025 developing her piece, "Calvaria: A Play for Feral Girls," with Babes with Blades Theatre Company, which won the company's Joining Sword & Pen Competition and Margaret W. Martin Award. She is a company member with both Two Chairs Theatre Co. and BYOT Productions, the latter for whom she is additionally Media Director.
She is currently developing new work with a variety of theatre companies throughout Chicago, while also spending time at home with her partner and dog. You can learn more about her work on Instagram, @maggiesmithwritesandwrongs, or through her website maggiesmithwritesandwrongs.com
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In an 1888 Chicago graveyard, adolescent “vampire hunters” confront the fear of the unknown—crossing the line between childhood and the shadows of what comes next.
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