Madeline Wall

In rehearsal for Theatre Elision's "In the Green," February 2026. Photo by Christine Wade.

Photo by Paran Kashani.

DRY LAND

Produced and directed the Minnesota premiere of Ruby Rae Spiegel's play at the University of Minnesota June 14th-17th, 2018. Photo by Noelle Kirscht. See link below for more about the production.

In rehearsal for Theatre Elision's "In the Green," February 2026. Photo by Christine Wade.

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Greetings! Thanks for being here.

I am a writer and theatre creature based in Minneapolis, MN. I write and direct plays, and I also act and choreograph for the stage. My artistic research is centered on reproductive stories, and I am the brainmother of The Birth Play Project.

I love staging queerness-as-transcendence, love Shakespeare, and love writing songs with my voice. I am passionate about body literacy, fair process, and the potential of incorporating social science research into artistic leadership and company-building practices.

Words I appreciate that have been used to describe my work:
Precision. Muscular. Enchanting, wickedly smart. Heart-first, siren-voiced, joy-giver, avenging angel. A force, difficult to define and quantify. The magic was there.

RECENT NEWS: I directed Twelfth Night for Shakespearean Youth Theatre this past March, and I'll be playing Caska in Minnesota Shakespeare Theater's Julius Caesar in May. I received a Creative Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board to develop Tiny Reserved American Doll (or TRAD) with the Birth Play Project this autumn. I also got bangs.

To connect with me as a human, email madelinejwall97@gmail.com! To inquire specifically about the work of The Birth Play Project, email birthplayproject@gmail.com.